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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 earnings.
Among them, Tesla is due to reveal its Q1 results after the bell and the expectations are weak. The selloff could...

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 TSM results hammered appetite in chip stocks last week....

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 futures jumped close to 10% yesterday to above $11’000 per ton, and a hedge manager called Pierre Andurand...

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

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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 highlighted the ‘serious concerns’ regarding the depreciation of the Japanese yen and the Korean won against the greenback. The EURUSD and Cable rebounded...

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 geopolitical news, or the lack thereof, after Iran attacked Israel this weekend but...

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 during March. The CSI 300 slid and Shanghai’s Composite fell almost 1.5%.
A strong Chinese GDP may have not boosted appetite for Chinese stocks, but...

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 Reserve (Fed) rate cut expectations following strong jobs and inflation data, and the dollar...

New record numbers for active addresses on Polkadot, but is that enough to get Polkadot to new all time highs?

00:00 Intro
00:24 Preview
00:36 Bitcoin
03:43 Ethereum
05:49 Polkadot
06:58 Solana
09:03 Subscribe & Good bye

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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 and job cuts as they wait for Friday’s jobs data.
Elsewhere, gold traded past...