June 2026 Economic & Market Highlights
Market Commentary
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The CPC Team
July 7, 2026

June 2026 Economic & Market Highlights

  • US Small Cap Stocks were up 3.7% and US Mega Cap Stocks were up 2.7%, while US Large Cap Stocks declined 1.0%, reflecting a mixed month for U.S. equities. Investor sentiment remained supported by resilient economic data and continued interest in growth-oriented areas of the market, though persistent inflation concerns and uncertainty around the path of interest rates weighed on broader large-cap performance.

  • Taxable Bonds rose 0.2% and Municipal Bonds were up 1.0%, as a relatively steady interest rate environment helped support bond prices despite ongoing concerns that inflation could keep monetary policy restrictive for longer.

  • International markets were mixed, with International Developed Stocks nearly flat at 0.1% and Emerging Market Stocks down 1.4%. Global markets faced pressure from tighter policy conditions abroad, geopolitical uncertainty, and uneven growth trends, with Emerging Market Stocks lagging after a strong year-to-date run.
Source: Bloomberg - All performance is percentage change of total return
The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held stocks that is generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), commonly known as "The Dow" is an index representing 30 stock of companies maintained and reviewed by the editors of the Wall Street Journal. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the United States & Canada. The EAFE consists of the country indices of 22 developed nations. The MSCI Emerging Markets is designed to measure equity market performance in 25 emerging market indices. The index's three largest industries are materials, energy, and banks. Bloomberg US Aggregate (BBAG): The index is a measure of the investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of roughly 6,000 SEC-registered securities with intermediate maturities averaging approximately 10 years. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, MBS, ABS, and CMBS sectors. Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index: The index is a measure of the long-term tax-exempt bond market with securities of investment grade (rated at least Baa by Moody's Investors Service and BBB by Standard and Poor's). This index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and pre-refunded bonds.
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