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This week’s Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting went according to plan. It was hawkish—though just about as hawkish as expected. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged, as widely anticipated, and signalled it's in no rush to cut them before gathering more data to assess the real impact of the tariff policy. It believes tariffs could lead to higher inflation and higher unemployment. And even though the spike in inflation is expected to be temporary, there’s a chance it could linger. The US 2-year yield rebounded after the decision, the probability of a June cut eased to 20%, and US equities came under pressure. But the headlines shifted quickly: news that the Trump administration would scrap the AI chip curbs engineered by Biden gave a late boost to major indices in the final half-hour of trading. Nvidia—flat for most of the session—rallied over 3% in the last 30 minutes. And the US and the UK are expected to announce a trade deal today! Listen to find out more!

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The futures are in the positive this morning on news that the trade talks between the US and China could lead to progress, as the Chinese Premier will reportedly meet US Treasury Secretary Bessent later this week to discuss tariffs. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) freshly lowered its policy rate and reserve ratio today in an effort to strengthen its monetary support for the Chinese economy, which is seeing a slowdown in activity. As such, the CSI 300 is better bid this morning – the index is back to April 2nd levels, when Trump blew the world’s mind with his unreasonable tariff levels – while the Hang Seng jumped above its 50-DMA, though gains remained fragile and were mostly given back by the time of writing. The US dollar is slightly positive this morning, as the selloff against Asian currencies cools. Good news from the Chinese front could bring back hopes and risk appetite. The latter would result in a recovery in the US dollar and a further rebound in equities as the Federal Reserve (Fed) is preparing to announce no change to its rates today. Listen to find out more!

The week kicked off on a bearish note for US equities as the buying that had been driven by hopes of a turnaround in trade winds over the past nine sessions is gently losing momentum. In FX, the US dollar remains softer across the board; its rapid selloff against Asian peers was particularly in focus over the past two sessions and raised concerns about the dollar’s status as a safe haven and reserve currency. The Federal Reserve (Fed) starts its two-day meeting with no expected change to its policy this week, while earnings are not looing bad but forecasts are souring sentiment. From here, the lack of good news on the trade front will likely discourage bulls from extending the latest rally. Yet, I firmly believe that optimistic investors are positioning to catch the moment when potential tariff deals pop and trigger a rebound—they just don’t want to miss the rally by coming in too late. That mindset could help limit losses if the suspense doesn’t last long and trade deals really materialize. Listen to find out more!

The week begins with a sharp decline in oil prices – around 4% at the time of writing – as OPEC+ announced it would accelerate output restoration by 411K barrels per day. No one knows the motivation behind the move, but the impact on oil’s direction is clear: to the downside. PS: Lower oil prices are obviously a straight positive for bringing inflation lower for the US and elsewhere, and potentially allow global central banks to tame the negative impact of the trade war on their respective economies. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to maintain rates unchanged this week, while the Bank of England (BoE) will likely announce a 25bp cut. The US dollar kicks off the week on a negative note, as Asian currencies soar on rumours that there could be some announcement on the trade front later today. Listen to find out more!

The S&P 500 gained for the eighth consecutive session despite a set of soft economic data and cautious earnings forecasts. The lack of escalation in the trade war over the past week and dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations certainly explain a major part of the recent gains. But optimism remains fragile, and the Fed’s ability to help depends on the trajectory of inflation. Today, eyes are on the US official jobs data and Big Oil earnings. While soft jobs data could temporarily fuel the dovish Fed expectations and keep investor appetite in check, disappointing results from oil giants – combined to weakening oil prices – should limit gains among energy companies. Listen to find out more!

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Market sentiment has improved following a deluge of data and earnings announcements on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, strong growth numbers were spoiled by stronger-than-expected inflation update, while in the US, terrible GDP figures were countered by a softer-than-expected PCE read. In Japan, the Nikkei rose despite the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) downside revision for growth and worries about inflation, and the futures hint at a positive session as both Meta and Microsoft jumped after announcing their quarterly results. All eyes are on Apple and Amazon today, after the bell. Listen to find out more!

