ECB June hike near-certain as Middle East energy shock forces policymakers’ hand
Analysts see ECB hiking in June as Middle East energy shock closes the window for looking through inflation. Two hike ...
Deutsche Bank sees ECB leaving door open to hike in June as inflation expectations surge
ECB holds rates as expected; June hike fully priced by markets. Deutsche Bank flags upside inflation risk and downsid ...
Morgan Stanley delays Fed cut call to 2027 (more info). Middle East risk drives dollar
Morgan Stanley pushes Fed cut forecast to Jan/March 2027, citing sticky inflation and hawkish FOMC drift. Euro seen d ...
S&P and NASDAQ indices close at record levels
The major U.S. equity indices extended their rally into the close, capping off an impressive session—and an even more ...
Apple authorises $100 billion buyback. Quarterly profits top Wall Street estimates
Apple Q2 EPS $2.01 vs est. $1.95; revenue $111.2B vs est. $109.5B. iPhone $57.0B misses on supply; Mac $8.4B beats; S ...
Economic & event calendar in Asia, May 1, 2026 – Japan (tokyo) inflation, China holiday
China begins 5 days of holidays today, back on May 6. From Japan we get Tokyo area CPI for April. I’ll have mor ...
investingLive Americas market news wrap: Yen surges after intervention, Stock markets soar
Japan intervened in the FX market — reportTrump: Iran is dying to make a deal with usUS initial jobless claims ...
EURUSD shifts the short term bias to the upside above the 200 hour MA
The USDJPY moved sharply lower today, driven by renewed concerns over potential Bank of Japan intervention as the pai ...
Trump: Iran is dying to make a deal with us
I don’t know how seriously you can take these kinds of comments. Iran in very bad shapeReiterates that they obl ...
S&P 500 extends gains, rises to a fresh record. More earnings to come
The stock market is a momentum-chasers’ dream right now.It’s increasingly clear that the backbone of the ...
Pakistani officials say they expect new Iran proposal this week – report
This is a strange one:Al-Arabiya cites a Channel 12 report, which is an Israeli TV station but says that Israel is pr ...
Mega-Cap Stocks Are No Longer Moving as One Block, and Stock Investors Should Notice
The mega-cap technology trade is becoming more selective.
GOOG/GOOGL is showing clear relative strength, while ME ...