Through My Asian Lens · Pukka Perspectives Weekly Investing Preview United States market · Week of Monday 19 – Friday 23 October 2026 The calendar is quieter this week, but many companies will report earnings, and the market has recently weakened. Here is how we see the week ahead — as a guide for thinking, not a list of trades to copy. 1 · The economic calendar This section is not about guessing the numbers. It is about understanding what each report may tell us and how markets often react. This week is light, and Federal Reserve officials are not speaking publicly, so the data will mainly shape expectations before more important events next week. Calendar summary: This is a light data week. China’s third-quarter GDP is expected to improve slightly to 4.4% from 4.3%. US jobless claims are

The US stock market capped off a highly volatile week from 05 - 09 Oct 2026 with broad gains across all 3 major indices. Solid corporate profit expectations driven by AI spending engine kept investor sentiment buoyant, allowing markets to brush off multi-decade highs in US Treasury yields and elevated oil prices. But for how long ? Both the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ achieved fresh all-time highs earlier in the week before a brief technology sell-off on Thu, 08 Oct 2026, triggered by (a) AI valuation anxieties and (b) downbeat reports regarding OpenAI's revenue projections. However, a strong broad-based Friday rally successfully erased those losses, pushing the indices back near their hi

I confess. I have not been sharing US weekly economic reports for the past 2 weeks. There are 2 main reasons: It takes a lot of time to read (with comprehension) and then compile them into a concise post to share. I seemed to get the idea that most readers are not that ‘interested’ in such post (from myself), based on the ‘likes’ & ‘reposts’ responses for my weekly effort. However, seeing my post dated 28 Sep 2026 (for previous week’s economic reports released) on the weekly chart, I decided to soldier on, despite it not being well received. So here I am sharing the US economic reports out the week before and they are mainly ‘jobs’ reports. Jobs Opening and Labour Turnover surveys (JOLTs). The JOLTs for August 2026 was released on Tue, 29 Sep 2026. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BL

Let us consider planning our year-end travel in areas less prone to extreme weathers, natural disasters like earthquake and volcanic activities. At the same time, Let us consider preparing some emergency toolkit. Keep well all and stay safe. Over the past week, severe weather and major natural disasters were heavily defined by an active Pacific basin and late-season Atlantic tropical activity. A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near Panama's Azuero Peninsula at a shallow depth, injuring at least 27 people, damaging more than 400 structures, and triggering widespread power outages across six provinces. In the tropics, Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida as a Category 2 storm with 105 mph sustained winds. It marked the latest first-hurricane formation of an Atlanti

For the week ending Fri, 07 Aug 2026 - US market performance can best be summed up as “recovery”. Over the past 5 trading days, the 3 composite indexes made ‘credible’ gains: (see above) DJIA: +2.42% S&P 500: +3.37% Nasdaq: +4.86% This as, the indexes remain ‘acutely’ sensitive and continue to be weigh down by below key factors: Middle East Tensions & Oil Volatility: There was a moment of ‘calmness’ as the Gulf states had US halt its bombing (of Iran) as fear that all the counterstrikes could engulf the Gulf countries in the process, leaving widespread geographical destruction by the time all the bombings are done. Fluctuating progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Iran conflict pushed Brent crude back above $82–$83 a barrel, renewing energy supply anxiety. Inflat

$Strategy(MSTR)$   MSTR (Strategy) surged +5.07% to $99.66 today after a sharp sell-off, driven by a rebound in Bitcoin prices and a capital inflow. Key Details: Price Action: After closing at $94.85 yesterday, MSTR opened at $95.62, hit a high of $100.01, and is now trading at $99.66, with an amplitude of 5.43%. Volume is 7.46M, with a volume ratio of 1.05 (slightly above average). Capital Flow: Today saw a net capital inflow of ~$7M ($264M inflow vs. $257M outflow), with large inflows of $28.81M [citation:Capital Flow Data(1 Day)]. This contrasts with a net outflow of -$461.78K on July 16 [citation:Capital Flow Data(5 Day)]. Catalyst: The rebound is linked to a recovery in Bitcoin and Ethereum prices, which b

Stopped posting for some time for a technical break. After coming to 4 years of investment, one point is crystal clear.  All the talk about starting small are total bullshit. The fact is the heard is fragile when capital is low and risk taking is lower.  At this rate, only few make it by selecting the right stocks and go to the moon. The majority are struggling to survive. 

