Microsoft holds its developer conference where CEO Satya Nadella hails the tech giant’s new A.I. software. However, Amazon says its decision to hold out and wait for Nvidia’s more powerful offering was a mutual decision between the two companies. Wall Street predicts Nvidia earnings could triple amid particularly choppy trade. U.S. equities once again hit fresh new highs on rate cut timing speculation. Our colleagues Stateside hear from Christopher Waller who urges patience and says he requires ‘several more months’ of favourable inflation data. And in the UK, headline CPI is due to fall close to the BoE’s 2 per cent target. Governor Andrew Bailey signals a rate cut is appearing on the horizon.