Overview
- The broad market has been strong, with the S&P 500 up significantly since 2023 and showing solid gains so far in 2026.
- SpaceX opened public trading with a roughly 19% first-day jump and a valuation above $2.1 trillion despite reporting heavy losses.
- How SpaceX trades in its first full week is being watched as a direct signal of whether investors will keep buying high, unprofitable growth stocks.
- The Federal Reserve will deliver a rate decision under new chair Kevin Warsh while inflation has risen to its highest level since 2023, complicating calls for lower rates from the White House.
- Markets could reprice quickly depending on the Fed’s guidance and SpaceX’s early momentum, which would affect asset values, borrowing costs, and investor returns.