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Today’s key market signals for long-term investors

Selected external market headlines that may affect rates, dividends, earnings, real estate, commodities and long-term investing.

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Updated: 12 Jul 2026 21:03 44 current signals

S&P 500, SPY, VOO ETF: The 4 catalysts that could move markets this week

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LP signals: Funds / ETFs · Earnings · Banks

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Source excerptThe S&P 500 Index continued rising and neared its all-time high on Friday as some big tech companies like Nvidia and AMD rebounded. It ended the week at 7,575, with its perpetual futures on Hyperliquid ticking downwards today. This article explains some of the top catalysts for the SPX Index and key ETFs like VOO and SPY. S&P 500 Index to react to earnings season The biggest catalyst for the SPX Index will be the upcoming earnings season, which kicks off on Tuesday when five of the biggest banks release their financial results. Five banks worth almost $2 trillion will release their numbers on that day. They include companies like JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo.…

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Today's signal mix

Top signal today: Rates. Stocks and Earnings follow behind.

Leading Rates 12
Close behind Stocks 5
Below the surface Earnings 5

As five big U.S. banks report earnings on the same day, Citigroup is the one to watch

Among the largest U.S. banks, Citigroup is expected to show the greatest improvement by one important measure. But it still has a long way to go to reach its own performance target.

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The stock-market rally now hinges more on AI than oil

As earnings season kicks off, AI investment remains front and center.

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Earnings estimates have been following an unusual pattern this time around

Analysts generally lower their estimates in the months before earnings. But thanks to the energy and tech sectors, expectations have actually climbed heading into second-quarter results.

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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears

Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue Britain’s biggest community solar project has been forced to shut for the duration of its first summer by the government’s energy system operator to avoid overloading the local grid with renewable energy. The north Devon solar farm was ordered to shut weeks before record high temperatures across Europe led to power supply warnings, due to concerns that the large amount of rooftop solar in the area could destabilise the power grid by triggering a “thermal overload”. Continue reading...

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12 Jul 09:00InflationThe Guardian Business

‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say

LP signals: Inflation · Macro

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11 Jul 18:44SavingsMarketWatch

Is it better to spend my savings now so I can delay taking Social Security? How do I choose?

LP signals: Savings · Markets

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11 Jul 18:00BanksMarketWatch

Only 5% of U.S. adults can ace this 8-question financial-literacy test. Can you?

LP signals: Banks · Markets

11 Jul 16:00Funds / ETFsThe Guardian Business

Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? | Daniel Malinsky

LP signals: Funds / ETFs · Savings · Earnings

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11 Jul 14:00EarningsThe Guardian Business

‘End of an era’: what is the future of British TV after Sky’s ITV takeover?

LP signals: Earnings · Stocks

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11 Jul 13:00Investment companiesInvezz

Why retail investors are ditching broader index bets for selective trades

LP signals: Investment companies · Stocks · Banks

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10 Jul 22:21StocksInvezz

Dow rises as S&P 500 nears record, SK Hynix debut boosts AI chip stocks

LP signals: Stocks · Markets · Investment companies

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10 Jul 19:02Investment companiesInvezz

Why SpaceX stock is down over 2% on Friday

LP signals: Investment companies · Markets · Stocks

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10 Jul 18:42MarketsBBC Business

Chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn as shares surge in bumper US listing

LP signals: Markets · Stocks

10 Jul 16:09EarningsInvezz

Josh Brown reveals the best bank stock to own heading into Q2 earnings

LP signals: Earnings · Markets · Stocks

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10 Jul 15:44StocksInvezz

ITW stock: New dividend king slowly forms a highly bullish pattern

LP signals: Stocks · Markets · Dividends

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10 Jul 15:42StocksInvezz

Dow rises as Wall Street awaits SK Hynix debut, tracks Iran tensions

LP signals: Stocks · Markets · Investment companies

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10 Jul 15:38BanksBBC Business

Should you be switching bank accounts?

LP signals: Banks

10 Jul 13:25RatesInvezz

Wall Street futures trade mixed: 5 things to know before the market opens

LP signals: Rates · Commodities · Investment companies

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10 Jul 08:36RatesInvezz

Gold dips as escalating US-Iran conflict fuels inflation concerns

LP signals: Rates · Commodities · Investment companies

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10 Jul 07:40CommoditiesInvezz

Asian stocks explode higher as AI chip fever crushes fresh oil fears

LP signals: Commodities · Investment companies · Stocks

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10 Jul 07:12StocksInvezz

TCS stock jumps 3% after earnings beat: is India’s IT comeback finally here?

