TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 09/22 – 09/28

Friday 09.26

Business Live – guardian

Stocks gain on in-line PCE with Dollar paring some recent strength – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Wall Street Indexes End up as Investors Weigh Inflation Data – Reuters
Stocks close higher Friday after in-line inflation data, but S&P 500 snaps 3-week winning streak – cnbc
Electronic Arts Soars Most In Years On Reported $50 Billion Take-Private Deal – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Paccar, Intel, Mirion Tech and more – cnbc
US Equity Funds Draw Weekly Inflows as AI Boost Sparks Renewed Demand – Reuters
Global Equity Funds Log Weekly Inflows as AI Optimism, Fed Cut Bets Boost Sentiment – Reuters
European Shares Recover From Three-Week Lows, but Weekly Momentum Fizzles – Reuters
Oil Prices Set For Sharpest Weekly Jump Since Israel-Iran War – Zerohedge
UMich Delivers Another Flaming Load Of Dumpster Fire Propaganda – Zerohedge

Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Shows No Sign Of Runaway Tariff Costs, As Savings Rate Slides – Zerohedge
Core inflation rate held at 2.9% in August, as expected, Fed’s gauge shows – cnbc
Solid US Consumer Spending in August Underscores Economy’s Resilience – Reuters

Futures Flat Ahead Of Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator – Zerohedge
U.S. economists raise GDP growth forecast for third quarter- survey – investing
Lockheed Martin Targets European Market for Thaad Missile Defence – Reuters
Lockheed Martin unveils Vectis drone for collaborative combat missions – in
Factbox-Global Drugmakers Rush to Boost US Presence as Tariff Threat Looms – Reuters
Real-World Impact Of Trump’s New Drug Tariffs To Remain Negligible, UBS Tells Clients – ZEROHEDGE
European Pharma Shares Drop After Trump Threatens More Tariffs – Reuters
Why Trump’s 100% drug tariffs could hit Asia and Europe very differently – cnbc
“Weakest Since Pandemic”: U.S. Heavy Truck Sales Collapse To Levels Rarely Seen Outside Recession – Zerohedge
Euro Zone Consumers Lift Inflation Expectations, ECB Survey Shows – Reuters
Friedrich Merz’s fight to fix the German economy is already on the ropes – politico
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on heavy truck imports, starting Oct. 1 – cnbc
U.S. to impose 100% tariff on branded, patented drugs unless firms build plants locally, Trump says – cnbc
Morning Bid: Stocks Cop One-Two Punch – Reuters
European health care stocks rise after Trump slaps 100% tariffs on medicine imports – cnbc

Asian pharma stocks extend declines after Trump slaps 100% levies on branded drugs – cnbc

 

Thursday 09.25

Business Live – guardian
Trading Day: Whisper It … but Is This the Top? – Reuters
We’re in an AI ‘super cycle,’ top investor says — and it could last 20 years – cnbc
Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says business valued at $14 billion – cnbc
Global debt hits record of nearly $338 trillion, says IIF – R

Costco tops earnings, revenue estimates as warehouse club wins over younger members – cnbc
Stocks & Treasuries slide with Dollar bid as traders await pivotal PCE – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Wall Street Indexes Finish Lower, Data Raises Uncertainty for Rate-Cut Outlook – Reuters
Stocks close lower for a third day as once-hot AI play Oracle falls, yields increase – cnbc
Market Outlook: Data centres and electrification drive bullish outlook for U.S. power producers – bbg
Drones close a Denmark airport for a second time in a week – cnn
Oracle, Silver Lake Part of Group of Investors Who Will Own About 50% of TikTok US, Source Says – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Mirion Technologies, Freeport-McMoRan, CarMax & more – cnbc
European Shares Touch Three-Week Low as Med-Tech Hit by US Import Probes – Reuters
Relentless US Stocks Rally Could Teeter on Inflation, Earnings, Valuation Risks – Reuters
NATO Has Already ‘Declared Real War’ On Russia Through Ukraine, Lavrov Says – Zerohedge
Gold, Oil Jump After Europe “Privately” Warned Russia It’s Ready To Shoot Down Its Jets – Zerohedge
US Existing Home Sales Stuck Near 15 Year Lows As Prices Keep Rising – Zerohedge

