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On August 26, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas indicated that the market is showing another sign of 'anti-currency devaluation trades' beginning to replace the AI frenzy. The gold ETF GLD and BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT have re-entered the top ten in ETF trading volume, while some semiconductor ETFs that dominated the rankings throughout the summer have seen a decline. He noted that the trading activity of semiconductor ETFs is still higher than the normal levels corresponding to their size, but it has clearly cooled compared to earlier.

On August 26, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas indicated that the market is showing another sign that 'anti-currency depreciation trades' are starting to replace the AI frenzy. The gold ETF GLD and BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT have re-entered the top ten in ETF trading volume, while some semiconductor ETFs that dominated the rankings throughout the summer have seen a decline. He noted that the trading activity of semiconductor ETFs is still above the normal levels corresponding to their size, but has clearly cooled compared to previous levels.

On August 26, the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index for July rose 0.2% month-on-month and 3.3% year-on-year, both in line with expectations. Ellen Zentner, Chief Economic Strategist at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, stated: "The mild upside surprise in today's inflation data, along with relatively strong economic performance, is not welcomed by investors or the Federal Reserve. However, this set of data is still insufficient to shift the decision-making balance for the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting."