The Fed hit pause, oil still matters, trade noise lingers, and housing is trying to wake up.
The SEC may make quarterly reports optional. That could reward long-cycle builders over quarter chasers.
Inflation looks calm on paper, but trade probes, oil, and cross-border cracks are keeping markets jumpy.
CPI looks cooler, PCE looks sticky, and oil is trying to drag both in the wrong direction.
Payrolls fell 92K, unemployment rose to 4.4%, and the Fed’s next move just got messier.