Thursday, June 18, 2026

A Tectonic Shift? June 18, 2026

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Below: all this past week (with some minor exceptions). I'm thinking this looks like a major shift for investors. We're on a three-day US equity / bond market pause in observance of Juneteenth. 

  • "You can howl at the wind, but AI is here to stay."
  • A new Chair at the Federal Reserve: Kevin Warsh -- some adulting -- not afraid to raise rates.
  • The US and Iran sign memorandum of understanding to cease combat operations.
  • SpaceX IPO; two more in the wings -- 
    • Anthropic and OpenAI.SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are all launching mega Initial Public Offerings, collectively bringing nearly $4 trillion in market value to public investors and reshaping the tech sector. 
    • together, the companies are expected to raise over $200 billion in what is on pace to be one of the largest IPO waves in Wall Street history. 
  • Micron -- goes parabolic.
  • Huge reversal: the CPU / GPU ratio -- the AMD / Nvidia ratio.
  • Apple: not afraid to raise prices; won't sacrifice profitability. 
  • Price of oil falls precipitously, and gasoline follows. 
  • Trump is finally seen as a Lame Duck president. Maybe.
  • America's 250th birthday celebration.
  • FIFA Soccer World Cup 2026.
  • US Open (PGA).
  • KOSPI: hits the 9,000 milestone first time ever. 
  • Knicks tickertape parade and US Open tees off -- same day.
  • Wimbledon, Williams sisters to play doubles -- announced this past week.