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Market sentiment somehow improved on news that Donald Trump would ease auto tariffs by lifting some levies on imported auto parts, and to avoid aluminium and steel levies stacking up alongside the rest of the tariffs—probably as a marketing move as he gave a speech in Michigan marking his 100 days in office. As a result, carmakers around the world and major US indices posted gains yesterday. Part of the gains was also due to hope that US corporate earnings would be resilient to tariff uncertainty, that Scott Bessent is eyeing July 4th to pass a multi-trillion-dollar tax cut package to help improve the new administration’s plunging approval ratings, and that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would step in if things worsened. But the majority of the news was less than ideal—to say the least. Microsoft, Meta, and Qualcomm are due to release earnings today after the bell; Apple and Amazon report tomorrow. US GDP growth and jobs data, and Eurozone countries’ CPI updates are among key data that investors will watch today. Listen to find out more!

The week kicked off on a slightly positive note for European equities on continued expectations that the disinflationary impact of Trump’s trade policies would allow the European Central Bank (ECB) to give ample support to the underlying economies. But sentiment was much less bullish for US equities, which saw an initial drop on rising inflation expectations for the US economy and worries that any Federal Reserve (Fed) support would be limited due to a heat-up in inflation dynamics. Calmer flow of Trump news may allow investors to focus on critical economic data (US jobs, GDP, Euro inflation) and earnings (including European bog banks, US Big Tech and Big Oil). But risks prevail and the latter keeps gold – and miners - a popular trade despite a more than 40% rally since last August. Listen to find out more!

The week starts with mixed feelings. Market mood improved last week as US President Donald Trump eased pressure on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, announced some progress with trading partners including Japan and India, and said that the triple-digit import taxes on Chinese products will probably be ‘substantially’ revised lower. And happily, we heard no major bombs from Trump or his administration over the weekend. It could hardly get better than this given the situation. Investors will focus on an avalanche of earnings announcements, the first update of the US Q1 GDP and April preliminary inflation figures of the eurozone. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to maintain status quo, but the latest rise in inflation keep the BoJ hawks alert. Listen to find out more!

Yesterday allowed global risk investors to take a deeper breath. Dovish comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) members, and de-escalation of trade tensions between the US and China allowed a further recovery in global equities. Optimism was backed today by the Chinese announcement that it is considering easing tariffs on some US imports, further signalling de-escalation of trade tensions and supporting earlier comments from the Trump administration that triple-digit tariffs could come ‘substantially’ down. On the individual front, Google - that announced its latest results yesterday after the bell - showed better-than-expected revenue growth for both its advertising and cloud segments, justifying the company’s AI spending plans, hence giving AI investors a timid smile, indicating that the AI theme isn’t dead—it’s just been overshadowed by Trump’s trade news. Nasdaq futures are leading gains this morning, and sentiment across major markets suggests that the week will likely end in a better mood than when it started! Let’s cross our fingers that the weekend news don’t spoil the latest optimism. Listen to find out more!

Hectic and unpredictable, the Trump show continues. Sentiment is fragile, pressure on equities and the USD remains tight, crude oil’s positive momentum is hit by lower IMF growth forecasts and nothing is less certain for company earnings: the earnings season is shadowed by tariff uncertainty as well. Gold remains the ultimate hedge to trade shenanigans while the European assets and the euro attract inflows. Listen to find out more!

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A few pieces of good news helped calm investors’ nerves before the Easter break. First, Donald Trump said yesterday that the US and Japan made ‘big progress’ in trade negotiations. He also said that there could be a deal with the EU, even though I’m reading that the EU is preparing export restrictions toward the US, provided that the first round of talks didn’t result in anything other than frustration for the Europeans. The Chinese are open to talk if Trump and team respect them, so that’s not an easy win. But overall, things haven’t gotten worse over the past 24 hours—with the old friends, nor with China. But they don’t look good with Jerome Powell and that is no good news for the markets! Anyway, Netflix posted better-than-expected earnings yesterday after the bell. The markets are closed for Easter holiday. Next week will be a new week! Listen to find out more!

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Yesterday was yet another ugly day of trading, especially for the US and the technology companies. The Federal Reserve (Fed) President warned that the tariffs were significantly higher than they thought, that they could soften employment and boost inflation, that inflation could stick around longer than they thought, that they don’t know how long the impacts will flow through the economy and how they will impact the long-term inflation expectations. He added that they can’t achieve long-term strong growth and employment if they don’t achieve price stability first. In simple words, Powell said inflation is their priority and that the best thing to do it to wait before cutting rates. Across the pond, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut its rates by 25bp before the Easter break! Listen to find out more!

