TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 04/14 – 04/20

Wednesday 04.16

Business Live – guardian
Foreigners are very overweight U.S. assets, that’s a potential problem – investing

Gold Soars To New Record High; Stocks & Bond Yields Tumble As Powell Dismisses Fed Put – Zerohedge
Wall Street Ends Sharply Lower; Nvidia Drops, Powell Says Growth Appears to Be Slowing – Reuters
Dow drops nearly 700 points, Nasdaq tumbles 3% in tech-driven sell-off – cnbc
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries rise in February – investing
Fitch Sees Weakest World Growth Outside Pandemic Since 2009 – Reuters
Stocks Puke As Fed Chair Powell Raises Specter Of Stagflation, Awaiting “Greater Clarity” – Zerohedge
Powell indicates tariffs could pose a challenge for the Fed between controlling inflation and boosting growth – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, ASML, Advanced Micro Devices and more – cnbc
European Shares Close Lower as ASML Warns US Tariffs Cloud Outlook – Reuters
Bank of Canada Keeps Rates At 2.75% As Expected, Sees “Significant Recession” In All-Out Trade War – Zerohedge
New York Business Leaders Say Economic Outlook Worse Since Lehman – Zerohedge

Global Economic Growth Could Slow to 2.3% Due to Trade Tensions, Says UN Trade Agency – Reuters
US Industrial Production Dipped From Record High In March – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: United Airlines, Nvidia, Tesla, Travelers and more – cnbc
WTO Slashes 2025 Trade Growth Forecast, Warns of Deeper Slump – Reuters
Global trade outlook has ‘deteriorated sharply’ amid Trump tariff uncertainty, WTO warns – cnbc
US Retail Sales Soared Most In 2 Years In March As Auto-Spending Spiked Ahead Of Tariffs – Zerohedge
Retail sales increased 1.4% in March, greater than expected – cnbc
245% China tariff causes market confusion – investing
Futures Slide After Nvidia Chip Export Curbs Slam Tech Stocks – Zerohedge
Rheinmetall Sees Order Potential of up to $341 Billion, CEO Tells Handelsblatt – Reuters
The Dollar Bubble Just Burst: Peter Schiff Warns “This Is The Collapse I’ve Warned About For Years” – Zerohedge
Barclays sees more downside risk to U.S. earnings estimates – investing
Finland’s Nordea tops forecasts, flags signs of lending recovery – Reuters
ASML Misses On Orders As CEO Warns Of Trade War; Analysts Call Results “Disappointing” – Zerohedge
Critical chip firm ASML posts lower-than-expected net bookings in first quarter – cnbc
European markets set for a negative open as tariff uncertainty weighs on sentiment – cnbc

Hong Kong stocks fall 2% to lead losses in Asia-Pacific as trade war worries dent sentiment – cnbc
Hong Kong stocks ignore upbeat China GDP data as trade war remains in focus – scmp
China’s first-quarter GDP tops estimates at 5.4% as growth momentum continues amid tariff worries – cnbc

 


Tuesday 04.15

Business Live – guardian
Are Markets Out Of The Woods Yet? JPMorgan Traders Say ‘No’… – Zerohedge
Death Cross Drama Meets the Most Bearish Equity Stance in Years – Zerohedge

Nvidia Plunges After US Imposes License On H20 Chip Sales To China, Slaps Company With $5.5 Billion Charge – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: United Airlines, J.B. Hunt, Interactive Brokers and more – cnbc
United Airlines gives two 2025 profit outlooks, calling economy ‘impossible’ to predict – cnbc
United Airlines Q1 results beat estimates, but current-quarter guidance falls sort – investing
Stocks chop with Bonds and Dollar bid as US-EU trade talks lack progress ahead of Powell – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Wall Street Ends Down Slightly; Tariff Uncertainty Keeps Investors on Edge – Reuters
“Headline Fatigue Is Real Now” – Bonds & Bullion Bid As Top Goldman Trader Warns “Tape Remains Fragile” – Zerohedge
S&P 500 falls marginally Tuesday as tariff volatility subsides – cnbc
Trump administration is making progress on a tax plan, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells Yahoo Finance – yahoofinance
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Bank of America, Boeing, Rocket Lab and more – cnbc
European Shares Advance as Trump Hints at Auto-Related Tariff Relief; LVMH Plunges – Reuters

