{
  "id": 1492083,
  "title": "Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq: US-Börsen öffnen unverändert – Impulse fehlen zum Wochenstart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-us-borsen-offnen-unverandert-impulse-fehlen-zum",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:38:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/maerkte/marktberichte/dow-sp-500-nasdaq-optimismus-an-der-wall-street-indizes-schliessen-im-plus/100247778.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The major US stock exchanges, Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq, will open unchanged for the start of the new week. The reporting season has concluded, and the key economic indicators for August have already been published. However, a single event this week could determine the market's direction. The Dow Jones index remains unchanged at 53,590 points. The more broadly diversified S&P 500 is also at the same level as Friday, at 7,776 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq is unchanged at 26,723. The Nasdaq 100, which includes the 100 largest non-financial technology companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, is also at the same level, at 30,112.4 points. On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will release the minutes from its session at the end of July. They kept interest rates within a range of 3.5 to 3.75 percent. Recent Fed minutes, however, have shown increasing disagreement among policymakers about interest decision-making. External signals are not helping in this regard: A strong reporting season meets weak economic data. Inflation remains high, but the pressure from the Iran war on inflation rates has recently eased. Daniela Hathorn, a market analyst at capital.com, writes, \"The weaker recent economy supports the expectation that the Fed will wait for more rate hikes for now.\" Geopolitical tensions and high oil and gas prices have impacted the Fed's preferred inflation measure, the private consumption price index, or PCE index, which excludes volatile energy and food prices. The index has risen in recent months but fell from 4.1 percent to 3.7 percent in June. Oil prices have also dropped to lower levels than before the war began. Brent oil for October delivery is $88.99 per barrel, while US oil (WTI) is $82. With one month's data, prices have remained unchanged on average. Meanwhile, geopolitical risk has not disappeared; an agreement between the US and Iran seems unlikely at the moment. The Hormuz Strait, through which a fifth of global oil supply is transported, remains uncertain as both the US and Iran claim control over the waterway. The Fed pursues a dual mandate of price stability and full employment. Lately, surprising job cuts on the US labor market have occurred. However, the unemployment rate remains low at 4.2 percent, and few Americans are applying for unemployment benefits. Fewer job openings would typically be an incentive for the Fed to lower rates, stimulate the economy, and create incentives for job creation. Investors are currently divided on how the Fed will act in its upcoming meetings. According to the CME Fed Watch Tool, about one-third expect a rate hike in September, while 45 percent expect an increase in October.",
  "summary": "Die US-Börsen hängen im Seitwärtstrend fest. Doch ein Termin am Mittwoch könnte den Börsen neuen Schwung geben – oder sie zum Fallen bringen.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}