🆕 Newsmakers — 9:30a ET, 2026-08-26 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • Fed's Preferred Inflation Meter Unchanged In July—Here's Why Interest Rates Hikes Are Now More Likely The Federal Reserve's favored inflation reading was unchanged in July, according to federal data reported Wednesday, as central bank officials have signaled interest rate hikes unless they see improvements to consumer price increases. — forbes.com · 08/26 9:05a https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/08/26/feds-preferred-inflation-meter-unchanged-in-july-heres-why-interest-rates-hikes-are-now-more-likely/ • U.S. 2Q GDP Growth Unchanged at 1.5% in Second Estimate The U.S. economy grew at a 1.5% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2026, the Commerce Department said in an updated estimate. — wsj.com · 08/26 9:02a https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-2q-gdp-growth-unchanged-at-1-5-in-second-estimate-9358397e • Dollar and bond markets 'on edge' ahead of Jackson Hole as Bessent's market intervention piles pressure on Warsh Global economic leaders and experts will gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual economic policy symposium. Bank of America labeled the conference a "key risk event" for financial markets. — cnbc.com · 08/26 9:00a https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/jackson-hole-warsh-bessent-bonds-treasury-dollar.html • Consumer spending posts smallest increase in 14 months. Is the economy getting weaker? Consumer spending rose in July at the slowest pace in seven months, suggesting the U.S. economy lost a little steam after the end of the 2026 Word Cup and start of the third quarter. — marketwatch.com · 08/26 8:58a https://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-spending-posts-smallest-increases-in-14-months-is-the-economy-getting-weaker-1580cec6 • Climbing A Wall Of Worry For All The Right Reasons Falling oil prices and less severe sanctions have eased inflation concerns, lowering interest rates and supporting bullish market momentum. Despite negative consumer sentiment, real-time spending data and strong service sector activity indicate accelerating economic growth, with… — seekingalpha.com · 08/26 8:55a https://seekingalpha.com/article/4940321-climbing-wall-of-worry-for-all-right-reasons

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. CRML +21% $8.10 (1.2B cap) Critical Metals Stock Jumps Tuesday: What's Happening? Shares of Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ:CRML) are trading sharply higher Tuesday afternoon. Here's what's driving the action. — benzinga.com · 08/25 2:50p https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/26/08/61419370/critical-metals-stock-jumps-tuesday-whats-happening

2. REAX +18% $28.43 (580M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

3. ABCL +18% $12.50 (3.7B cap) What'sGoing On With AbCellera Biologics Stock On Tuesday? AbCellera Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ:ABCL) stock is trading higher on Tuesday. Year-to-date, the stock has jumped over 250%. — benzinga.com · 08/25 2:38p https://www.benzinga.com/news/health-care/26/08/61418982/whatsgoing-on-with-abcellera-biologics-stock-on-tuesday

4. INBX +17% $122.72 (1.8B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

5. STDN +17% $13.94 (2.1B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

6. GENB +15% $20.38 (2.6B cap) Generate Biomedicines stock jumps as post-IPO lock-up set to expire Shares of Generate Biomedicines Inc (NASDAQ:GENB) jumped more than 20% on Tuesday as investors positioned ahead of the expiration of the company's post-IPO lock-up period. The lock-up, which ends Wednesday, will free company insiders, early investors and major shareholders to se… — proactiveinvestors.com · 08/25 11:22a https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1097580

7. MEI +14% $16.05 (576M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

— new items only (already-sent headlines filtered). Full list in the 10am/3pm digest.