Thursday - August 27, 2026
About this episode
Brian Szytel recaps market movements and economic updates from August 27, 2026, focusing on AI earnings and trade tensions.
Brian Szytel recaps Thursday, August 27 markets, highlighting a major AI chip company’s better-than-expected earnings and sharply higher 2028 guidance that lifted its stock 10% and pushed all three major indices higher, led by the Nasdaq, while bonds were flat with the 10-year at 4.67% and WTI oil up about 2% near $83. Economic updates included better-than-expected initial jobless claims (203k vs. 208k) and a wider July goods trade deficit of $118 billion, which he frames within the dollar-based reserve system. He also discusses US-Canada tariff tensions, arguing trade wars are zero-sum and ultimately hurt consumers and the economy. Addressing low S&P 500 dividend yield concerns, he says the decline is largely price-driven and maintains confidence in dividend growth investing focused on efficient capital use, including dividends and buybacks. 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:24 AI Earnings Lift Markets 01:08 Rates Oil and Data 02:00 Trade Deficit Explained 03:02 Tariffs and Trade Wars 03:44 Dividend Yield Concerns 04:06 Why Dividends Still Win 05:40 Wrap Up and Disclosures Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com
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