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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended June 12

June 16, 2026

Small-cap record

A U.S. small-cap stock index outpaced its large-cap peers by a wide margin, climbing to a record high and extending small caps’ year-to-date performance leadership. The Russell 2000 Index finished around 4% higher for the week and was up 19% year to date.

 

Sentiment uptick

A monthly gauge of U.S. consumer sentiment improved, snapping a string of three consecutive monthly declines amid elevated energy prices. The University of Michigan’s survey results released on Friday showed that sentiment rose to a preliminary June reading of 48.9 from a final May figure of 44.8.

 

Elevated inflation

A Consumer Price Index report showed inflation running at 4.2% in May, the highest level in more than three years. Despite the rise in the annual rate, the month-to-month change eased slightly compared with April’s CPI figure, and inflation readings for non-energy categories were relatively stable. A separate report on wholesale prices showed a 6.5% annual rate for the Producer Price Index, the highest since November 2022.

 

Fed chair’s debut

The two-day U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that’s scheduled to conclude on Wednesday will be the first session led by Kevin Warsh, who’s taking over as Fed chair after his nomination cleared Congress last month. While the Fed is expected to keep interest rates unchanged, Warsh’s post-meeting news conference and an updated policy statement could offer clues about current market expectations for a potential rate hike by year end.

 

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