Macro Finance
VIX Curve ‘Bump’ Shows Stock-Market Anxiety Growing by Midterms
Bloomberg Markets·August 25, 2026·1 min read
Traders in equity derivatives are bracing for a potential uptick in volatility around the US midterm elections in November, even as Nvidia Corp.'s earnings and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's speech in Jackson Hole are the main events this week. The VIX curve shows a 'bump' indicating growing stock-market anxiety by midterms.
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