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Morning Market Brief – 2026-08-20

Oil painting collage of central bankers debating interest rates alongside oil tankers navigating stormy geopolitical seas.

Good morning! Today begins with a confrontation between hawkish central bank sentiment and hard, slightly cooler economic data. On the one hand, the minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting, released yesterday evening, revealed clear cracks within the U.S. central…

Morning Market Brief – 2026-08-02

Impressionist art depicting global oil tankers, hawkish central bankers, and glowing AI tech networks.

Good morning. Sunday morning is a time when stock markets rest, giving us a perfect opportunity to summarize the extremely turbulent events from the turn of July and August. The past week brought a long-awaited de-escalation in the Middle East,…