Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026

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The S&P 500 remains in a secular bull market, with any pre-midterm weakness more likely a normal correction than a 2022-style bear market.

Chris Ciovacco BULLISH

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Editorial Representation of Chris Ciovacco

The S&P 500 remains in a secular bull market, with any pre-midterm weakness more likely a normal correction than a 2022-style bear market.

Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth

US deficit and debt issues must be addressed rather than deferred, as they pose long-term risks to the dollar and Treasury securities’ risk-free status.

Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer

Bitcoin has held the floor of its power-law curve and corrected long enough to satisfy the time element of a mild four-year cycle winter.

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough

$NVDA's Hugging Face deal could prove materially larger than it initially appears, supporting a more constructive long-term outlook.

Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco

Home prices will rise if mortgage rates fall because sellers will raise prices, leaving buyers with similar monthly payments but more principal.

Bearish

Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke

US housing affordability faces a crisis as 30-year mortgage rates have remained near 6.7% for the past month.

Editorial Representation of Peter Reznicek

September rate-hike odds have risen to almost 60%, exceeding the 42% probability of holding rates steady at the next meeting.

Editorial Representation of Cem Karsan

US stocks are expected to decline over the near term, with gold and long bonds also projected to weaken materially.

Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider

Europe’s prolonged bank credit tightening and preference for government bonds over lending have reduced credit abundance, investment, productivity, and household resilience for two decades.

Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian

Fed policy is being repriced more hawkishly following Chair Warsh’s firm commitment to the inflation target, while longer-term credibility gains endorsement.

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Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough McCullough · TLT
Keith McCullough
BULLISH BEARISH Week

Japanese 10-year yields are ramping back toward new cycle highs, reinforcing persistent upward pressure across global bond yields and US duration.

Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth DiMartino Booth · DXY
Danielle DiMartino Booth
BEARISH NEUTRAL Month

The dollar is likely to hover unless Treasury buybacks become materially larger, as a bigger program would be needed for another major decline.

Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Hanke · AI
Steve Hanke
BULLISH BEARISH Year

AI faces mounting local opposition as 75% of Americans oppose nearby data centers, up from 42% a year ago, reinforcing a sustained backlash.

Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff Schiff · Fiscal & Treasury
Peter Schiff
BULLISH BEARISH Year

U.S. government spending needs to decline to address the problem rather than relying on symbolic rebranding, reflecting a long-standing fiscal concern rather than a fresh call.

Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Dale · SPY
Darius Dale
BULLISH BEARISH Year

Stocks face a secular bear market if substantial redistributive policies, including higher taxes on the rich and greater spending on the poor, are adopted.

Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Dale · AI
Darius Dale
BEARISH BULLISH Year

AI capex remains booming, supported by stock-market appreciation and favorable capital-income treatment that leaves the W-2 class comparatively pressured by K-shaped policies.

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough McCullough · BTC
Keith McCullough
BULLISH BEARISH Week

Bitcoin faces risk-management pressure, with nearly half of all bitcoin in existence currently worth less than its holders paid.

Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders Sonders · Inflation
Liz Ann Sonders
BEARISH BULLISH Month

Kansas City Fed manufacturing prices paid increased to +55 in August from +52 previously, signaling firmer input-price pressure.

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  2. 02

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  • Mix Is a Count

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