US Stocks Make Fresh Records; Wheat Breaks Out; Central Banks More Hawkish as ECB, BoJ Members Float Rate Hikes; Warsh Confirmed as New Fed Chair; Trump in China
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The US consumer price index (CPI) climbed 3.8% year-on-year in April, up sharply from the 3.3% gain in March and just above the market estimate of 3.7%.
Higher US Inflation Sends Stocks Lower, US Dollar Higher; Slowing of Iranian Oil Exports at Kharg Island Noted, Trump Mulls Resuming Strikes; Wheat Breaks to Long-Term High; Trump asks Xi to "Open Up" China
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US CPI Data Awaits; RBI Intervenes in FX Market, Government Drafts Emergency Import Restrictions / Price Hikes; Japan Ministry of Finance Boosts Yen by Warning of Intervention; US, South Korean Equity Indices Reach Record Highs; Trump Keeps World Guessing on Iran
Iran Makes Counteroffer Far Short of US Demands, Trump Makes Displeasure Clear; Trump Continues to Threaten Iran; Crude Oil and Gasoline Higher; Stocks Remain Strong Led Higher by Tech
Trump Announces One-Week Deadline for Iran to Agree Deal, or War Resumes; Trump Optimistic on Deal; US, Korean, Japanese Stock Indices Power to New High; WTI Crude Oil Settles Near $95; Verbal Yen Intervention After USD/JPY Hits 2-Month Low
Spirits are high across the cryptocurrency ecosystem as the market appears to be waking from its crypto winter.
Trump Announces Pause in Forcible Hormuz Opening, Hints Agreement Close; US, South Korean Stock Markets Advance to New Highs; Aussie Dollar Soars; Crude Oil and Gasoline Drop
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate by a quarter-point to 4.35% at Tuesday’s meeting.
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RBA Saw Higher Rates Needed to Manage Inflationary Risks from Energy Price Shock, Seen as Hawkish, Pushing AUD Higher; US Begins Military Action to Escort Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz, Trades Fire with Iran, Sinks "Fast Boats"; Gasoline, Brent Crude Oil Futures Close at Fresh Highs; Trump Does Not Follow Through on Iran Bombing Threat, Iran Bombs UAE Without Retaliation; Bitcoin Reaches New 3-Month High
Stock Markets Mostly Bullish, Led Higher by Tech and Asia; Bitcoin Breaks $80k to 3-Month High; President Trump Declares USA Will Militarily Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates at the benchmark federal funds rate in a range between 3.5%-3.75percent, its lowest rate since November 2022. This marked the third straight meeting that the Fed has kept rates unchanged.
Trump Preparing for Long-Term Iran Blockade, But Also Exploring Military Strike Options; Energies Rise Sharply Higher, Gasoline and WTI ETFs Reach Multi-Year Highs; Yen Weakens, USD/JPY Reaches 18-Month High >160.50; ECB, Bank of England Expected to Hold Rates
Federal Reserve Policy Meeting and Bank of Canada Today, Details Will be Watched, Rate Holds Strongly Expected; Australian Inflation Undershoots Expectations; US Stock Markets Higher on Tech Earnings Optimism; WSJ Reports Trump Preparing for Long-Term Iran Blockade
Bank of Japan Holds, but 3 Members Vote for Rate Hike; S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 Reach All-Time Highs; Energies Rise as Hormuz Remains Closed While Trump Poised to Reject Iran Offer, Gasoline Futures Reach New Highs