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Summer surge

Equity markets are ending another winning week in positive territory following a bumper few days of earnings, data and of course, the Fed. This week has delivered another 75 basis point rate hike, earnings and revenue misses for some of the biggest tech names and an unexpected recession that isn't a real recession in the world's largest economy. And yet, the way equity markets have responded, the week couldn't have gone much better.

29-07-2022 08:12 GMT by Craig Erlam

US economy contracts again, stagflation is here, stocks embrace idea of potentially less aggressive Fed, oil volatile, gold shines, bitcoin rallies

US GDP declines in Q2 The US economy is weakening much faster than anyone expected. The first look at the second quarter showed another negative reading, which was a surprise for most on Wall Street.

28-07-2022 15:13 GMT by Edward Moya

A debatable recession

It's been quite the 24 hours in financial markets, one I feel many will be trying to work out for many weeks to come. The Fed on Wednesday raised rates by 75 basis points, as expected, before leaving as many doors open as possible for September. Chair Powell and his colleagues went for a cocktail of hawkish data dependency with a dovish twist.

28-07-2022 11:33 GMT by Craig Erlam

Powell sparks buy everything rally

You had the feeling that Wall Street, with perpetually itchy buy-button trigger fingers, was primed for this FOMC. As expected, the FOMC raised the Fed Funds target by 0.75%, to a target range of 2.25%-2.50%.

28-07-2022 04:24 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Fed React: Inflation commitment remains/ likely appropriate to slow increases, Stocks rally, Oil higher post EIA data/Fed/Iran nuclear deal stalemate, Gold shines, Bitcoin enjoys risk rally

US stocks extended gains after the Fed signaled that it will likely be appropriate to slow rate increases at some point. Now that traders see light at the end of the Fed tightening tunnel, the Nasdaq is starting to look like the cleanest dirty shirt in what looks like a 2023 recession bound economy.

27-07-2022 15:08 GMT by Edward Moya

Navigating an uncertain future

European stocks are modestly higher on Wednesday, while US futures are making slightly better gains on the back of tech earnings relief. We're in the midst of a critical 48-hour period for the markets and already there's so much to process. And that's before we even get to the Fed which is undoubtedly the headline event this week. Tech shares are expected to open strongly, with Microsoft and Alphabet both more than 3% higher in pre-market despite a rare miss on revenue and earnings.

27-07-2022 08:07 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks drop on soft data and string of cautious earnings outlooks, downbeat earnings, potential SEC probe on Coinbase sinks crypto

US stocks declined after a wrath of gloomy corporate outlooks made it seem like this current wave of growth concerns would send this economy quickly into a recession. Risk appetite is struggling here as European gas prices are skyrocketing, multinationals are complaining of a troubling macro environment, and consumer confidence plunges.

26-07-2022 14:58 GMT by Edward Moya

Pessimism creeping back in

We're seeing a little more pessimism in the markets on Tuesday as conditions remain choppy ahead of this evening's tech earnings and the Fed tomorrow. It's impossible to ignore what's to come over the next couple of days and the warning from Walmart has just added to some of the anxiety that was already evident. This earnings season will be anything but straightforward and we should prepare for some disappointments even against the backdrop of low expectations. The Fed has an extremely t

26-07-2022 12:59 GMT by Craig Erlam

Operation Hike to a hopefully a mild recession, Nord Stream flows to drop, cryptos drop

US stocks traded mixed ahead of both a pivotal week for corporate earnings and a Fed policy decision that will confirm its aggressive inflation-fighting stance. Investors won’t want to touch Nasdaq stocks until we hear from Alphabet tomorrow and if they don’t like what they hear they may wait to see Thursday’s massive results from Apple and Amazon provide any reasons to be optimistic with tech stocks.

25-07-2022 14:10 GMT by Edward Moya

Fed and earnings bring cautious optimism

A quiet start to what will otherwise be a lively week in financial markets with particular focus on the US as the Fed meets Wednesday and big tech report earnings. Stock markets are modestly in the green, with a fair amount of straw clutching at play once more. Earnings not being as bad as feared, the Fed only hiking by 75 basis points and China putting together a plan in the hope of averting the next wave of the property crisis is among the reasons being given for stock markets rising.

