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Podcast: Inside the ICE House
Episode: Market Storylines: AI Surge, Labor Softness + Fed in Focus
Description: Eric Criscuolo, Market Strategist at the NYSE, recaps a week of mixed equity performance, with AI and semiconductor stocks leading while Apple lagged. Labor data revisions and rising jobless claims signaled a softer job market, raising Fed policy questions. Inflation data was mixed, with PPI cooling but CPI still elevated. Commodities saw a major copper merger and modest oil gains. Criscuolo flags next week’s Fed decision and Powell’s press conference as key market drivers.