Mixed Market Day and Economic Insights – August 26
In this episode of Dividend Cafe, Brian Szytel provides an update from The Bahnsen Group's Newport Beach headquarters on a quiet market day with moderate gains in the Dow, S&amp;P, and Nasdaq. Despite negative durable goods orders, results were better than expected. The episode also discusses mixed data from the Dallas and New York manufacturing surveys, the impact of federal economic policies, the Federal Reserve's role in buying securities, and slight declines in home prices and consumer confidence. Key upcoming data includes the PCE inflation gauge set to be released on Friday.







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Wednesday - August 27, 2025

The Dividend Cafe is your portal for market perspective that is virtually conflict-free, rooted in deep philosophical commitments about how capital should be managed, and understandable for all sorts of investors. Host David L. Bahnsen is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business.  He is the author of the books, Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It (Post Hill Press), The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World (Post Hill Press), and Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life (Post Hill Press).