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Q3 2026 performance review and outlook: How surging interest rates and AI volatility impacted portfolios
Stocks rose slightly during the third quarter of 2026, with the Morningstar Global Markets gaining 1.2%. There were two big themes this quarter – AI and interest rates. We suspect these are going to remain the big themes over the next few quarters as well. Interest rates surged this quarter on concerns about higher inflation ... Read more
What the push for AI safety means for tech stocks and data centers
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently wrote a blog post where he argued that advancements in AI were moving too quickly for safety protocols to keep up. He argued that development of these frontier models, the most cutting edge AI models, must be “paced” to avoid the potential danger of AI doing something destructive. This blog ... Read more
The Fed’s September 2026 rate hike: What Warsh’s comments mean for investors
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh announced a 0.25% interest rate hike at the September 2026 FOMC meeting, marking a shift from talk to action in the fight against inflation. Warsh has spent the prior two Fed meetings saying the Fed was committed to price stability, but had refrained from actually hiking rates. However, recent economic ... Read more