LP signals: Stocks · Investment companies · Earnings

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9 Jul 22:21MarketsInvezz

Dow rises 139 points as chip stocks rally despite renewed US-Iran strikes

LP signals: Markets · Stocks · Commodities

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9 Jul 21:26RatesInvezz

Evening digest: US-Iran tensions rise, SK Hynix eyes record US IPO

LP signals: Rates · Commodities · Investment companies

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9 Jul 21:00RatesFederal Reserve

Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy

LP signals: Rates · Mortgages · Banks

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9 Jul 19:37BanksBBC Business

Interest rates may need to rise this year, says Bank of England economist

LP signals: Banks · Rates · Inflation

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9 Jul 16:41CommoditiesBBC Business

Big fall in oil, gas and cargo ships taking US-backed Hormuz route after new strikes

LP signals: Commodities · Energy · Inflation

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9 Jul 16:30Funds / ETFsInvezz

Is the 3.2% yielding SCHD ETF a buy as one-year Treasury yields hit 4.06%?

LP signals: Funds / ETFs · Dividends · Rates

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9 Jul 01:10BanksBBC Business

I run the UK's biggest bank, here are five ways to manage your money

LP signals: Banks

8 Jul 20:00RatesFederal Reserve

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026

LP signals: Rates · Markets

8 Jul 17:00EnergyThe Guardian Business

Will Trump invade Cuba? – podcast

LP signals: Energy · Commodities · Inflation

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8 Jul 15:13BanksBBC Business

How to find lost bank accounts

LP signals: Banks

7 Jul 21:28RatesInvezz

Evening digest: Samsung hits chip stocks, oil jumps on Hormuz tensions

LP signals: Rates · Commodities · Stocks

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7 Jul 09:21Real estateThe Guardian Business

UK house prices rise for first time since start of Iran war

LP signals: Real estate · Markets · Rates

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6 Jul 08:00Funds / ETFsThe Guardian Money

John Lewis dishwasher leak forced buyers into hotels for eight months

LP signals: Funds / ETFs · Savings

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5 Jul 08:00StocksThe Guardian Money

Not cool: the air conditioning scams offering fake deals in the heatwave

LP signals: Stocks · Savings

2 Jul 23:00RatesECB

Christine Lagarde: Interview with Les Échos

LP signals: Rates

2 Jul 19:55RatesECB

Piero Cipollone: The digital transformation of money, payments and finance

LP signals: Rates

2 Jul 12:00RatesECB

Frank Elderson: The green transition – benefits and barriers

LP signals: Rates

1 Jul 09:23EnergyBBC Business

Why is crucial tech vulnerable to the heat?

LP signals: Energy

1 Jul 01:05RetirementBBC Business

Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension

LP signals: Retirement

30 Jun 10:00RatesECB

ECB publishes indicative operational calendars for 2028

LP signals: Rates · Mortgages · Banks

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27 Jun 15:45RatesECB

Isabel Schnabel: Is inflation back?

LP signals: Rates · Inflation

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26 Jun 10:00RatesECB

ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – May 2026

LP signals: Rates · Earnings · Mortgages

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25 Jun 14:00RatesECB

Piero Cipollone: Central bank money for the digital era

LP signals: Rates · Banks · Mortgages

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21 Jun 08:00BanksThe Guardian Money

‘Build Vice City’: the GTA 6 scam that’s hitting gamers worldwide

LP signals: Banks · Savings

17 Jun 20:00RatesFederal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

LP signals: Rates · Mortgages · Banks

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17 Jun 20:00RatesFederal Reserve

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting

LP signals: Rates · Mortgages · Banks

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16 Jun 12:25RatesInvezz

UBS delays Fed rate-cut bets to 2027 as Warsh faces first big test

LP signals: Rates · Commodities · Investment companies

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15 Jun 01:26RetirementBBC Business

Why I sold my business to my staff

LP signals: Retirement

14 Jun 08:00BanksThe Guardian Money

‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call

LP signals: Banks · Savings

8 Jun 07:10RatesInvezz

Fed cuts delayed again? Goldman Sachs now sees easing only in 2027

LP signals: Rates · Stocks · Markets

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6 Jun 11:30RatesInvezz

4 things that happen to your money if the Iran war drags into 2027

LP signals: Rates · Commodities · Investment companies

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