Major U.S. stock indexes finished the week mixed, as renewed weakness in large-cap tech and AI-related shares weighed heavily on the Nasdaq and S&P 500 Index, while the small-cap Russell 2000 Index and Dow advanced 1.01% and 0.60%, respectively. As measured by Russell indexes, large-cap value stocks outpaced their growth counterparts by 368 basis points, while the equal-weighted S&P 500 Index also solidly outperformed its market cap-weighted peer. On the US macro side, PCE inflation accelerated but spending and income rose. June business activity improved as GDP growth was revised higher.

Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down as the UK Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party. He will remain at Downing Street as caretaker PM until a successor is chosen, ensuring continuity of government.

Warsh’s focus on inflation fuels rate hike expectations and drives real rates higher

Meanwhile, retail investors are piling into SpaceX at an unprecedented pace, even as a massive wave of new supply could hit the market next summer. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Most major U.S. stock indexes closed the holiday-shortened week higher, with sentiment broadly supported by news that the U.S. and Iran had signed a memorandum of understanding, clearing the path toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz and helping push oil prices lower (worst week in 2 months). Of the major US equities indexes, the Nasdaq Composite performed best, advancing 2.4%, followed by the Russell 2000 and S&P 500, which added 1.2% and 0.9%, respectively. U.S. markets were closed on Friday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate target range unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75% on Wednesday, as widely expected. However, the central bank’s updated Summary of Economic Projections and Chair Kevin Warsh’s first post-meeting press conference were largely interpreted as leaning hawkish, triggering a sell-off in stocks and a rise in short-term Treasury yields on Wednesday afternoon.

No more forward guidance, still dot plots, a hawkish tone on inflation and five new task forces.

Prospects of the end of the US-Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz reopening support bond markets

After more than three months of war and a global energy shock, the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal.

A weekly review of global equity markets for the period ending 12 June 2026, covering the impact of renewed US-Iran tensions and the ECB's first rate hike since 2023 on regional equity performance, the rotation away from mega-cap technology into financials and cyclicals, and the significance of the SpaceX IPO as a landmark moment for the AI infrastructure investment cycle.

Meanwhile, IPO boom brings US stock supply back into positive territory and FIFA become world champions of overpriced tickets. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.