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August Top Takes

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By Gina Adams, Matthew Sanders, Michael Casper
| hbwealth.com
Most signals confirm that strong AI-related business investment is keeping the US economy on solid footing, with the biggest risk to the outlook still persistently high inflation. Leading indicators were mixed in August. Manufacturing continued its year-to-date resurgence, with the ISM PMI hitting the highest level in over four years in August while consumer sentiment remained grim due to elevated prices and geopolitical strains.
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Fundamentals Continue to Power Stock’s Astonishing Advance

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By Gina Adams, Matthew Sanders, Michael Casper
| hbwealth.com
Abstract: Elevated capex has been spreading beyond the tech sector, helping stocks to another extraordinarily strong earnings season. S&P 500 EQ EPS rose 33.2% YoY, the strongest pace since 3Q21 and in the 94th percentile of historical experiences. Fundamental gains are broadening with the S&P 500 ex-mag-7 earnings rising more than 32.4%, driving broad-based gains. Small caps are likewise catching up to large cap topline growth.
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Week Ending August 21, 2026, Market Recap

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By Gina Adams, Michael Casper, Adam Shealy
| hbwealth.com
Mind the Middle of the Curve! Treasury intervention to stem the yield rise at the long end of the curve combined with speculation on the near-term direction of the Fed funds rate may continue to create fireworks on both the short and long ends of the curve but also leave opportunity in the belly.
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