The US trade negotiations between the US and the EU aren’t going well, China doesn’t even want to talk. Both US and China now deploy measures other than tariffs to fight each other as Nvidia and Boeing are left in the crossfire. China announced that they will not buy Boeing and Trump administration decided to restrict the export of Nvidia’s H20 chips to China. ASML reported weaker than expected orders in the Q1 due to tariff uncertainty and TSM is expected to announce around 56% profit growth in Q1 thanks to a 42% increase in sales but forecasts will probably matter more than the actual numbers this earnings season because of tariff uncertainties. In summary, risks prevail. Note that the latest GDP data released in China this morning topped analyst estimates, while the S&P500’s daily chart is now flashing red with a death cross formation – where the 50-DMA crossed below the 200-DMA. Unsurprisingly, the escalating trade tensions continue to boost appetite in gold while the US dollar and equities remain under pressure. Listen to find out more!

Markets kicked off the week on a positive note on relief regarding the consumer electronics tariffs – that will not be exempt but will be part of a different ‘tariff bucket’ (20% instead of 145% for those made in China). Then, there was some relief for auto and part makers, as well. As such, the European stocks rallied 2.70% on partial rollback of the tariffs, the US stocks kicked off the week higher but euphoria weakened into the session end on news that the US Commerce Department launched a probe into chips and pharmaceutical imports on national security reasons. This morning, the futures are flat with Nasdaq futures under pressure. Sentiment is fragile on bipolar announcements from the US that’s taking a toll on companies’ and investors’ ability to make decisions... Uncertainties persist but the good news is that the pressure on the Treasuries front remains bearable – and that is one place to watch carefully to judge how dangerous volatility gets. The US dollar remains offered, however as gold trades near record highs as price projections are being lifted higher. Listen to find out more!

The new week starts on relief that the US will exempt electronics – most of which are made in China – from headline tariffs. Futures are hinting at strong gains across the US and European indices. Hon Hai – a major Apple supplier jump opened in Asia, but is giving back gains since then as Donald Trump said Sunday that the tech sector won’t be exempt from tariffs, they will be in a different tariff bucket. Prepare for another week of hectic headlines, uncertainty and high volatility – and thinning holiday volumes into the Easter break won’t help in terms of volatility. For now, futures hint at a positive start to the week, the 10-year yield looks more stable this morning. Gold extends gains above the $3220 on rising bets that the US treasuries are losing their safe haven status thanks to the US hectic and harmful policies. The US dollar remains under a decent selling pressure. The euro, yen and franc amass flows. The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut rates this Thursday, the Bank of Canada (BoC) will probably hold steady, investors also watch results from US big banks, Netflix and TSM, inflation figures from Europe, the UK and Canada and US retail sales and business inventories — all unfolding under the shadow of escalating trade tensions. Listen to find out more!

The red line was the sovereign bond markets. It was the flash selloff in US Treasuries over the past few days that finally made Donald Trump take a step back from his tariff strategy. Equities rebound by big chunks, treasury yields are down, the US dollar and oil recover but I wouldn’t pop the champagne just yet. We’ve already seen how the uncertainty alone has hit businesses. Delta Airlines lowered its earnings guidance, citing global trade tensions. Amazon cancelled orders for China-sourced products to cut exposure to Chinese supply and let’s not forget: China remains a critical market for companies like Apple and Nike. So yes—some relief, but tread carefully. Uncertainties will persist, though yesterday’s rebound rests on solid ground. We could see it extend—if Trump can just stay quiet for a few days, let the market digest the news, and watch how companies react. On the data front, the US CPI update is due today and should land with a bit less tension. The Federal Reserve (Fed) has remained relatively quiet during the selloff, simply noting that policy is “in a good place” amid growth and inflation uncertainties. Recession bets may have eased yesterday, but they’re still far higher than before Trump took office. Markets presently price in more than a 10% chance of a 50bp cut in June. Listen to find out more!