Fed’s Logan Calls for Overhaul of Central Bank Rate Control Toolkit – Reuters
Q2 GDP Revised Sharply Higher To 3.8%, Best Quarter In Two Years – Zerohedge
US Economy Notches Fastest Growth Pace in Nearly Two Years in Second Quarter – Reuters
Jobless claims tumble to 218,000, well below estimate despite fears of labor market weakness – cnbc
Durable Goods Orders Rebound Bigly In August – Zerohedge
US Core Capital Goods Orders Unexpectedly Rise in August – Reuters
Futures Slide As Record-Breaking Rally Cracks – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Intel, Oracle, Lithium Americas, Opendoor and more – cnbc
German Economy to Regain Momentum in the Next Two Years, Institutes Say – Reuters
Bosch to Cut 13,000 Jobs to Bring Down Costs in Tough Autos Market – Reuters
HSBC Achieves Quantum Computing “Sputnik Moment” In Bond Market – Zerohedge
H&M shares jump 8% on third-quarter sales beat as turnaround takes pace – cnbc
European stocks poised for mixed open ahead of U.S. jobs data – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets rise after Wall Street declines as investors sell tech names – cnbc

 

Wednesday 09.24

Business Live – guardian

Stocks slide continues while Dollar pares recent weakness – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Wall Street drifts as it hits a lull following its big rally – bbg
Equities End Lower as Valuation Concerns Creep In – Reuters
Stocks closer lower for second day as investors continue selling AI plays Nvidia and Oracle – cnbc
Intel Seeks Investment From Apple, Bloomberg News Reports – Reuters
Here’s why Barclays says U.S. equity investors need to “return to fundamentals” – investing
DoubleLine Takes Multi-Pronged Approach to US Economy as Official Jobs Data Under Scrutiny – Reuters
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alibaba, Lithium Americas, Freeport-McMoRan, UniQure and more – cnbc
“A Black Swan Event”: Copper Prices Soar After FCX Declares Force Majeure At World’s 2nd Largest Mine – Zerohedge
Microsoft Brings Anthropic AI Models to 365 Copilot, Diversifies Beyond OpenAI – Reuters
Bloom Energy’s rich valuation has run ahead of its valuation – si
Making OpenAI and Nvidia’s giant AI project a reality will take a lot of foreign-made parts – cnbc
Europe Stocks Slip; Commodity, Defence Rallies Offset by Luxury Losses – Reuters
Amazon raised at Wells Fargo; Sees Anthropic-driven AWS boost – investing
New Home Sales Exploded Higher In August, But Prices Soared – Zerohedge
New home sales soar 20% in August to a three-year high – cnbc
BofA on why Q4 tends to be the ’most wonderful time of the year’ for stocks – investing
CNBC Daily Open: Bad timing for OpenAI’s Stargate to come online – cnbc

Futures Rise As Alibaba Capex Promise Boosts AI Sentiment Again – Zerohedge
Trump’s Ukraine/Russia Comment Sparks Renewed Bid In European Defense Stocks – Zerohedge
Defense stocks rally as Trump, in a major shift, says Ukraine can win back territory from Russia – cnbc
The Five Most Likely Motives Behind Trump’s Flip-Flop On Ukraine – Zerohedge
Surprise Drop In German Business Confidence Suggests Economy On Shaky Ground – ls
ifo Business Climate Falls (September 2025) – IFO
SAP defended at Morgan Stanley amid ’attractive’ valuation – investing
Analysis-OpenAI, Under Pressure to Meet Demand, Widens Scope of Stargate and Eyes Debt to Finance Chips – Reuters
Sam Altman on OpenAI’s $850 billion in planned buildouts: ‘People are worried. I totally get that’ – cnbc
European stocks close lower after Fed’s Powell says stocks ‘highly valued’; German defense contractor Renk jumps 8% – cnbc

Asia markets track Wall Street declines after U.S. Fed chair suggests stocks are overvalued – cnbc
Alibaba shares rise over 6% after CEO unveils plans to boost AI spending – cnbc
Alibaba Rips Higher As Plans To Boost AI CapEx Fuels Continued Mania – Zerohedge

 

