Weekly Market Analysis for Illinois and Florida
Why the Fed is talking about raising rates
The week in review: July 26 - August 1, 2026
Gulf heats up, GDP cools down After a pause in the bombing campaign to allow room for talks, hostilities resumed after Iran tried (and failed) to attack U.S. military personnel in the region. The story varies depending on which side you listen to, but the disposition of the Iranian administration clearly is not changing so the U.S. ramped its bombing campaign back up. Predictably, oil spiked back up into the $85-per-barrel range after declining the…