Laura Romera Martinez @Hendermith: "☕📈 HENDERMITH MORNING BRIEF Wednesday, August..."

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☕📈 HENDERMITH MORNING BRIEF Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Good morning, investors. Markets enter Wednesday with attention firmly on inflation after Wall Street recorded a second consecutive decline on Tuesday. Renewed uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz lifted energy prices, while technology stocks weakened as investors reduced risk ahead of today’s key U.S. inflation release. With equities still close to record levels, today’s CPI report could help determine whether the combination of softer employment and persistent price pressures changes expectations for the Federal Reserve’s September meeting. 🌍 Today’s Perspective • July CPI takes centre stage today. Both headline and core inflation will be closely examined for evidence of whether underlying price pressures are continuing to moderate. • Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar will be important indicators of how markets interpret the inflation data and its implications for future monetary policy. • Energy markets remain sensitive to developments around the Strait of Hormuz, adding another inflation variable at a particularly important moment for the Fed. • Corporate earnings continue, with the market also assessing demand for AI infrastructure and enterprise technology as earnings season moves into its later stages. 💭 Today’s Thought Good investing requires separating information that changes a thesis from information that merely changes a price. Markets may react immediately to today’s inflation data; disciplined investors should react only when the long-term fundamentals justify it. Have a great Wednesday, and thank you for joining me for another HENDERMITH MORNING BRIEF. For informational purposes only — not investment advice. Laura 📡 On my radar $MSFT (Microsoft) • $GOOGL (Alphabet Inc Class A) • $VRT (Vertiv Holdings Co) • $ETN (Eaton Corp PLC) • $VUSA.NV (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF)

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