2-6-2026: Crypto Plummets, New Fed Chair Named + Wild Week on Wall Street
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Michael Reinking, Senior Market Strategist at the NYSE, recaps a volatile week marked by Fed uncertainty and sharp unwinds in speculative trades. Kevin Warsh’s nomination for Fed Chair helped trigger reversals in precious metals and added to broader market turbulence. Crypto and high‑momentum themes sold off, while software stocks faced a “SAAS‑Pocalypse” amid new AI‑driven disruption concerns. Still, major indices held relatively steady with pockets of strength in small and mid‑caps. Attention now shifts to retail sales, the delayed jobs report, and CPI.
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