Hopes of seeing Donald Trump roll back tariffs before they go live were dashed this morning—along with sentiment across global financial markets. The Nikkei is down more than 2%, a Bloomberg index tracking Asian currencies fell to a record low, and European and US futures hint at another very, very ugly trading session, with losses between 2–4% at the time of writing. I won’t say much about yesterday’s rebound: moves of that magnitude – above 2–3% – aren’t sustainable unless there’s a clear resolution to the tariff problem. China, on the other hand, is seeing limited losses across the CSI 300 companies. Despite being hit by 104% tariffs starting today, Chinese authorities said they will "fight to the end." That likely includes massive and unprecedented measures to keep the economy afloat. Trump’s trade policies continue to weigh on the US dollar, on rising recession bets—the dumbest recession in world history, probably. The US 10-year spiked from under 4% to over 4.50% in just three sessions. The US 30-year hit 5% a few hours ago as companies are selling their liquid assets while investors simply don’t want to take the risk. There are also rumours that China may be dumping US Treasuries in retaliation. Gold is bid above the $3000 per ounce level, while US crude tests the $57pb support to the downside. Listen to find out more!

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Monday was rough across global financial markets. Mood is better this morning but intraday volatility is at levels not seen since the Covid-era selloff as we’re facing an avalanche of headlines: who’s ready to negotiate, who’s not, what did Trump say, what did he mean… it’s nearly impossible to predict the next move. US Senator Elizabeth Warren called it the “dumbest trade war” in history, pointing out that this turmoil isn’t caused by a virus or a housing collapse—it’s man-made and potentially fixable by simply rolling back tariffs. For now, Trump stands his ground, while world leaders oscillate between retaliation and negotiation. Meanwhile, big investors, US bank bosses, and even Elon Musk—the First Friend—are voicing criticism. Maybe internal pressure in the US will eventually shift the course. Of course, the magnitude of this market selloff brings the Federal Reserve (Fed) into the conversation. The central bank is trapped between a rock and a hard place: above-target inflation on one side, rising recession risks on the other. Bond investors are confused too. Hints of a deal—or even a tariff delay—could spark a risk rebound, leading to a sharp unwinding of dovish Fed bets and renewed selloffs in bonds. BoFA’s MOVE index, which tracks bond market volatility, is surging. Listen to find out more!

Last week marked the beginning of a historical market selloff. The selloff on Friday accelerated after China said that they would respond to the US tariffs with 34% tariff on American imports on their own. Europeans warned that ‘when elephants fight, grass trembles…’ to say that retaliation smells stronger than negotiation, right now. Equities and crude oil plunge, gold is also giving signs of exhaustion... So if you’re wondering where does the capital flow? It flows to into the government bonds – the US, the German, the Japanese, the Australian yields are all down on the growing expectation that the financial turmoil will soon bring the central banks back to cutting rates and to purchasing bonds to ensure stability... This week, the US will release its latest CPI update, but it won’t matter. More interestingly, the US earnings season kicks off this week with the big banks due announce Q1 earnings. TSMC will also report its March sales on Thursday. Attention will be on companies’ forecasts regarding the tariff chaos, and how bad they see the future with heavily disrupted global supply chains. Listen to find out more!

Yesterday saw the worst selloff since pandemic. Equities tumbled, US dollar tanked, treasury yields melted, and crude oil dived. The tariff chaos will likely help the euro end the week above the 1.10 mark and sterling above 1.30 against the US dollar. And gains could be sustainable as nations look willing to retaliate. More interestingly, parallels with pandemic-era supply chain disruptions become apparent as we try to analyse the potential impact of tariffs on world economy and central bank responses. Opinions for Europe are dovish but the Fed expectations diverge. Listen to find out more!

Trump’s tariff announcement was worse than expected. The market reaction to the tariff announcement is strongly negative. The pricing in currency markets suggests rising retaliation bets to the US tariffs. The US dollar eased to the lowest level since Trump entered the White House, the lowest levels this year and the lowest levels since mid October. The tariff announcement sent Cable directly up above the 1.30 psychological mark. The EURUSD trades above the 1.09 level while the USDJPY tanked to 147. Inside equities, the afterhours trading looked like a bunch of US companies announced disappointing earnings all at once. Apple – that’s still got great exposure to China – tanked more than 7% in the afterhours, Nike also fell by a similar amount, while Nvidia lost more than 5% and Tesla tanked more than 8%. The futures are deeply in the red with the S&P500 futures pointing at almost 3% losses at the time of writing, while Nasdaq futures point at losses more than 3%. Europe opens down. The next hours and days will be shaped by the world’s reaction - likely retaliation - and how much effort and money countries will deploy to fight back. Listen to find out more!

