Stocks closed last week higher despite a midweek jolt — the Nasdaq gained 2.43% and the S&P 500 0.93%, even as Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chair turned hawkish: rates held at 3.50%–3.75%, but the dot plot showed nine of eighteen officials now expecting at least one 2026 hike, and the S&P logged its worst "Fed day" under a new chair since 1994 before recovering Thursday and closing Friday for Juneteenth.
The dominant overhang carrying through the weekend is energy: even with the U.S.–Iran ceasefire reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped to a roughly three-year low near 349 million barrels and is draining close to 9 million barrels a week toward its lowest level since 1983, with Exxon warning that Brent could spike to $150–$160 once inventories hit lows.
The week ahead is AI-chip heavy — Cerebras (CBRS) posts its first report since its May IPO on Tuesday after the close, with the Street expecting a roughly $0.14 loss on about $57 million in revenue, and Micron (MU) reports fiscal Q3 on Wednesday after the close, where consensus near $34.5 billion in revenue and roughly 900%+ EPS growth will test whether the high-bandwidth memory boom — sold out through 2026 — can keep running.
Also on the radar: Qualcomm's June 24 investor day and the May PCE print later in the week, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, which carries extra weight now that the committee has turned more hawkish.
















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