Market Update Video
Welcome to our October 2026 Market Update!
Stocks declined less than a half-percent in September.1 In my opinion, this was not a bad thing and I felt it could’ve been worse considering what interest rates did.
Th 10-year US Treasury, a common benchmark for longer-term interest rates rose from about 4.8% to almost 5.3%...that’s a 10% move.2 I wish I could share more of an opinion on what this means, but so far stocks are shrugging it off and so is the U.S. Treasury through secretary Scott Bessent’s August 20th comments in the New York Times.3
As interest rates and debts have risen, I continue to advocate for precious metals. Along the same lines, albeit much more volatile I also shared that Bitcoin may benefit from this trend last month.
Looking ahead, US midterms elections are largely on November 3rd. I wouldn’t be surprised if the markets started to focus on what the varying results may mean. To me, any dips may be buying opportunities as I still feel strongly in the stock market.
Thank you for tuning in and please let me know if you have any feedback or questions to share. I appreciate working with you and look forward to talking soon!
Successfully,
Tim Truebenbach, CFP®
Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor
Disclaimers and Sources
1 Source: Thomson ONE Reuters, 10/5/2026
2 Source: CNBC, 10-year US Treasury, 8/31/2026 – 9/30/2026
3 Source: NY Times, Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics, 8/20/2026
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