TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 04/25 – 05/01

Weekend 04/30 & 05/01

Drawdown Delerium: Bezos Warns “Markets Teach, The Lessons Can Be Painful” – Zerohedge

 

 

Friday 04/29

Nasdaq Collapses To Worst Month Since Lehman As Market Starts Pricing 75bps Hike In June – Zerohedge
Dow tumbles more than 900 points and the Nasdaq drops 4% on Friday to close out a brutal month – cnbc
Cruelest Indeed: There Have Been Just 4 Months Since 1973 As Horrific As April – Zerohedge
TSLA Jumps 5% After Musk Reveals $8.5 Billion Stock Sales After Twitter Deal – Zerohedge
Inflation Expectations Hit 41-Year-Highs As UMich Survey ‘Hope’ Fades During The Month – Zerohedge
Fed’s Favorite Inflation Signal Hits 40 Year High As Savings-Rate Crashes – Zerohedge
Futures Slide As Amazon, Apple Slump; Nasdaq Set For Worst Month Since Nov 2008 – Zerohedge
European stocks set to climb on earnings boost, but on course for negative month – cnbc
Alibaba, Meituan supercharge tech stocks in Hong Kong as China’s Politburo vows new tools to fix lockdown, growth crisis – SCMP
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index up 2% as Asia stocks rise; technology shares jump – CNBC
China to end regulatory storm over Big Tech and give sector bigger role in boosting slowing economy, sources say – SCMP


Thursday 04/28

Business Live – guardian
Elon Musk will be the most indebted CEO in America if the Twitter deal goes through – cnbc

Elon Musk sold around $4 billion worth of Tesla shares as he moved to buy Twitter – CNBC
Apple posts big beat and 9% revenue pop, authorizes $90 billion buyback – cnbc
Amazon Crashes After Reporting Catastrophic Guidance, Worst Revenue Growth In Decade – Zerohedge
Amazon shares fall on weak forecast and slowest growth since dot-com bust – cnbc
Intel beats but offers disappointing guidance – cnbc
“WTF Was That!” – Stocks Explode Higher As US Economy Heads Into Recession – Zerohedge
Dow jumps 600 points, Nasdaq pops 3% as tech leads comeback rally – cnbc
Oil Spikes After EU Says Russian Embargo ‘Imminent’ As Germany Drops Opposition – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, McDonald’s, Teladoc, Ford and more – cnbc
“Bigger Mess Than Last Year” – Global Supply Chain Crisis Could Emerge By Summer – Zerohedge
U.S. GDP fell at a 1.4% pace to start the year as pandemic recovery takes a hit – cnbc
Recession On Deck: US GDP Shockingly Contracts In Q1 Driven By Inventory, Exports Plunge – Zerohedge
Futures Rebound As Facebook Soars; Dollar Steamrolls Higher As Yen Crashes – Zerohedge

Twitter reports user bump, revenue miss for Q1, days after accepting Musk’s takeover bid – cnbc
USD/JPY tops 130.00 for the first time in 2O years, as BOJ stays dovish – fxstreet
European markets head for higher open as investors monitor Russian gas supplies to Europe – cnbc
Yen Craters To 20 Year Low As BOJ Stuns Markets With Daily Fixed-Rate Operations To Defend YCC – Zerohedge
Dovish BoJ sends yen to 20-year low, pressure on euro grows – Reuters
Alibaba, WH Group spur Hong Kong stocks as Covid cases in mainland subside, China ramps up efforts for economy – scmp
Chinese stocks rise on hopes of infrastructure boost; tech stocks jump – cnbc
Coronavirus: Shanghai officials eye reopening, manufacturing resumption as new Covid-19 cases fall to a 24-day low – scmp


Wednesday 04/27

Business Live – guardian
Germany Supports ‘Gradual’ EU Ban On Russian Oil As Moscow Rejects Gas Payment From Seized Trading Unit – Zerohedge

