Weekend Update 4/5/2026
Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store!
Markets surge on end of war optimism, but oil still rising…
🕊️ Opportunistic peace? Markets surged this week after the White House signaled intent to end the war and deescalate #GlobalTension within 2-3 more weeks of conflict. We’ll see if that timeline is actually feasible though…
🤔 Stocks up, oil up. Markets have clearly regained its optimism with the S&P 500 rallying over 3% the past week. However, crude oil continued to rise as well about 12% despite the end of war optimism.
💼 Strong jobs. After February’s weak report, the March jobs report was much stronger. Non-farm payrolls added 178K jobs while unemployment fell to 4.3%. While volatile and with revisions, the stabilizing #LaborMarkets narrative appears to be holding.
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