October 19, 2026 Market Moment

Market Moment

Glen Eagle®: America’s Women-Owned Trading Desk®

10/19/2026

Holiday travel is likely to be more expensive this year. Airfares rose 1.2% in September and 22.4% year over year as airlines passed along higher fuel costs, adding pressure to holiday travel budgets. 1
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.6% for the 55 million retired recipients in 2027. This will add about $75 per month to the average retiree's income. 2
Mortgage rates reached 7.4%, creating a market where home sellers outnumber buyers by nearly 600,000 nationally. This is the largest gap on record dating to 2013. 3
The 5 largest companies in the S&P 500 are so large today that they are worth the same as the bottom 434 stocks in the index combined. *4

Barron’s – “Airfares Just Keep on Rising. It Isn’t a Great Sign for Holiday Travel.”
WSJ – “Inflation Jump Will Push Social Security Benefits Up 3.6%”
WSJ – “Stubborn Sellers Are the Last Thing Propping Up Home Prices”
A Wealth of Common Sense – “Hedging the AI Trade”

*Past performance is not indicative of future performance

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