{"id":5654,"date":"2026-03-01T19:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:53:33","slug":"week-ending-02-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/?p=5654","title":{"rendered":"Week Ending 02\/27\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MARKET RECAP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US stocks -0.44%, international +0.53%, bonds +0.50%.<\/li>\n<li>On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a massive, coordinated military operation against Iran, codenamed <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"126\">Operation Epic Fury<\/b> by the U.S. and <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"162\">Operation Roaring Lion<\/b> by Israel. The assault, announced by President Trump via social media, targeted the country&#8217;s nuclear program, ballistic missile facilities, and senior leadership.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-945\">Global Market Divergence<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-945\">: American equities are lagging significantly behind international markets so far this year<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1,2\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1,4\"><span class=\"citation-944\">While the S&amp;P 500 has remained nearly flat with a 0.60% total return, a broad index of non-U.S. stocks has climbed 11.09% over the same period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1,4\"><span class=\"citation-944\"><span data-path-to-node=\"1,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-943\">Japanese Market Milestone<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-943\">: Japan\u2019s TOPIX reached a new historic peak this week<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,1,1,2\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,1,1,4\"><span class=\"citation-942\">Since hitting a relative low in January of last year, the index has beaten the S&amp;P 500 by more than 28 percentage points.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1\"><span data-path-to-node=\"1,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-941\">Mortgage Rate Relief<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-941\">: The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has dipped under the 6% threshold, marking the lowest level for this borrowing cost since 2022<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,2,1,2\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,0,1\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-940\">NVIDIA Earnings Paradox<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-940\">: NVIDIA reported exceptional growth, specifically noting that its data center compute revenue jumped by more than 50% compared to last year<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,3,1,2\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,3,1,4\"><span class=\"citation-939\">Despite these strong figures, the stock\u2019s price actually decreased between the market open and close following the announcement\u2014the seventh consecutive time it has followed this post-earnings pattern<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"1,3,1,6\">.<\/span>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SCOREBOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5655\" src=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026-69x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"69\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026-69x300.png 69w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026-235x1024.png 235w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026-352x1536.png 352w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026-469x2048.png 469w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Scoreboard-02-27-2026.png 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 69px) 100vw, 69px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARKET RECAP US stocks -0.44%, international +0.53%, bonds +0.50%. On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a massive, coordinated military operation against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury by the U.S. and Operation Roaring Lion by Israel. 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