Markets enter this week with the S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) digesting the implications of last week's banking earnings and inflation data while preparing for another wave of high-profile quarterly results ...

The European Central Bank is likely to stare down the economic danger posed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs by opting to leave a potential cut in borrowing costs for another day.

According to the latest CPI report, inflation edged up to 2.7 percent in June, a 0.3 percentage point month-over-month increase, leading us to the highest inflation rate since February 2025.