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(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street is kicking off the second half of 2026 with fresh conviction: shrugging off one shock after another, markets are set to grind even higher. Most Read from BloombergExxon to Change Name for First Time in Decades After RedomicileMeta Is Planning a Cloud Business to Sell AI Computing PowerGermany Rejects Trump’s Demands for NATO Loyalty to WashingtonRussia Indicates Ukraine Fired Long-Range Ballistic MissileDow Average Hits Peak as Jobs Ease Fed-Hike Worry: Markets WrapA d

The Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) has turned into one of the best large-cap stories of 2026, trading near $218 with a 16% year-to-date gain and a 27% advance over the past year. That run rests on a narrow set of legs: a healthcare snapback led by UnitedHealth, a financial-sector grind led by JPMorgan, and energy ... VTV’s Next 12 Months Hinge on One Fed Inflation Signal: Here’s What to Watch

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) posted a fortress quarter as passive flows shovel capital into the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM). JPM printed record markets revenue while the Russell reconstitution funneled $334 billion of mechanical buying into 2,000 small-cap names. Stacking the bank’s pristine balance sheet against a basket of floating-rate borrowers shows where defensive power sits ... Passive Indexers Are Shuffling Billions Into the Russell 2000 Just in Time for a Brutal Fed Reality Che

It turned into a Wall Street punchline, but big banks aren’t laughing. After JPMorgan fired a wealth manager for expensing a $642.50 Super Bowl platter, the employee claimed he was wrongfully terminated, saying he had intended the spread of deli meats and cookies for clients who didn’t show up. JPMorgan filed a motion late Monday in a California federal court to vacate the award to its former wealth adviser, Brent Ryan Bodner, over the deli meats gone awry.

JPMorgan's chief global economist Bruce Kasman titled the bank's mid-year outlook "Promise and Pressure." He published it on June 28. The two words are doing a lot of work in a year that has moved faster than most forecasters expected. The promise is that global growth is stabilizing in the second ...

The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ rulings that Fed Governor Lisa Cook could continue serving as her legal case challenging her potential termination moves forward.

The annual stress test modeled a sharp economic shock, including steep declines in commercial real estate and home prices, with unemployment surging to 10%, the Fed detailed in its results. All 32 of the nation's largest banks survived the hypothetical downturn, absorbing more than $708 billion in ...

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street banks are capitulating on bets for a stronger euro, as markets see the US outpacing Europe on interest-rate hikes for the rest of this year.Most Read from BloombergTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsAramco Helicopter Crash in Ras Tanura Kills All 14 on BoardAnthropic’s Mythos 5 AI Model Cleared by US for Wider UseUS Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran Targets After Drone HitsAn Analyst’s Missed Remark Surfaced in Deadly Iran School Strike ProbeTh

JPMorgan’s Bruce Kasman is putting a tougher Fed risk back in front of investors. In an interview with CNBC, as cited by Seeking Alpha, the bank’s chief global economist said inflation remains stickier than markets currently appreciate, warning that the Federal Reserve might have to raise interest ...

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America see stronger dollar prospects amid resilient US growth and AI-driven capital inflows.

From a victor come the spoils.

Banks have been going on a dividend spree after sailing through the Federal Reserve’s latest stress test. Major banks rushed to announce increased dividends and buyback programs after acing the Fed’s latest test of their financial health. JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Citigroup and Goldman Sachs all announced divided increases, while JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley also detailed new buyback initiatives.

Major U.S. banks increased shareholder returns after the Federal Reserve’s stress test showed the sector remains strongly capitalized and resilient under severe economic conditions.

Investing.com -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) said its board plans to increase the quarterly common stock dividend to $1.65 per share from $1.50 per share, starting in the third quarter of 2026. The increase is pending board approval at the time of declaration.

JPMorgan and Bank of America passed the tests with flying colors after the Federal Reserve last year began releasing details of the tests in advance.

