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Fed meeting on tap with swaps priding in just 20 bps of ’26 cuts. (0:17) Micron earnings expected to show strong DRAM pricing. (1:48) Meta reportedly considers layoffs as AI spending pressures operating costs. (2:36) Show NotesEarnings CalendarDividend RoundupEpisode transcripts ...  Show more

Oil price volatility, airlines lower, energy up (0:25) Banking stocks down; private credit concerns (2:50) FOMC meeting next week and beyond (4:50) FedEx, Oracle earnings (7:10)Show Notes: CPI read: Airfares jumped 7% in February even before the spike in oil pricesOracle targets ...  Show more

US equities surged again yesterday, closing off their intraday highs but nevertheless achieving new records. US PPI data confirmed that growth is slowing, providing more of the data that the Fed needs to start cutting rates again – markets will now scrutinise today’s CPI data for ...  Show more

US stock futures dip after the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, core PCE, rose 2.9% year over year — in line with estimates but still above the central bank’s 2% target. Fed Governor Christopher Waller backed a September rate cut and signaled more easing ahead. Fed Governor Lisa ...  Show more

Asian stock markets kicked off the week on a positive note, although the US indices had nothing more exciting than mixed performance after the announcement of strong jobs data on Friday. The US jobs data gave a small boost to the Dow and the S&P500 which closed Friday’s session 0 ...  Show more

Yesterday saw a flurry of economic data releases, accompanied by significant political developments. The US economy demonstrated stronger-than-expected resilience in the second quarter, expanding at a revised annualised rate of 3.3%, while recent labour market figures suggest a s ...  Show more