# Financial Market Preview - Monday 31-Aug Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793/financial-market-preview-monday-31-aug Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793/financial-market-preview-monday-31-aug.md Podcast: [FactSet U.S. Daily Market Preview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793) Published: 2026-08-31T09:10:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.factset.com/podcasts Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/09e316da-6e42-44ff-9bc5-ae5fd7d20069.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793/episodes/financial-market-preview-monday-31-aug Duration seconds: 328 ## Resource US equity futures are mixed but off their lows, with S&P futures slightly down. Bonds are little changed overall, while the dollar is slightly softer after Friday’s gains. Crude is firmer amid renewed US-Iran strikes, precious metals remain under pressure, and Bitcoin is modestly higher but still below 79K level. Sentiment is soft into this week as tensions in the Middle East escalated over the weekend. US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, with Tehran responding via intercepted missile strikes on US bases in Jordan. It was the first direct exchange of fire since July. Hence, diplomacy remains stalled. Companies Mentioned: KKR&Co., ONEOK, Inc., SK Hynix ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793/episodes/financial-market-preview-monday-31-aug/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793/financial-market-preview-monday-31-aug.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.