Powell’s Warning: 2026’s Stock Market Peril

Stephanie Aliaga from JPMorgan noted AI capex added 1.1% to GDP, outpacing the consumer’s tired shuffle. The S&P 500’s monthly gains since April? A gamble on resilience, but the odds were stacked against it. Powell, that sly fox, warned equity prices were “fairly highly valued”-a polite way of saying they were stretched thin.



