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US equities recovered for the second session on Monday, after a 10% selloff brought the S&P500 to the limit of the correction zone last Thursday. But optimism looks vulnerable as the OECD lowered its growth forecasts on Monday, pointing at tariffs, the global trade restrictions and uncertainties as the main cause of slower global growth, and warned of higher inflation.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) begins its two-day policy meeting today with soft but not collapsing employment and sales data, softer-than-expected but still near 3% inflation, and a high level of uncertainty and tariff-led volatility in its hands. The Fed is...

A set of Chinese data released earlier today looked better-than-expected; the fixed asset investment unexpectedly accelerated in February, growth in industrial production slowed less than expected – a slowdown due to the Chinese new year break, while growth in retail sales accelerated to 4%, more than expected. The unemployment rate rose, however, and the worries regarding the property crisis and the shrinking population remain on the back of investors’ mind despite the AI-led boost in Chinese equities this year. To address the issues while the momentum is in favour, the Chinese authorities pledged to provide more support to stabilize stock...

Yesterday brought yet another escalation in the trade war. This time, Trump was reportedly totally annoyed that the Europeans responded to his 25% steel and aluminium tariffs rather than backing down and slapped 200% tariffs on champagne, wine, and other alcoholic beverages from France and the EU. The stock selloff continued on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean: the S&P500 stepped in the correction territory, while the Stoxx 600 saw support near the 50-DMA.
On the data front, the softer-than—expected US inflation numbers were taken with a pinch of salt. That is because investors are more focused on rising inflation...

Are the newest inflation numbers good or bad for Bitcoin and co?

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The tariff hell broke lose yesterday after the US imposed 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports triggering a swift response from the EU and Canada. The EU announced tariffs on around EUR 26bn worth of American goods, while Canadians slapped tariffs on CAD 30bn worth of US products. Voila, happy Thursday. Let’s see who blinks first.
Happily though, the US inflation ease more than expected in February on both monthly and annual basis. The latter somehow improved mood across risk assets, but enthusiasm is vulnerable in the fact of worsening global trade headlines that weigh on the US...

American and Canadian officials have spent the last few hours imposing tariffs on each other—only to roll them back —adding to the absurdity of the tariff situation. The problem is that this tariff charade has real-time consequences and that’s weighing on investor sentiment and pressuring market valuations.
Market volatility is rising as visibility becomes cloudier by the day, any market rebound may not be viable unless there is a form of stability in the White House – but that doesn’t seem to be on the menu du jour.
The US will update its inflation numbers today and tomorrow, and the...

It’s both nothing and everything at the same time that sent the markets to a dark hole on Monday. The stock markets across the globe were heavily hit by the fears that Trump trade and international policies would have a terrible economic and geopolitical fallout in the US and beyond its borders. The recession bets are rising by the day, the companies are giving murkier forecasts due to tariffs, the US’ biggest trading partners respond. The post-election gains in US equities are wiped out, money is flowing into Europe, the Us bonds are in demand, European bonds are sold, the...

Last week was packed with tariff uncertainty and weak economic data. Friday’s jobs figures - the first set of jobs data of the new Trump era so far marked by mass firings at federal agencies - resulted in a weaker-than-expected NFP print, a higher-than-expected unemployment rate and a lower-than-expected participation rate.
This week, the US CPI update will be closely watched. The rising inflation expectations keep the Federal Reserve (Fed) doves on the sidelines but the recession bets are rising and the latest forecasts point at a sharp drop in economic growth in Q1. Soft inflation is needed for the...

Update: Trump just signed the EO for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve! This was recorded prior to this announcement!

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Donald Trump paused tariffs imposed on Canadian and Mexican imports two days after imposing 25% levies on its biggest trade partners’ products amid sanguine market reaction and resistance from trade partners. Beyond the politicians who refused to surrender, Walmart’s Chinese suppliers reportedly refused to take on a 10% price cut on their products while Europe is looking to replace Elon Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine by a European alternative, the French satellite operator Eutelsat, to make sure not to give the communication capabilities into the hands of a no-ally-anymore. Eutelsat’s stock price gained more than 500% in just a week. The...