Economic Preview: Key Data Releases (week of 08Jun2026) Housing Market Existing home sales data for May will be released, with forecasts pointing to an annualized rate of 4.08 million units. This will be an important indicator for the direction of the U.S. housing market. Inflation Indicators The main focus in the coming week will be the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May. Headline CPI is expected to rise 4.2% year over year, up from 3.8% in the previous month. Core CPI is also projected to increase, with a monthly gain of 0.5%, compared with 0.4% previously. Another key release will be the Producer Price Index (PPI) for May. PPI measures inflation at the producer level and often provides an early signal of price pressures that may later be passed on to consumers. The forecast stands at 0.

For the whole of last week, there were a handful of US economic reports out. I half suspect that they did not make any meaningful impact on the US market. This is because, even the increasing negative CPI inflation report, hardly dented the US market, the week before when it was released. Click here ! for more details, give a “Like” or “Repost” ok. Thanks. Reports out last week’s include: 19 May 2026 - Pending Home Sales. 20 May 2025 - Minutes of Fed’s FOMC  21 May 2026 - US jobless claims. 21 May 2026 - S&P Flash US services PMI. 21 May 2026 - S&P Flash US manufacturing PMI 22 May 2026 - US Leading Economic Indicators (LEI). 22 May 2026 - US Consumer Sentiments (Final) for May 2026 Pending Home Sales. Ac

Economic Preview: Key Data Releases (week of 01Jun2026) The following sections outline key macroeconomic forecasts and indicators spanning manufacturing, services, labor markets, and energy sectors, with particular emphasis on metrics influencing upcoming Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions. 1. Manufacturing Sector Indicators S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May): The forecast is projected at 55.3, indicating continued expansion and growth within global manufacturing. ISM Manufacturing PMI (May): The index is forecasted at 53.3, signalling anticipated growth within the domestic American manufacturing sector. ISM Manufacturing Prices (May): A significant point of concern is the high forecast of 85.3. This elevated metric indicates rising producer costs, which are highly likely to be

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Recent market volatility has been driven by a mix of economic uncertainty, interest rate expectations, geopolitical tensions, and company earnings, leading many investors to worry about a broader market crisis. While short-term swings can be unsettling, history shows that markets have recovered from every major downturn over time, although the timing is impossible to predict. Current indicators suggest that if inflation continues to ease, central banks reduce interest rates, and corporate earnings remain resilient, the market could gradually turn around. However, investors should expect ongoing volatility and focus on long-term fundamentals rather than reacting to daily price movements, as sustained recoveries are typically built over months rather than days.

My Investing Muse (25May2026) Layoffs, closures and Delinquencies Bosch is slashing 22,000 jobs in Germany and slowly abandoning its own homeland just to survive. Germany lost 486,000 jobs in just 3 months, mostly in industry. The “economic miracle” is dying in real time. - X user Global Dissident Goldman Sachs warned that AI could impact 300 million jobs globally. Many laughed it off. Now, companies are cutting thousands of roles while openly blaming AI, even as they post record profits. Meta just laid off 8,000 people while pouring over $100B into AI this year alone. And we’re still in the 1st inning. - Source: Goldman Sachs Meta cut 8,000 people today. A survivor wrote about a teammate who slept 4 hours a night for months. Commits at 3am. Commits at 6am. IC4. Strong reviews. No PIP. Cut

Last week (week ending 24 Apr 2026), there weren’t significant US economic reports to leave a mark on the US market. As a result, US listed companies quarterly earnings hogged the limelight, notably $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ and $Intel(INTC)$. Still, the reports out last week included: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 - US retail sales for March 2026. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 - US jobless claims - weekly and continuing. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 - S&P Flash US services & manufacturing PMI for April 2026 (preliminary). Fri, 24 Apr 2026 - Consumer sentiments (final) for April 2026. US Retail sales. US Census Bureau’s Retail sales report for March 2026, released on 21 Apr 2026, provides a complex snapshot of a consumer base that is resil