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Meta, Qualcomm, Ford, PayPal and more – cnbc
Qualcomm revenue pops 41% driven by Android phone chip sales – cnbc
PayPal shares rise after quarterly results – yahoofinance
Ford sees first-quarter profit dragged lower by Rivian stake, but maintains 2022 earnings guidance – cnbc
Facebook shares spike on better-than-expected quarterly earnings – cnbc
Facebook Soars After Reporting Solid User Growth Despite Revenue Miss And Weak Guidance – Zerohedge
FANG FUBAR, Bonds & Boeing Battered As Dollar Index Nears 20-Year-High – Zerohedge
Nasdaq closes flat at its 2022 low as a comeback attempt Wednesday fails – cnbc
Goldman Prime: Hedge Funds Were Calm Amid Yesterday’s Carnage, Here’s Why… – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Visa, Enphase Energy, Boeing and more – cnbc
A Lone Bank Doubles Down On Its Doomsday Call, Says Recession “Will Be Worse Than Expected” – Zerohedge
At least the stronger dollar is likely to help inflation. The DXY is up 9.11% in 2022 – FOREXLIVE
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Microsoft, Boeing, Alphabet, Robinhood and more – cnbc
Futures Rebound From Tuesday Rout As Dip Buyers Emerge – Zerohedge
Boeing posts loss as it grapples with delays on commercial and defense programs – cnbc
DXY Hits COVID-Crisis Highs – Pride Goeth Before The USDollar’s Fall – Zerohedge
Euro slides to five-year low on Russian energy supply, slowdown fears – cnbc
Credit Suisse reports quarterly loss, reshuffles management team as litigation costs bite – cnbc
Deutsche Bank posts seventh straight quarter of profit, warns of increasing cost pressures – cnbc
Poland Confirms Russia To Halt All Gas Delivery Wednesday If Payment Not Settled In Rubles – Zerohedge
Stock investors turn to Politburo for surprises as meeting gains significance amid headwinds from China lockdowns – scmp

 

Tuesday 04/26

Business Live – guardian

General Motors profit dips in the first quarter amid rising costs and supply chain issues – cnbc
Alphabet Plummets 7% After Missing On Earnings, YouTube Revenues, Despite New $70BN Stock Buyback – Zerohedge
Alphabet earnings are out – here are the numbers – cnbc
Microsoft earnings are out – here are the numbers – cnbc
Tesla stock closes down more than 12% after Musk’s Twitter deal – cnbc
Pukefest! – Zerohedge
Nasdaq loses nearly 4%, hits fresh low for 2022 – cnbc
Q1 Earnings From Bad To Dismal: Tech Earnings Sliding, Guidance Collapsing – Zerohedge
Atlanta Fed GDP Now Q1 GDP tracker cut to 0.4% from 1.3% – forexlive
US Nat Gas Rebounds On “Worrisome Inventory Forecasts” That Show Tight Summer – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: General Electric, Warner Bros. Discovery, UPS, 3M and more – cnbc
US Durable Goods Orders Growth Slowest In 13 Months – Zerohedge
Futures Slide Ahead Of Tech Earnings Deluge – Zerohedge
Gordon Johnson: Tesla Just Went “Ex-Growth”, Last Quarter’s EPS Was Helped By $1/Share In Non-Core Items – Zerohedge
Month-end flows to add to the mix this week, Citi warns of more dollar buying – forexlive
UBS beats expectations for the first quarter; continues to reduce Russia exposure – cnbc
Fidelity To Allow Bitcoin Investments In Retirement Plans – Zerohedge
HSBC’s first-quarter profit slides as Ukraine conflict, inflation bite – cnbc
Europe Buys Abu Dhabi Crude To Replace Russian Barrels – Zerohedge
European markets head for higher open as global sell-off goes into reverse – cnbc
EUR/USD: Downside risks dominate – Commerzbank – fxstreet
Investment banks slash expectations for China’s economic outlook — one sees GDP growth of less than 4% – cnbc
Chinese shares jump, turning around from declines amid Covid fears as Beijing expands mass testing – cnbc
IMF sees larger slowdown for China, Asia stagflation – forexlive
IMF warns of ‘stagflationary’ risks in Asia, cuts growth outlook – asianikkei
Japan To Spend Billions To “Ease Inflationary Pain” Caused By Spending Billions – Zerohedge


Monday 04/25

Markets hit by China lockdown fears – business live – guardian
Newsquawk US Market Wrap: China COVID sends global tremors as DXY ravishes to new peaks – Zerohedge

Big-Tech & Bitcoin Shrug Off Beijing Bloodbath; Bond Yields, Bullion, & Black Gold Battered – Zerohedge
Dow stages big reversal Monday, closing up by more than 200 points – cnbc
Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s buyout deal – cnbc
JCPenney Owners Offer $8.6 Billion For Kohl’s, NYPost Reports – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, AMD, Deere, Verizon and more – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Twitter, Coca-Cola, Warner Bros. Discovery and more – cnbc
Twitter shares jump 4% on reports it could accept Elon Musk’s bid as early as Monday – cnbc
Coca-Cola earnings beat Wall Street estimates as revenue jumps 16% – cnbc
Key Events This Busy Week: PCE, Employment Costs, Durables And Barrage Of Earnings – Zerohedge
European stocks fall 2% as global sell-off, China Covid concerns batter sentiment – cnbc
Global Shipping Update: China Is About To Wreck Your Summer – Zerohedge
Greater Chinese markets lead losses with Shenzhen stocks falling 6%; oil slides 3% – cnbc
Chinese Stocks, Yuan, Commodities Crash As Covid Plunges Country Into “Darkest Moment In Decades” – Zerohedge
China Unexpectedly Cuts FX Reserve Ratio To Support Plunging Yuan – Zerohedge