The Federal Reserve (Fed) decision yesterday was… interesting. As expected, the Fed kept its rates unchanged, said that they are not confident to cut the interest rates but announced the upcoming QT tapering. The market reaction to the decision was mixed. Stocks and yields fell, the US dollar eased and US crude slipped below $80pb. In equities, Amazon gained more than 2%, AMD fell more than 9% as Super Micro Computer tumbled 14% as earnings missed lofty expectations. Fears regarding a...

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Mood among investors is not cheery into the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest monetary policy decision due later today. And it’s understandable. The Fed must respond to three straight month jump in inflation and probably take a step back in its plans to cut the interest rates this year. If the first few months of the year ended in tears for the Fed doves, the AI-related stocks lived up to very high expectations in the Q1. All the Maginficent 7 stocks that reported earnings so far – except from...

Tesla jumped 15% on Monday after Elon Musk’s surprise visit to China resulted in a partnership with Baidu’s maps and navigation features that cleared the way for Tesla’s full-self driving cars in China. The S&P500 advanced 0.32% while Nasdaq 100 gained 0.36% as the US 2-year yield remained a touch below the 5% level. The Federal Reserve (Fed) starts its two-day policy meeting today and deliver its latest policy verdict tomorrow. We are preparing to hear Jerome Powell ask for more patience...

The S&P500 record its best performance since October 2023 despite unfavourable economic data for both the US economic outlook and Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations last week. Tech stocks led the rally, market reaction to Big Oil’s weak earnings was mixed wile Friday’s higher-than-expected core PCE print didn’t weigh much on investor sentiment, as most of the price action due to the inflation disappointment happened after Thursday’s GDP report. This week, two more Magnificent 7 companies...

Facebook’s Meta went on a 10% freefall yesterday, even after the company announced better-than-expected earnings, but didn’t pull the rest of the tech stocks down with it yesterday. Nvidia gained more than 3% while Tesla jumped another 5% - don’t ask me why. On the macroeconomic stage, the news were not bright. The first estimate for the US Q1 growth showed that the US economy slowed way more than expected in Q1 and threw a wrench into the soft-landing dream and sparked fears of stagflation,...

Meta fell 15% in the afterhours trading despite earnings beat as investors didn’t like the weaker-than-expected revenue forecast for the current quarter and even less the news that the company will be spending more money to improve its AI capabilities. Tesla jumped 12% regardless of revenue miss. Google, Microsoft and Intel are due to report today. So far, we observe that the high expectations have played tricks on stock valuations and the first set of earnings reactions warn that even...

Tesla jumped despite missing earnings and revenue expectations, Apple eked out gains despite news of a 19% drop in Chinese iPhone sales. Texas Instruments rose on a bullish revenue forecast for the current quarter hinting at a slower decline in chip demand from industrials and car industry. Spotify rallied 11% after its CFO said that ‘historical price increases have had minimal impacts on growth’ Meta, Ford and IBM will report today. The S&P500 rebounded on Tuesday thanks to a decline...

The bitcoin halving is now through, but will the fees remain high? Will we still see volatility in the markets? 00:00 Intro 00:26 Preview 00:53 Bitcoin 07:28 Ethereum 09:43 Subscribe & Good bye #crypto #cryptonews #cryptotrading #swissquote _____ Learn the fundamentals of trading at your own pace with Swissquote's Education Center. Discover our online courses, webinars and eBooks: https://swq.ch/wr _____ Discover our brand and philosophy: https://swq.ch/wq Learn more about our...

The week started on a hopeful note after the de-escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran. Gold and oil retreated, equities gained. Bitcoin was better bid following halving while cocoa futures continued to fluctuate near record highs. On the economic calendar, a series of PMI data are expected to confirm a slight improvement in global activity levels and a further divergence in US rebound. On the corporate calendar, tens of S&P500 companies are preparing to report their Q1...

The week starts with a relief rally in equities following a calm weekend on the geopolitical scene. The US 2-year yield pushes above 5% ahead of US GDP and PCE updates. Four of Magnificent 7 are due to report earnings this week. US crude kicks off the week under selling pressure, near the $81.50pb level. The US 2-year yield has been testing the 5% level since 10th of April and looks ready to go above this week. The S&P500 had their worst week in over a year after less-than-ideal ASML and...