Empire Fed Manufacturing Expectations Plunge To Worst Since 9/11 – Zerohedge
Futures Drop In Jittery Session, Dollar Extends Losses – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson and more – cnbc
Citigroup results exceed analysts’ estimates on gains in fixed income and equities trading – cnbc
BofA Reports Strong Results Boosted By Record Equity Trading, Budgets 4 Rate Cuts – Zerohedge
Bank of America tops analysts’ estimates on better-than-expected interest income, trading – cnbc
Global Investors Dump Holdings of US Stocks at Record Pace, BofA Survey Says – Reuters
Investors haven’t been this bearish in 30 years, BofA poll shows – bbg
IEA slashes world oil demand growth forecast amid trade tensions – forexlive
Treasuries fall with key gauge of risk reaching decade high – bbg
Euro Zone Banks Tightening Corporate Credit Access on Rising Economic Risk, ECB Survey Shows – Reuters
German Investor Morale Plunges to Lowest Level Since Start of Ukraine War – Reuters
LVMH shares slump amid Q1 sales miss, analyst rating cut – investing
Euro Zone Industry Grows More Than Expected in February – Reuters
‘Extreme’ US-China decoupling could cost US$2.5 tn in equity, bond sell-off, Goldman warns – scmp
Ericsson Q1 net income jumps 61% on strong networks, North America growth – investing
U.S. announces probe into chip, electronics imports, paving the way for new tariffs – cnbc
European markets set for mixed open amid hopes of Trump tariff respite – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after tech rally pushes Wall Street higher – cnbc
Global banks cut China growth forecasts as trade war deepens – Reuters
UBS Lowers Forecast for China 2025 GDP Growth to 3.4% on Tariff Hikes – Reuters

 

Monday 04.14

Business Live – guardian

Stocks and bonds rise on more trade updates and dovish Waller – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now- bbg
Wall Street Ends Higher With Apple Shares as Investors Assess Tariff Exemptions – Reuters
Treasury Yields Tumble As S&P Suffers ‘Death Cross’, Dollar Decline Continues – Zerohedge
Dow jumps 300 points, S&P 500 closes higher as tech shares rise after tariff exemptions – cnbc
JP Morgan Cuts Oil Price Forecasts on Weak Demand, Higher Output – Reuters
Fed Governor Waller sees tariff inflation as ‘transitory’ in ‘tush push’ comparison – cnbc
Auto stocks rise as Trump says he wants to ‘help’ some car companies – cnbc
Online trading platform Webull soars 375% in second day on market after SPAC merger – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Alibaba, Palantir Technologies and more – cnbc
Citi cuts internet stock targets amid tariffs and softer macro – yahoofinance
Tariff Shock Delayed For Dollar Tree & Home Depot By Several Months – Zerohedge
LVMH Misses Sales Forecast as Core Business Slumps in First Quarter – Reuters
European Shares Rise as Trump Eases Tariffs on Electronics From China – Reuters
NY Fed Survey Inflation Expectations Make Mockery Of UMich Propaganda – Zerohedge
Fed data: Consumers see big, but fleeting tariff inflation spike – axios
Nvidia Announces “Engines Of World’s AI Infrastructure” Will Be Built In America For First Time – Zerohedge

US PREMARKET
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Apple, Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer and more – cnbc
OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for 2025 and 2026 on trade war – bbg
Futures Rise, Dollar Slides After Tech Tariff Pause – Zerohedge
Goldman Reports Record Equity Trading Revenue, Misses In FICC and iBanking, Losses On Investments – Zerohedge
Goldman’s stock traders ride volatility to record quarter – bbg
Citigroup turns cold on U.S. equities, joining Wall Street peers – bbg
Goldman Sachs cuts Europe’s STOXX 600 forecast for second time this month – Reuters
Trade tensions can lead to stock market crashes, IMF says – Reuters
Chinese Gold ETFs April Inflows Surpass First Quarter Total, WGC Says – Reuters
Goldman puts $4,000 gold on the agenda as hunt for havens grows – bbg
Tech tariff exemption suggests the importance of consumers – cnbc
Europe stocks close higher as Trump tariff exemptions boost sentiment – cnbc

Hong Kong shares rise over 2%, leading gains in Asia-Pacific after Trump pauses tariffs on consumer electronics – cnbc
China exports skyrocket over 12% in March as trade war drives businesses to frontload shipments – cnbc

Week Ahead Preview: BoC, BoK, CBRT and ECB Rate Decisions; Fed’s Speeches; China GDP; Canada, Japan, U.K. and NZ CPIs; U.S. Retail Sales; Trump-Meloni Meeting; Xi’s Southeast Asia Tour – cb