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The much-expected US tariffs will be announced in a few hours and they will take immediate effect, according to the latest news. Yesterday’s ISM data confirmed that the US manufacturing activity slowed, new orders tanked, employment softened while the prices-paid showed a steep jump – steeper than expected by analysts. The unideal data didn’t trigger a further selloff in US equities, however. On the contrary, the S&P500 ended a jiggly session 0.38% higher, as the yields retreated – meaning that investors put more weight on the rising recession bets than they did on the rising price pressures. But appetite remains fragile and investors show increased appetite for bonds – and that despite the expectation of further rise in global debt levels. In the FX, the US dollar is slightly better bid, the euro and sterling are pressured on tariff uncertainty. Gold continues to be the safest play in town when it comes to the tariff uncertainty. Listen to find out more!

March is over, the pain is probably not. Global equity markets kicked off the week on a negative note ahead of the so-called Liberation Day, April 2nd, the day the Trump administration will reveal the reciprocal tariffs to the rest of the world. Based on the strategy adopted by the White House since the beginning of Trump’s second term, tomorrow’s announcement will likely by exaggerated, overdone, buzzy and nerve-wrecking to make the others fear, react and negotiate. From here, there are many possible scenarios – obviously – but the most likely two are 1. US tariffs sound more reasonable than many fear and global indices rebound on relief until the next tantrum. Or 2. The tariffs are unreasonable – like the 200% levies that Trump threatened the European alcoholic beverage makers with – and the world is pushed into a deeper chaos. The majority of investors appear to be hedging against the second scenario: gold prices continue their journey to the north with little hesitation, the price of an ounce of gold is trading above $3140 this morning and the USDCHF resists into the 0.8850 level. Listen to find out more!

The tariff talk remains on the headlines as the Liberation Day approaches. Risk appetite is nowhere to be found, the US dollar is weak, gold continues to extend gains into uncharted territories and oil bulls remain unreactive to the news that Trump is pissed off with Putin for unveiling plans for the next Ukrainian leadership. Equities are under pressure, the US dollar reversed an attempt to rebound from the March dip and is down for the third session on mediocre growth expectations for the US economy. In summary, the euro is looking stronger than sterling and the dollar, while the US dollar has become the weakest link among the three. This week, investors will continue to watch the Eurozone inflation numbers and the US jobs data. The expectations are weak. If the Liberation Day doesn’t lead to a relief rebound in the US dollar, the euro could make an attempt above the 1.10 mark against the dollar, and Cable could break the back of the 1.30 offers. Listen to find out more!

Sentiment remains sour due to intensifying tariff talk. Of course, the global ramifications are immense and the selloff is intense. And April 2nd – aka the Liberation Day – when the US is expected to announce its reciprocal tariffs is the next event to watch. It’s hard to be optimistic when we know that retaliation will emerge and uncertainties will continue with possible retaliation. Retaliation and the extent of retaliation will determine the next direction of the US dollar and equities. For now, bearish sentiment rules both across the global financial markets And it is in this difficult market setup that CoreWeave, the Nvidia-backed cloud computing specialized in AI, will start trading today on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The timing of the IPO is clearly not ideal as the AI-related stocks have experienced a significant pullback in their valuations and CoreWeave had to lower its IPO ambitions yesterday and pulled its expected valuation lower due to a weaker-than-expected reception during its roadshow. The way investors will welcome the company will tell a lot about whether they are still focused on impressive growth potential of AI enablers, or they are more concerned about slowing growth to avoid oversupply. Listen to find out more!

Sentiment soured for both US, European and Asian markets. The US tech stocks were particularly hit – without a new catalyser. Investors continued to step out on tariff worries, and the worries got worse when Trump announced that he would impose 25% tariffs on auto imports... both finished cars and auto parts. The bearish sentiment across the US equities is now expanding into the European equities. The massive government spending being already priced in, European equity investors are faced with the ugly truth of the hectic tariff policies Gold remains the most reliable hedge against the Trump tariffs. The tariff talk’s impact on the US dollar has been surprisingly negative so far, but the dollar’s direction will likely depend on how the countries will respond to the US tariffs. If there is no retaliation, the US dollar could rebound on relief that the impact of the tariffs on American exports – hence the American growth - would be contained, while retaliation from the US’ biggest trading partners would further hammer the US growth prospects and weigh on the dollar. Listen to find out more!

