Key insights
- US stock and bond markets will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. This holiday occurs shortly after the Federal Reserve's June meeting, marking the last trading holiday until Independence Day. The schedule indicates a brief pause in market activity, with no direct impact on market direction or sentiment.
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Traders will get a break to end the week.
U.S. stock and bond markets will close on Friday, June 19, in observation of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.12 The pause in trading, days after the Wednesday close of this month's Fed meeting, will mark the last extra day off until Independence Day.
Here's the rest of the summer 2026 trading holiday schedule:
After Labor Day, the next stock-market holiday coincides with Thanksgiving. The bond market, however, does have breaks before that.