TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 01/31 – 02/06

Weekend 02/05

Visualizing The State Of Global Debt, By Country – Zerohedge
ECB’s Knot sees first interest rate hike in fourth quarter of 2022 – Reuters
BLS Job Revisions Show Every Job Report In 2021 Was Total Garbage – Zerohedge
Looking for Clarity While Waiting for Godot – mcm
This Is The Worst Earnings Season Since Covid Emerged And It’s About To Get Much Worse – Zerohedge
Fresh inflation data could fuel further market volatility in the week ahead – cnbc
Bank of England set for further hikes amid inflation concern – ing
S&P 500 EARNINGS SEASON UPDATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2022 – factset

 

 

Friday 02/04

Business Live – guardian

Cryptos Jump, Stocks Slump As Bonds & The Dollar Dump – Zerohedge
S&P 500 rises to end best week of the year so far, Amazon pushes Nasdaq 1.6% higher on Friday – cnbc
World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High – Zerohedge
Peloton Shares Surge On Late-Friday-Night ‘Anonymous’ Report Of ‘Suitors’ Including Amazon – Zerohedge
Fed’s Reuters Mouthpiece: No 50bps Rate Hike In March – Zerohedge
For The First Time In 10 Years, Amazon Quietly Repurchased Over $1 Billion In Stock As The Price Tumbled – Zerohedge
Here Is What’s Behind Today’s Stunning Payrolls Beat – Zerohedge
January Payrolls Huge Beat: 467K Jobs Added As December Revised Massively Higher; Earnings Overheating – Zerohedge
Payrolls gain 467,000 in January despite omicron surge – CNBC
Large-cap ETFs see heaviest weekly outflows in over a year, totaling $9.4B – sa
Futures Reverse Overnight Gains As Amazon Euphoria Fizzles – Zerohedge
Europe markets open little changed after BoE, ECB policy updates – cnbc
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soars more than 3% in Friday return to trade as Asia-Pacific stocks rise – cnbc
JPMorgan’s Trading Desk Scrambles To Contain The Fallout From Today’s Crash – Zerohedge

 


Thursday 02/03

Business Live – guardian
Bank of England raises interest rates to 0.5% – guardian
EUR/USD rallies above 1.1430 on a 180-pip move as ECB’s Lagarde muted on hiking in 2022 – fxstreet

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Snap, Amazon, Ford and more – cnbc
Snap shows first-ever quarterly net profit, stock pops 42% – cnbc
Ford shares fall on fourth-quarter earnings and 2022 guidance – cnbc
Amazon increases the price of Prime nearly 17% to $139 per year – cnbc
Stocks tumble as Facebook’s earnings-induced rout halts tech rebound, Nasdaq falls 3.7% – cnbc
Facebook’s $237.6 billion fall sets record for largest one-day value drop in stock market history – cnbc
Oil Spikes On White House Report Russia Planning False Flag Against Ukraine Using ‘Graphic Video’, Crisis Actors – cnbc
U.S. oil prices top $90 a barrel for the first time since 2014 – cnbc
A Stunned Wall Street Responds To Facebook’s Record $200 Billion Wipeout – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Spotify, T-Mobile and more – cnbc
December US Factory Orders Tumble Most Since April 2020 COVID Crisis – Zerohedge
US Services Sector Slumps To 18-Month Lows, Firms Passing Higher Costs On To Customers – Zerohedge
ECB sources: Policymakers see change at March meeting if inflation doesn’t ease – Reuters – fxstreet
Stocks, Bonds, & The Dollar Dump After Lagarde’s Hawkish Comments – Zerohedge
ECB Watch: Early rate hikes on the table – nordea
ECB Prepares For “March Policy Recalibration”, Q4 Rate Hike As DB Says “ECB Pivot Is Here… Buy EURUSD” – Zerohedge
ECB Reiterates Pledge To Withdraw Stimulus Gradually Despite Record Inflation – Zerohedge
Here’s what investors have learned halfway through earnings reporting season – cnbc
Jobless Claims Improve As Omicron Wave Ebbs – Zerohedge
US Equity Futures Tumble After Tech Rout – Zerohedge
Pound Surges After Bank Of England Ends QE, Raises Rates To 0.5% With Four Voting For 50bps Hike – Zerohedge
Bank of England hikes rates in first back-to-back rise since 2004 – cnbc
UK energy bills to rise by over 50% in April as regulator announces hike – cnbc
Oil major Shell reports sharp upswing in full-year profit, raises dividend and buybacks – cnbc
European markets pull back as investors await ECB, Bank of England decisions – cnbc
Asia-Pacific markets mixed amid lingering growth concerns and geopolitical tensions – cnbc