Tuesday 09.23

Business Live – guardian
Finding the Right Balance in Uncertain Times – oecd

Trump Admin Seeks 10% Equity Stake In Lithium Americas – Zerohedge
Micron beats on earnings as company sales rise 46% on AI boom – cnbc
Stocks pause as traders digest Fedspeak – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
U.S. stocks slip as Wall Street’s relentless rally takes a pause – bbg
S&P 500 closes lower, snapping 3-day winning streak, as AI trade in Nvidia fizzles; Powell hints stocks are overvalued – cnbc
Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Sees “No Risk-Free Path” Ahead For Monetary Policy – Zerohedge
Fed’s Powell Strikes Middle Path on Inflation, Jobs, as Others Take Sides – Reuters
Fed Chief Powell says stock prices appear ‘fairly highly valued’ – cnbc
US Stocks May Surge Another 20% Before Historic Crash, Says ‘Black Swan’ Fund Universa – Reuters
US Antimony Soars On Huge Pentagon Contract As Trump’s Industrial Economy Goes Into Overdrive – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Firefly Aerospace, AutoZone, Sempra, Halliburton and more – cnbc
Even Goldman’s Delta-One Head Is Shocked At Nvidia’s Grotesque Vendor Financing Scheme – Zerohedge
Nvidia: OpenAI Investment Signals Weakness – sa
Nvidia’s big OpenAI investment lifted the whole market. It’s raising red flags about a bubble for many – cnbc
European Shares Rise as US Spending Boosts Luxury Stocks – Reuters
September ‘Soft’ Survey Data Dips But Q3 Still ‘Best Quarter’ Of The Year For US Business – Zerohedge
US Business Activity Cools Further, No Widespread Price Increases – Reuters

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Firefly Aerospace, AutoZone, Kenvue & more – cnbc
Gold Hits New Record High As China Moves To De-Westernize Global Bullion Market – Zerohedge
Market Rally Pauses Ahead Of Powell Speech While Gold Propels To New Record Highs – Zerohedge
U.S. and global growth forecast lifted by OECD as economies surprise to the upside – cnbc
Euro Zone Business Activity Hits 16-Month High but Highlights Country Divergence, PMI Shows – Reuters
German Business Activity Grows at Accelerated Clip in September, PMI Shows – Reuters
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia – nato
Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons – politico
EU Leaders Want ‘Drone Wall’ Protecting Eastern Flank From Russian Incursions – Zerohedge
European stocks set to rise after Wall Street sets fresh records – cnbc

Taiwan stocks hit record high amid regional gains tracking Wall Street rally – cnbc

 

Monday 09.22

Business Live – guardian

NVDA-OpenAI deal leads stocks higher ahead of Powell – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Wall St Indexes Post Record Closing Highs Again, With Nvidia, Tech Shares Higher – Reuters
S&P 500 rebounds after soft open, posts another record close with help from Nvidia – cnbc

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Oracle, Apple, Metsera, Compass, Kenvue and more – cnbc
Analysts React to Nvidia’s $100 Billion Investment in OpenAI – Reuters
Nvida Stock Surges After Announcing $100 Billion OpenAI Investment – Zerohedge
Nvidia to Invest up to $100 Billion in OpenAI, Linking Two Artificial Intelligence Titans – Reuters
Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as part of data center buildout – cnbc
‘Losing its store of value’: Expert attributes gold’s rally, stocks’ surge to weak U.S dollar – bbg
Stocks Fall in Europe as Automakers Weaken; Spanish Equities at Over One-Week Low – Reuters
Gold Soars To Fresh Record As Inflows Into Gold ETFs Hit 3 Year High – Zerohedge

Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Metsera, Compass, Kenvue, Fox and more – cnbc
Futures Drop After Friday’s Meltup, Gold Soars To New All-Time High – Zerohedge
Ed Yardeni warns of echoes of the 1999 Tech Bubble in today’s rally – investing
Key Events This Week: Core PCE, GDP And Fed Speakers Galore Including Powell – Zerohedge
ASML rises after Morgan Stanley upgrade on positive growth inflection – streetinsider
Investors See European Stocks as Compelling in Bid to Diversify – Reuters
Here’s why BofA says de-dollarization is happening “but not as we think” – cnbc
Goldman raises S&P 500 targets, expects earnings to remain key driver – investing
Five things to watch in markets in the week ahead – investing
Porsche Hits Brakes On EV Ambitions, Suffers Another Guidance Cut As Shares Drop Most On Record – Zerohedge
Porsche Caught Between a Slowing China, EV Road Bumps, and Trump – Reuters
Porsche shares shed 7% after cutting outlook – CNBC

 

Asia markets trade mixed as China holds loan prime rates steady for fourth month – cnbc
Samsung shares surge on reports of clearing Nvidia test for AI memory chips – investing
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Exits China’s BYD, Filing Shows – Reuters

Week Ahead: SNB, Riksbank And Banxico Meetings; China LPR; Trump UN Speech; Australia, Tokyo and U.S. Inflation Reports; OECD Outlook – cb