(Bloomberg) -- All of the biggest US banks cleared the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test, setting the stage for lenders to boost buybacks and dividends. Most Read from BloombergInvestor Who Scored 900% Win in 2008 Crisis Has New Big Short BetStocks Slide as Wall Street Gets AI Wake-Up Call: Markets WrapOracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in 12 Months, Says AI Replaced Some RolesChipmakers Fall Anew in Run-Up to Micron’s Results: Markets WrapThe Debasement Trade Is Unraveling and Kevin Warsh Is One Big Rea

Would rising rates change the calculus for the big banks?

Two of the biggest U.S. investment banks see increasing risks tied to Federal Reserve rate forecasts, an uneasy peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran, and questions over the fate of the artificial intelligence investment wave—but remain bullish. Markets will tangle with resurgent inflation, AI capital expenditure concerns and a hawkish Fed over the next six months, the team said, but its broader earnings thesis is still likely to take the to around 7800 points by the end of the year.

Investors have several reasons to expect a more cautious message from JPMorgan. The S&P 500 rally has already been powerful; valuations are no longer cheap, and the market has been balancing Fed uncertainty, stretched positioning, and questions about how much good news is priced in. However, in ...

Torsten Slok, the Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) chief economist who has spent the past year warning that the Fed would have less room to cut than markets wanted, went on CNBC last week and essentially argued that his own thesis had just been overturned by a barrel of oil. The Federal Open Market Committee had ... Oil’s Plunge Below $80 Is Already Reshaping the Fed’s Rate Path, Says Apollo’s Torsten Slok

Despite pressure from inflation, Federal Reserve policy, and the Iran conflict, the stock market has shown remarkable resilience. That strength has created a new concern heading into the end of June: a potentially massive wave of institutional selling. According to a recent JPMorgan analysis, roughly $165 billion of equity selling pressure could wash over the ... Massive Wave of Selling Is Coming, Says JPMorgan. Here’s Why It Probably Won’t Matter

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s asset-management arm advised investors to stay invested in stocks and other higher-risk assets in the second half of 2026, amid an AI boom and resilient consumption, despite persistent inflationary pressure. David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMAM, told Bloomberg on Wednesday, "The good news in terms of baseline forecast is we think the economy will strengthen in the middle of the year." He attributed that strength partly to income tax refunds and stimulus checks fro

The Federal Reserve's pivot to soften Basel III capital requirements marks a fundamental shift, loosening the regulatory noose that has constrained U.S. banks since 2008.

Heavy investment linked to AI and steady consumer spending should help the expansion continue even with sticky inflation, the company said.

(Bloomberg) -- Short-dated US Treasury yields leaped as Federal Reserve officials signaled they expect an interest-rate hike in the coming months, pushing traders to fully price in higher borrowing costs by October.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealApple Plans Camera AirPods Alongs

Shares of large U.S. banks outperformed the market on Wednesday, with some hitting records, as investors awaited the first Federal Open Market Committee meeting of Kevin Warsh’s Fed chairmanship. Investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley also rallied and hit records, according to FactSet and Dow Jones Market Data. Traders widely expect the Fed will keep the benchmark federal-funds rate target unchanged at a range of 3.50% to 3.75%.

(Bloomberg) -- Governments around the world look to be facing lofty borrowing costs for at least the rest of the year, even as the fragile Middle East truce lowers energy prices and curbs inflationary fears.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealUS Set to Offer Iran Broad Financial Gain

Lower crude prices could boost stocks, ease inflation pressure, and restart the rotation disrupted by the Iran conflict.

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced across the curve as investors dialed back expectations for Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes following news of a deal to halt the Iran war. Most Read from BloombergIran Signals No Deal Will Be Signed by Trump’s Sunday TimelineIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USUS and Iran Agree to Halt War, Restart Middle East Oil ShipmentsWhy Musk Raced to Take SpaceX Public in the World’s Biggest IPOIran Pushes Differing Deal Versions as US Sticks t

"Imports were down and exports were up.”