2026 03/16 - 03/20. Wall Street confronts stagflation: U.S. markets drop as energy prices surge due to the Fed's hawkish approach and uncertainty from war.

This week, major U.S. indices plummeted amid a tightening stagflation trap as the Federal Reserve sticks to hawkish policies. Rising Brent crude prices from the Strait of Hormuz blockade fuel inflation, hurting tech and consumer sectors. Investors now prioritize defense, anticipating key economic reports to shape the 2026 outlook.-- * S&P || * 03/16 M. 6,699.38 / * 03/17 T. 6,716.09 / * 03/18 W. 6,624.70 / * 03/19 T. 6,606.49 / * 03/20 F. 6,506.48 / -- * Nasdaq || * 03/16 M. 22,374.18 / * 03/17 T. 22,479.53 / * 03/18 W. 22,152.42 / * 03/19 T. 22,090.69 / * 03/20 F. 21,647.61 / -- * DJI || * 03/16 M. 46,946.41 / * 03/17 T. 46,993.26 / * 03/18 W. 46,225.15 / * 03/19 T. 46,021.43 / * 03/20 F. 45,577.47 / -- * 2-yr T Bond || * 03/16 M. 3.680 / * 03/17 T. 3.671 / * 03/18 W. 3.743 / * 03/19 T. 3.833 / * 03/20 F. 3.894 / -- * 10-yr T Bond || * 03/16 M. 4.220 / * 03/17 T. 4.202 / * 03/18 W. 4.257 / * 03/19 T. 4.283 / * 03/20 F. 4.392 / -- -- * S&P ROC || * 03/16 M. 1.013 / * 03/17 T. 0.249 / * 03/18 W. -1.361 / * 03/19 T. -0.275 / * 03/20 F. -1.514 / -- * VIX || * 03/16 M. 23.51 / * 03/17 T. 22.37 / * 03/18 W. 25.09 / * 03/19 T. 24.06 / * 03/20 F. 26.78 / -- * MOVE || * 03/16 M. 85.25 / * 03/17 T. 79.23 / * 03/18 W. 81.25 / * 03/19 T. 84.88 / * 03/20 F. 108.84 / -- * Shiller PE || * 03/16 M. 38.73 / * 03/17 T. 38.83 / * 03/18 W. 38.28 / * 03/19 T. 38.18 / * 03/20 F. 37.51 / -- * BCOM || * 03/16 M. 132.3490 / * 03/17 T. 133.7265 / * 03/18 W. 134.4676 / * 03/19 T. 133.6941 / * 03/20 F. 134.1064 / -- * BCOMENTR || * 03/16 M. 95.0900 / * 03/17 T. 97.7438 / * 03/18 W. 99.9860 / * 03/19 T. 101.5237 / * 03/20 F. 103.3286 / -- * BCOMINTR || * 03/16 M. 434.58 / * 03/17 T. 431.33 / * 03/18 W. 424.61 / * 03/19 T. 413.81 / * 03/20 F. 410.12 / -- * SPGSAG || * 03/16 M. 361.34 / * 03/17 T. 360.98 / * 03/18 W. 365.96 / * 03/19 T. 370.35 / * 03/20 F. 368.05 / -- * SPGSPM || * 03/16 M. 6,742.30 / * 03/17 T. 6,742.39 / * 03/18 W. 6,586.60 / * 03/19 T. 6,179.22 / * 03/20 F. 6,127.80 / -- * WTI Crude || * 03/16 M. 93.50 / * 03/17 T. 96.21 / * 03/18 W. 96.32 / * 03/19 T. 96.14 / * 03/20 F. 98.32 / -- * NS Brent || * 03/16 M. 100.21 / * 03/17 T. 103.42 / * 03/18 W. 107.38 / * 03/19 T. 108.65 / * 03/20 F. 112.19 / -- * HH Natural || * 03/16 M. 3.023 / * 03/17 T. 3.033 / * 03/18 W. 3.065 / * 03/19 T. 3.166 / * 03/20 F. 3.095 / -- * Key Economic Reports || * 03/23 M. U.S. Construction Spending / * 03/24 T. S&P Global Flash PMIs (US/EU/UK). Final Q4 Productivity Labor Costs / * 03/26 T. Weekly Jobless Claims / * 03/27 F. U. Mich. Consumer Sentiment (Final) / -- * Key Earnings Releases || * 03/23 M. Lithium Argentina (LAR) / * 03/25 W. Cintas (CTAS). Paychex (PAYX). Chewy (CHWY). Beyond Meat (BYND) / * 03/27 F. Carnival Corporation (CCL). American Resources Corporation (AREC) / -- The complete audio transcript will be accessible at the following link: https://wallstreetweek.substack.com/ when it becomes available.