25-07-2022 08:56 GMT by Craig Erlam

FOMC week finally

Will FOMC opt for 75bp hike? This month has dragged on and seems to be lasting forever. One reason could be that it is my last full month as a keyboard warrior, toiling as the voice of reason as I try to make sense of the nonsense in the financial markets.

25-07-2022 04:21 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Mid-Market Update: Global PMIs collapse, Relief Rally will be tested next week, Mixed Earnings, Oil finds support, Gold shines, Bitcoin steadies

US stocks are under pressure as recession fears run wild as business activity contracts and the labor market shows signs of weakness. Wall Street is seeing mixed earnings as social media companies are seeing softer advertising revenues, the US consumer is struggling to pay their phone bills, while American Express says their premium customers are more resilient to inflation. The US consumer is quickly weakening and if the job market cools quickly, the market will start to fear a recession coul

22-07-2022 12:18 GMT by Edward Moya

A busy day for central banks

A plethora of central bank meetings and the scheduled maintenance completion of Nord Stream 1 have guaranteed another frantic session in financial markets on Thursday. Where do we begin on a day like today? The resumption of gas flows through Nord Stream 1 at levels seen before the maintenance work began has come as a huge relief to European countries unable to easily cope without it.

21-07-2022 11:44 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks chop, ECB abandons negative rates, bitcoin says, “Et tu, Musk?”

Wall Street is struggling to find reasons to be optimistic as investors digest a wrath of mixed corporate earnings, Russia resumes Nord Stream 1 gas flows, and the ECB acts aggressively with its first rate hike in 11 years. The earnings standout was Tesla, which posted strong earnings and kept its production forecast.

21-07-2022 11:22 GMT by Edward Moya

Another bear market rally

Stock markets have given back earlier gains on Wednesday, with Europe poised to end the day with decent losses ahead of tomorrow's ECB meeting. There have been two big focal points for European investors this week; the ECB meeting and Nord Stream 1. And in both cases, there has been a lot of movement.

20-07-2022 11:25 GMT by Craig Erlam

Earnings push stocks higher, building permits decline, euro rallies as markets expect half-point ECB hike, bitcoin tries to hold USD 22k

US stocks are rallying as corporate earnings haven’t been terrible and on optimism that Russia won’t delay the restart of gas flows on Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Earnings have been coming in mixed but nothing too terrible that is unnerving investors.

19-07-2022 13:43 GMT by Edward Moya

Choppy trade ahead of ECB

Stock markets are understandably choppy so far this week, as Europe posts small gains with Italy being the outlier up more than 1%. It's shaping up to be a critical week for Europe, with Brussels nervously waiting to see whether gas flows will resume following the completed maintenance of Nord Stream 1 on Thursday. That's the same day that the central bank will be weighing up a 25 or 50 basis point rate hike to combat soaring inflation in the bloc.

19-07-2022 10:46 GMT by Craig Erlam

Bank earnings keep rally mode going, homebuilder sentiment plunges, bitcoin bottom

Wall Street is starting to find its footing as investor Fed tightening fears eased and after both strong banking earnings from Goldman Sachs and Bank of America. It is the blackout period for the Fed and it seems last week’s comments from Bostic and Bullard were enough to convince markets a 100 basis-point hike is not justified right now. Bank Earnings Shares for both Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are off to a good start after strong results and no immediate announcements on curtailing their

18-07-2022 13:35 GMT by Edward Moya

Clutching at straws

It's not hard to see what the theme of today's note is going to be and for good reason when you see stock markets making punchy gains again in spite of the months that lie ahead. Maybe the heat is getting to everyone - getting closer to 40C here in London and my fan just isn't cutting it - or perhaps the doom and gloom has become a bit tiresome but the two-day rally we've seen on the back of so little looks a little hopeful to me. As ever, I'll caveat this with the fact that stock markets are se

18-07-2022 12:08 GMT by Craig Erlam

Bear market rally back on?

Wall Street rises as US data outperforms It says something about the level of confusion in the markets right now (American markets anyway), that having wrung their hands all last about inflation, 100 basis point rate hikes by the Fed, and an impending recession, that strong US Retail Sales and Michigan Consumer Sentiment on Friday saw Wall Street rally impressively. If that data had come out on Tuesday or Wednesday last week, we would probably have had a meltdown.

18-07-2022 03:02 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

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