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Sentiment in financial markets a tad more buoyant as the Chinese Commerce Ministry is reportedly evaluating the US proposal for trade talks. As encouraging as it seems, a trade agreement is an awfully long way off. Earnings from Amazon and Apple were tepid. The euro zone manufacturing PMI edged up in April but at 49.0 […]

LAST MINUTE OPTION PLAYS FOR AAPL EARNINGS AND BEYOND Continuing our eventful week of earnings and government reports, another great opportunity for investors comes from Apple. Personally, it is so difficult to tell which way the underlying will move, as Apple is one of the strongest and best companies in the world(heck just about everyone […]

All bourses steady up on US tariff deals promises and a China TV report that the US has reached out in negotiation. Participants are limited as much of the East and Europe is closed due to May Day. BoJ keeps rates unchanged and the mixed rhetoric from the press conference leaves markets none the wiser. […]

Continuing this busy week of economic and earnings reports, one of the sexier ones to watch out for is from Amazon. TBH I am bearish of the market overall, but also from a chart perspective is still looks fairly constructive, so I will leave the call of whether we go up or down , to […]

Both the Chinese manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMIs disappointed in April. The former contracted as its index stood at 49.00, the latter showed a mild expansion at 50.4 but was below forecasts. The euro zone economy grew by a forecast-beating 0.4% in 1Q 2025 distorted by a 3.2% expansion in Ireland. US trade deficit reached an […]

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As we enter the last week of April, we have a big week for earnings reports. Among these, one worth watching is Microsoft’s report. Microsoft, which being a tech stock has inevitably been hurt by recent talks and implementation of tariffs, has rebounded. While it is still shy of its recent December high of $454, […]

Markets continue to digest Sino/US stand off and mixed messages from the White House on how negotiations are going. However, bourses have ticked higher as Washington looks to ease some of the car tariffs. The effect of a poor Dallas Fed survey is still echoing, and progress is muted as a slew of earnings is […]

It is unclear whether US-China trade talks are ongoing. Trump claims progress, China refutes these claims. US GDP and job data will be in focus this week. The Bank of Japan will also decide on the cost of the borrowing. Expectations are for unchanged rates of 0.5%. The ECB is to lower interest rates once […]

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