Weekly Market Outlook | Jul 27–31, 2026
A pivotal week puts the spotlight on the Fed’s policy decision, inflation data, Q2 economic growth and the next wave of Big Tech earnings.
Key events:
7/27: U.S. Durable Goods Orders
7/28: FOMC meeting begins; Advance Goods Trade Balance & Inventories; Boeing, UPS, Coca-Cola and Visa earnings
7/29: Fed rate decision & press conference; Microsoft, Meta, Qualcomm, Arm, Procter & Gamble and Starbucks earnings
7/30: Q2 GDP advance estimate; June PCE inflation data; Initial jobless claims; Apple, Amazon and Mastercard earnings
7/31: Employment Cost Index; Final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment; ExxonMobil, Chevron and AbbVie earnings
Top watch: 7/29 Fed decision + Microsoft/Meta earnings, and 7/30 GDP/PCE inflation data + Apple/Amazon earnings
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Here are the top 10 holdings in the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM:
🥇 Broadcom $AVGO 8.51%
🥈 JPMorgan Chase $JPM 3.14%
🥉 Exxon Mobil $XOM 2.53%
4. Johnson & Johnson $JNJ 2.24%
5. Cisco Systems $CSCO 1.98%
6. Caterpillar $CAT 1.67%
7. AbbVie $ABBV 1.59%
8. Oracle $ORCL 1.57%
9. UnitedHealth Group $UNH 1.43%
10. Chevron $CVX 1.41%