Market Overview

Strong economic reports fuel the dollar and harm indices

2024.05.24
Boeing (BA) closed down more than 7%, topping the Dow Jones Industrials' list of losers, after CFO West said the company's second-quarter cash burn would be the same or worse than the first quarter wh...
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Strong NVDA report helped indices stay afloat after hawkish FOMC minutes

2024.05.23
The UK and German 10-year bond yields rose to 2-week highs after UK consumer prices slowed less than expected last month, raising questions about when the Bank of England (BoE) might start cutting int...
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The RBNZ maintained its hawkish bias, leaving the interest rate at 5.5%. Inflationary pressures are easing in Canada

2024.05.22
AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) closed higher by more than 2% after the company said it expects to generate $80 billion in cumulative revenue by 2030 from "significant growth" in its portfolio of existing oncol...
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Today, traders are focused on Canadian inflation data and waiting for the RBNZ interest rate decision

2024.05.21
On Wednesday, markets will wait for the minutes from the May 1 FOMC meeting to see how close the Fed is to cutting interest rates.
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Precious and industrial metals show strong growth. Oil grows amid the news about the death of Iran's leader

2024.05.20
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares rose more than 2% on Friday after Wolfe Research added it to its alpha list, replacing Nvidia (NVDA).
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Week's main events Week's main events (May 20 – May 24)

2024.05.20
This week's focus is on the FOMC minutes, PMI data, inflation data, and RBNZ interest rate decision
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Natural gas prices rose to a 4-month high. China released mixed data

2024.05.17
Meta Platforms (META) closed down more than 1% after the European Union announced an audit of the company over concerns that its algorithms illegally exploit the weakness of children to addict them to...
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Stock indices have hit all-time highs. The Australian labor market is starting to cool down

2024.05.16
Markets estimate the odds of a 25 bps rate cut at 10% at the June 11–12 FOMC meeting and 38% at the next meeting on July 30–31.
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PBoC kept the interest rate unchanged. The US stock indices rise despite rising manufacturing inflation

2024.05.15
Wunsch, an ECB Governing Council member, said the ECB should not be in a hurry to cut interest rates further after a likely first cut in June as "wage pressures persist, keeping service sector inflati...
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Australia will release its annual budget today. Rising inflation expectations hurt US stock indices

2024.05.14
Apple (AAPL) closed higher by more than 2% after it was reported that the company is close to an agreement to use OpenAI technology in Apple's upcoming iOS 18 mobile operating system.
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