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The latest data from the Conference Board came to back the mounting concerns among Americans regarding the future of the economy and inflation. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the German data tells the exact opposite: business optimism in Germany hit the highest levels since last summer as the massive government spending that the German government agreed to unlock brings hope across manufacturers. As such, the convergence in sentiment between the two continents continues to develop, be confirmed by data and back the rotation trade. But the European spending narrative is now widely priced in. Therefore the European investors will be facing the tough reality of the tariff game in the coming weeks and the latter could slow the rally that we saw in the European equities and the euro over the past three months. In the UK, the tariff fears are amplified by the fact that the UK won’t benefit from the ample budget spending that the continental European peers will. On the contrary, the spending hopes for the UK have been crumbling as borrowing costs keep rising and decrease Rachel Reeves’s fiscal headroom. Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a £10bn cut in day-to-day government spending. The smaller the envelop, the bigger the impact on sterling. Listen to find out more!

The week started on quite a positive note on hope that the next wave of US tariffs – expected to hit the ground on April 2nd - would be more targeted and more measured than previously thought. But Trump still threatened to impose 25% levies on countries that buy oil from Venezuela. Crude oil, US equities and the US dollar gained, treasuries and gold sold off while European and Chinese indices posted small losses. Overall, Monday saw a correction of the rotation trade that hit the US equities and boosted the European and Chinese equivalents so far this year. Whether it’s the beginning of the end of the rotation, or just a correction is yet to be seen. April 2nd will be the next important test for the global markets depending on the announcement of reciprocal tariffs - which will probably upset more than one. Listen to find out more!

US equities saw a precious support from the Federal Reserve (Fed) last week, as policymakers decided to downplay the impact of tariffs on inflation by saying that it would be ‘transitory’ and slowed the pace of QT. US equities rebounded and the dollar recovered. The week will probably be heavy with tariff talk. The early-week echoes are positive with rumours that the upcoming tariffs would be more measures than previously thought. But, who knows? Investors will be watching the March preliminary PMI numbers today, and look for hints on how the US shake-up reflects in activity. So far, the evolution in growth expectations have been negative for the greenback and positive for the euro and sterling. The past two-years’ tech darlings have been bearing the brunt of the loss of appetite for US exceptionalism as well. Maybe CoreWeave is not going public at the best time... Listen to find out more!

A big week of central bank decisions is coming to an end with the central bankers bathing in uncertainty of the tariffs and the economic implications of the rapidly escalating trade war. The US stock markets couldn’t extend the Fed optimism into a second session as FedEx – that’s results are seen as an indicator of economic health – lowered its profit forecast for the third straight quarter. The rapid loss of appetite hints that there is a stronger case for a further selloff in US stocks than a sustainable rebound. Capital flows toward the European equities were the major theme of the Q1 but flows toward the European equities and the euro could start slowing in Q2 as many investors now consider that most of the upcoming European infrastructure and defence spending is already priced in. Another leg of the rotation trade is also showing signs of weakness this week. The Hang Seng index was down more than 2% yesterday and shed another 2.40% today on the waning stimulus-backed purchases and the tariff shenanigans. Appetite loss and rising inflation expectations back oil and gas stocks and TIPS. Listen to find out more!

US markets breathed a sigh a relief following the Federal Reserve (Fed) decision. The Fed kept its policy rate unchanged as expected, cut the growth forecast and lifted its inflation outlook quite notably but Chair Jerome Powell stressed out that the potential impact of tariffs on inflation would be ‘transitory’ – implying that the Fed could continue to ease policy to support growth. And more importantly, the Fed decided to reduce the pace of Quantitative Tightening (QT) – a move that eases the tightening of the financial conditions. The US equities, bonds and the dollar rebounded. Today, the Bank of England (BoE) is expected to stay seated on its hands at today’s meeting, but the MPC landscape is quite not smooth: 7 members out of 9 will probably vote for no change, while two doves are expected to favour a 50bp cut, while the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is expected to announce a 25bp cut today. Listen to find out more!

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Nvidia yesterday revealed new products at the company’s annual GPI Technology Conference at San Jose but couldn’t reverse investors’ souring mood. Of course, it was not about Nvidia or the AI conviction, it was about the overall market mood that’s been souring due to a number of reasons including the tariff war, the high tech valuations, the rotation trade, the uncertain Federal Reserve (Fed) outlook and the ugly geopolitics. The Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce its latest decision, economic projections and the dot plot. Across the Atlantic Ocean, the Germans agreed to pass a bill that will allow the government to increase its spending without being laid back by the strict borrowing rules. Stoxx gained, the euro appreciated while the bunds weren’t further sold. Listen to find out more!