Oil and gold jumped on rising geopolitical tensions after Israel struck targets in western Iran as a response to last weekend’s attacks. Brent crude traded above the $90pb before easing, US crude shortly trade past the $86pb level, wheat futures jumped 2%, gold rebounded to a near-record level and Swiss franc gained. We will likely see a further flight to safety before the weekly closing bell on fear of further escalation of tensions during the weekend. In other hot commodity news, cocoa...

We expected volatility before the halving, but is this normal? We'll dive into what's happening in the Bitcoin world just before the halving! 00:00 Intro 00:22 Preview 00:45 Bitcoin 05:54 Ethereum 08:44 Solana 09:28 Bitcoin-Halving Subscribe & Good bye #crypto #cryptonews #cryptotrading #swissquote _____ Learn the fundamentals of trading at your own pace with Swissquote's Education Center. Discover our online courses, webinars and eBooks: https://swq.ch/wr _____ Discover our brand and...

The big story of yesterday was the disappointing results from the biggest European company, ASML, where sales missed estimates and new orders slumped by 60% compared to a quarter earlier. The results raised questions regarding the sustainability of demand from chipmakers and the AI rally. The S&P500 and Nasdaq extended losses. TSM and Netflix are due to reveal results today. Elsewhere, the US treasuries rebounded yesterday, and the dollar gave back gains as authorities around the world...

Federal Reserve (Fed) President Jerome Powell said that the Fed may delay its first rate cut due to the lack of progress in cooling inflation following a rapid decline observed by the end of last year. The US yields rose and the dollar gained a further bullish support as the major peers in Europe insisted on the diverging inflation dynamics that would allow them to lower their interest rates regardless of how long the Fed remains on hold. Elsewhere, the barrel of US crude remains offered on...

A stronger-than-expected retail sales data from the US cemented the idea that the US economy remains too strong for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut the rates in summer. Then, China posted a surprisingly stronger-than-expected GDP number this morning, showing that the Chinese economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter, comfortably higher than a 4.8% growth penciled in by analysts. But industrial production missed estimates, house prices continue to fall and consumer spending slowed significantly...

Risk appetite is better this Monday morning than it was last Friday when the world was bracing for the Iranian retaliation on Israel. Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles on Israel on Saturday night, but only a small number reached Israel, limiting damages. Oil is lower but base metals including copper, iron and aluminum surged after the US and the UK decided to impose sanctions on Russian supplies. In the FX, the US dollar strengthens on the back of a severe deterioration in Federal...

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Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell reiterated yesterday that the Fed is not in a rush to cut rates but that it will cut sometime this year and that the recent jump in inflation didn’t ‘materially’ change their policy outlook. The latter was enough to send the market higher with joy. Stocks and bonds gained as the US dollar retreated sharply, leaving no room for the ECB doves to enjoy a softer than expected inflation data. Up next, investors will be watching the weekly jobless claims...

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Mood was down in Asia today as the strongest earthquake in Taiwan in 25 years led to halted operations in TSM and United Microelectronics. Elsewhere, Tesla led the EV makers south with disappointing Q1 deliveries while major stock and bond markets in Europe and the US were painted in the red yesterday as rising oil and commodity prices fueled inflation expectations and further strength in the US economic data boosted worries that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may not cut the interest rates as...

The new quarter started on a hawkish note. TheS&P500 closed the first trading session of the new quarter in the negative after the ISM data unexpectedly jumped into the expansion zo ne in March, the prices accelerated faster than expected and Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow spiked to 2.8% from 2.3%. US US data suggests that the Federal Reserve (Fed) should be in no rush to cut the interest rates. The odds of a June rate cut fell to – and shortly - below 50% yesterday for the first time this year. As...

The week starts very slowly as most Western markets are closed for Easter holiday. The US revealed the latest core PCE print on a Good Friday and the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell spoke after the data. The figures came in line with expectations, the data saw limited reaction due to the Easter break. The EURUSD kicks off the week under pressure. The yen bulls are nowhere to be found, but the Nikkei index is sharply sold after the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) Tankan index fell in the Q1...

The US printed a better-than-expected growth of 3.4% and Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Waller said that the recent economic data deserves delaying rate cuts and reducing the number of them, and that he wants to see ‘at least a couple of months of better inflation data’ before easing. But this is not what the majority of Fed members think. They think on the contrary that three rate cuts would be suitable for this year. As such, yesterday’s better-than-expected GDP pill went down the market’s throat...