Inflation and rate path
August CPI rose 0.4% from July, while one-year consumer inflation expectations climbed to 4.6% and sentiment declined for a second month. The readings kept the near-term Federal Reserve rate path central to the session.
MarketNewsCurveSep 11, 2026 · 67 headlines
Sep 11, 2026 · QQQ/SPY Market Review · 67 headlines
QQQ and SPY finish nearly tied near +0.88% after a premarket climb amid CPI and shipping stress
QQQ rose 0.87% and SPY 0.88%, leaving SPY ahead by less than 0.01 percentage points. Most of the advance formed before the open, while regular trading and the post-close stretch were little changed. August CPI accelerated and consumer inflation expectations rose, while reports on Bab el-Mandeb, Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and tighter U.S. tanker-protection schedules kept energy routes in focus. Taiwan Semiconductor's revenue growth and a prospective Nvidia investment in Anthropic extended the AI backdrop overnight.
Published
- QQQ
- +0.87%
- SPY
- +0.88%
- QQQ − SPY
- -0.00%
What shaped the session
Energy route security
Reports put Bab el-Mandeb and Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline under pressure. Overnight, vessel traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell to six ships and the United States narrowed the periods when tankers could receive air protection through Hormuz.
AI demand and capital
Taiwan Semiconductor's August revenue rose 53.3% from a year earlier on AI-chip demand. An overnight report said Nvidia may invest up to $10 billion in a prospective Anthropic IPO, extending the sector's capital theme.
Key news
Open
QQQ
+0.85%09:31 $714.68
SPY
+0.89%09:31 $764.57
Regular close
QQQ
+0.87%16:00 $714.85
SPY
+0.84%16:00 $764.20
Full-session range
QQQ
$717.69 / $706.58High 09:01 / Low 04:02
SPY
$766.53 / $758.17High 09:01 / Low 04:01
Full-session end
QQQ
+0.87%04:00 $714.89
SPY
+0.88%04:00 $764.48
QQQ / SPY · Sep 11, 2026 News Curve
QQQ / SPY · 2026-09-11