Wednesday 02/02

Business Live – guardian

Stocks making the biggest moves after the bell: Facebook, Spotify, Qorvo & more – cnbc
Qualcomm beats expectations for revenue and earnings, sales up 30% – cnbc
Facebook Plummets 20% After Missing Across The Board; US Users Drop, Guidance Disappoints – Zerohedge
Facebook shares plunge on weaker-than-expected earnings – cnbc
PayPal Pukes, Google Gains, Crypto Crokes, Dollar Dumps – Zerohedge
Stocks rise for a fourth straight day as Alphabet fuels tech gains, Dow jumps more than 200 points – cnbc
It’s Not The 1970s, It’s Worse: This Is The Strongest Recovery In Commodity Prices On Record – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alphabet, PayPal, General Motors, AMD & more – cnbc
Euro Area Inflation Unexpectedly Hits Record High One Day Ahead Of ECB Decision – Zerohedge
Euro zone inflation hits new record, piling pressure on the European Central Bank – cnbc
OPEC+ seen sticking to oil output policy amid price rally, defying pressure from U.S., India – cnbc
European markets climb amid global gains; Ocado up 6% – cnbc
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises almost 2%; multiple Asia markets remain closed for Lunar New Year holidays – cnbc

 

Tuesday 02/01

Business Live – guardian

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Alphabet, AMD, PayPal and more – cnbc
PayPal shares fall more than 11% on weak earnings guidance – cnbc
Alphabet reports big fourth-quarter beat and announces 20-for-1 stock split – cnbc
AMD beats on revenue and earnings, says sales will grow 31% in 2022 – cnbc
GM forecasts earnings to be at or near record levels in 2022 as chip shortage eases – cnbc
Stocks Shrug Off Bullard, Bad-Data, & ‘BBB’ Bust As Dollar Drops – Zerohedge
Stocks rise for a third day to extend market’s comeback from January sell-off, Dow jumps 270 points – cnbc
Oil Entering “Political Intervention Territory” Goldman Warns; Could Force OPEC+ To Boost Output – Zerohedge
Metaverse real estate sales top $500 million, and are projected to double this year – cnbc
Labor Insanity: There Are Now A Record 4.6 Million More Job Openings Than Unemployed Workers – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Exxon Mobil, AMC Entertainment, UPS and more – cnbc
US Manufacturing Weakens More In Jan: Job Creation Crashes As Prices Paid Spikes – Zerohedge
Exxon Extravaganza: Soaring Energy Prices Lead To Biggest Profit Since 2014, New $10 Billion Stock Buyback – Zerohedge
Futures Reverse Gains As Nail-biting Volatility Enters February – Zerohedge
Goldman Slashes 2022 GDP Forecast Again, Warns Of “Sharp Deceleration” In Growth” – Zerohedge
These Were The Best And Worst Performing Assets During January’s Rollercoaster Month – Zerohedge
European markets start February with positive momentum; Stoxx 600 up 1%; UBS up 6% – cnbc
UBS posts fall in quarterly profit to $1.35 billion, sets ambitious new targets – cnbc
Asia-Pacific stocks rise as Australia maintains cash rate; India announces budget – cnbc
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision – RBA
27-member bloc’s GDP falls behind that of China in 2021, EU data shows – gt

 


Monday 01/31

Business Live – guardian

Panic-Bid Rescues Nasdaq (Barely) From Worst January Ever As Rate-Hike Odds Soar – Zerohedge
Stocks rally to end a dismal January, but S&P 500 still posts worst month since March 2020 – cnbc
Tesla climbs nearly 10% after Credit Suisse upgrade – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Spotify, Netflix, Beyond Meat and more – cnbc
Fed’s George: Aggressive balance sheet reduction may allow shallower rate path – fxstreet
Morgan Stanley Bearish on Stocks; Goldman Mixed – thestreet
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Citrix Systems, BlackBerry, Spotify and more – cnbc
US Futures Start The Week With More Wild Swings In Another Volatile, Illiquid Session – Zerohedge

Key Events This Week: ECB, BOE, Payrolls, Euro CPI And Earnings Galore – Zerohedge
Bank of England expected to impose back-to-back rate hikes for the first time since 2004 – cnbc
European markets climb as January trading comes to an end; Stoxx 600 up 1% – cnbc
China and Japan are Citi’s top picks for Asia markets – cnbc
China manufacturing sector falls into decline amid Omicron wave, job losses accelerate – markit
China PMIs Show Economy On Verge Of Contraction Amid Continued Growth Slowdown – Zerohedge