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Morning wrap (30.10.2025)

30 October 2025

The Trump-Xi Meeting The meeting between Trump and Xi was positive and yielded tangible results, as indicated by Donald Trump himself. Trump announced the immediate lowering of fentanyl tariffs from 20% to 10%, which will reduce the overall tariff level to 47%. Chip issues were considered,...

📉 Microsoft Q1 2026 Earnings: Strong Numbers Mask Investor Anxiety Over AI Spending

29 October 2025

Microsoft delivered solid financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (ended September 30, 2025), surpassing analyst expectations across key metrics, particularly showing robust growth in its cloud business segments. Despite the strong performance, the company's shares fell by as...

🚀 Alphabet Soars on AI-Driven Results, Shares Rally 7% in After-Hours Trading

29 October 2025

The American tech giant, now primarily a powerhouse in data centers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) rather than just search and web browsing, has decisively surpassed financial expectations. The company reported its first-ever $100 billion quarterly revenue, sending shares to new historical highs, despite...

4 February 2022

10:21 AM

DE30 plunges after weak Eurozone retail sales data

European stocks erased early gains Eurozone retail sales fell sharply in December Linde (LIN.DE) signs a deal with Singapore semiconductor manufacturer European...

8:26 AM

Chart of the day - OIL (04.02.2022)

Brent crude price jumped above $91.00 per barrel during today's session, reaching highest level since October 2014 and bringing year-to-date gains...

7:41 AM

Economic calendar: US jobs data in the spotlight

European indices set to open higher Jobs reports from US and Canada Eurozone December retail sales data Futures markets point to higher opening...

6:31 AM

Morning wrap (04.02.2022)

US indices finished yesterday's session sharply lower. S&P 500 fell 2.44%, Dow Jones moved 1.45% lower, Nasdaq plunged 3.74% while Russell 2000...

3 February 2022

6:55 PM

Daily summary: A day full of excitement

Today's session really brought a lot of volatility and a lot of events. The most important development seems to be the communication from the ECB....

5:26 PM

Blockchain technology under the radar of Google

US tech giant Alphabet (GOOGL.US) has begun exploring blockchain technology and its potential in the context of developing a technology known as Web 3.0....

5:08 PM

Spotify shares lose nearly 17%

Spotify (SPOT.US) is one of the largest music streaming providers with nearly half a billion active users, including nearly 200 million regular subscribers. The...

4:14 PM

Natgas in retreat despite strong fall in stocks

Gas is in retreat today after a strong rally in recent days in anticipation of the onslaught of winter. Gas stocks fell by 268 billion cubic feet, with...

3:36 PM

ECB no longer rules out hikes and announces policy recalibration

There have been reports that some ECB members believe that interest rate rises cannot be ruled out this year. This would agree with Lagarde's statement...

3:09 PM

US OPEN: Stocks lose after Meta Platforms' mega drop, ISM for services slightly better than expectations

Today's global trading session brings a number of key readings coming from the most advanced economies globally. Recent words from President Lagarde...

2:10 PM

Meta stock dipped over 20% in premarket after weak growth forecasts

Shares of Meta (FB.US), Facebook's parent company plunged more than 20% in premarket after the social media giant posted weaker-than-expected fourth...

2:06 PM

ECB conference - Risks of high inflation rising

The ECB press conference with Christine Lagarde is underway. So far we have not learned anything that could change the current face of monetary policy...

1:34 PM

BREAKING: US jobless claims fall more than expected

The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits was 0.238 million in the week ended January 29, compared to 0.261 million reported in the...

12:56 PM

BREAKING: EUR sees little reaction to ECB decision

The ECB left monetary policy unchanged during its February meeting. Interest rates were kept at record-low levels and confirmed it will discontinue...

12:25 PM

⏰Will weaker NFP stop the Fed?

US labor market data is usually the most important monthly data for most investors. It would seem that after the recent assurances from the Fed about the...

12:14 PM

BREAKING: BoE raises interest rate up to 0.5%!

As assumed and predicted by analysts, the Bank of England raised the main interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%. As a reminder, the British central...

11:43 AM

DE30: Short-term profit-taking

The German benchmark index has corrected by 200 points since the weekly high reached yesterday. D1 chart The DE30 is trading more or...

10:54 AM

DE30 edge lower ahead of BoE and ECB decisions

European stock markets trade lower ECB and BoE decisions in focus Siemens Healthineers (SHL.DE) stock gains after solid quarterly results European...

8:22 AM

Chart of the day - UK100 (03.02.2022)

UK100 has been trading in a steady upward move recently. Volatility may increase in the afternoon during two highly anticipated monetary policy meetings,...

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