Stocks ended the week mixed as easing concerns over the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz helped support investor sentiment. Growth-oriented technology shares led the way, with the Nasdaq Composite Index posting the strongest gains of the major indices, while developed international markets finished slightly lower.
It was also a busy week for economic news, as investors continued to monitor inflation, interest rates, and global developments for clues about the market’s next move
Treasury Yields
- 30-year Treasury: 4.975% (lower)
- 10-year Treasury: 4.445% (lower)
Mortgage Rates
- Average 30-year fixed (Freddie Mac): 6.53% (higher)
Commodities & Currency
- U.S. dollar index: 99.06 (lower)
- Crude oil: $87.84 per barrel (much lower)
- Natural gas: $3.364 (higher)
- Gold: $4,545.50 per ounce (lower)
- Silver $75.605 per ounce (lower)
S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index (March)
- +0.72% March, +0.67% 12 months
Commerce Department
Gross Domestic Product Q1 Second Estimate Annualized
- +1.6% down from 2.0% (first estimate)
Personal Consumption (April)
- PCE Price Index +0.4% month, +3.8% 12 months
- Excluding volatile food and energy,+0.2% , 3.3% 12 months – This is the FED’s preferred measure of inflation.
- Personal Outlays +0.5%
- Adjusted for inflation +0.1%
- Disposable Income 0.00%
- Adjusted for inflation -0.5%
- Adjusted for inflation -0.5%
Durable Goods Orders +7.9% (April)
- Excluding Transportation +1.1%
- Excluding Defense +8.1%
New Single Family Home Sales (April)
- -6.2% month, -11.5% 12 months
- Median sales price $422,500
- +8.0% month, +2.2% year
Labor Department
Jobless Claims (prior week)
- New Claims 215,000 (higher)
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- 4-week Moving Average 209,000 (higher)
- Total Claims 1,786,000 (higher)
Energy & Industry Data
Energy Information Administration
- Weekly Oil Production 13.715 million barrels (higher)
- Natural Gas Storage +92 billion Cu.Ft., above average for this time of year over the past 5 years.
Baker Hughes Rig Count
- Oil rigs: +4 at 429
- Gas rigs: unchanged at 125
Factset reported with 97% of S&P 500 companies reporting, blended Q1 earnings are up 28.6% from a year ago.
(All data was released the week of 05/26/2026)
(All monthly statistics are seasonally adjusted unless stated otherwise).
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These are the opinions of Loren Rex and Erik Smith and are not necessarily those of Cambridge, are for informational purposes only, and should not be construed or acted upon as individualized investment advice. The Indices mentioned are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the oldest and most commonly followed equity indexes. The Nasdaq Composite is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange (more than 2500 stocks).
Sources:
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=WCRFPUS2&f=W
https://ir.eia.gov/ngs/ngs.html
https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
https://www.wsj.com/market-data?mod=nav_top_subsection
https://bakerhughesrigcount.gcs-web.com/na-rig-count
