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Stock markets kept the rebound going yesterday,  buoyed by China's efforts to reverse the negative spiral that has taken hold of its economy. Beijing's stimulus is welcome, but it seems a little too disorganized to create mass enthusiasm, at least at this stage. Investors' attention will quickly turn to the macroeconomic statistics that will punctuate the next three sessions. Hosted by Audiom...

Stock markets closed mostly on a slight rebound last week, after a rather complicated start to the month. The good times that lasted from January to July seem well and truly over:  the last three weeks have been tricky to say the least. Two factors have weighed heavily: China's weak economic recovery and fears of persistently high key rates in the US.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiome...

Despite hopes, Nvidia didn’t deliver the rally some expected, the fault of a rather distrustful global market on the eve of a much-anticipated speech by the Fed Chairman. So it's time to listen to Jerome Powell today, live from Jackson Hole in Wyoming, where central bankers are holding their traditional annual summit at the end of August. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-conf...

Nvidia's results were probably the most eagerly awaited corporate figures of August. The Californian firm didn’t disappoint, confirming the explosion in demand linked to artificial intelligence. This is a welcome boost for stock markets in need of a new chapter after a difficult start to August. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

I know, I keep talking about it, but there’s no escaping the topic of big tech and central banks this week, since we have Nvidia’s results and the Fed ‘s Jackson Hole symposium. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Equity futures were slightly higher in premarket trading this morning, as traders assessed earnings from major retailers including Lowe's and Macy's. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Investors returned to risk-off mode due to rising bond yields and oil prices, as well as concerns over China's recovery. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Wall Street opened in red territory Friday, with China and the Fed denting investor sentiment, as well as a recent surge in bond yields. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Markets are stabilizing after the slump caused by the release of the minutes of the Fed’s July meeting yesterday. Most officials continue to see significant upside risks to inflation, and believe that further rate hikes may be necessary.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Markets are increasingly worried about China's inability to get back on track economically, and about a chain reaction in the country's real estate and finance sectors. This is the main focus at the moment, alongside the usual minor worries: rate hike or no rate hike, inflation or no inflation, soft landing or hard landing, which came first: the chicken or the egg, and so on. Hosted by Audiomeans....

Today’s news includes Walt Disney, Novo Nordisk and new US legislation to control investment in China. But it's above all July's US inflation figures that captivated investors. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Tuesday's session saw a general return to the red for global indices. Italy suffered the most, with the Milan MIB index down more than 2%, battered by its large banking sector. The Italian government had taken everyone by surprise by introducing an exceptional tax on bank profits to capture part of the windfall generated by the ECB's rate hike. Intesa, Unicredit and co. were chopped up into small...

The market is entering one of the quietest period of the year, with fewer things happening. investors are waiting for the last company results of this earnings season, while assessing the latest economic data. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

It was a bit of a mess last week on financial markets. We had Apple and Amazon results, US labor market macro stats, a US credit rating downgrade, and conflicting comments from a few central bankers… This led to falling stocks and bonds, rising oil and a couple of other oddities. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

“One day it looks like the world economy is collapsing, the next day everything is fine. I don't know what's happening.” These comments from Elon Musk yesterday on the sidelines of Tesla's quarterly results ring rather true. It shows that even the heads of major companies are somewhat spectators of the current turmoil. Quarterly corporate results are taking up most of the media space, while we wai...

Wall Street futures were flat today ahead of earnings from Tesla and Netflix. The bears are starting to get seriously depressed as indices come back close to their records. The flurry of corporate earnings releases hasn't reversed the trend at this stage, and it looks like large companies haven't had to suffer too much from the current high interest rate environment.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Vi...

Stock markets have had very mixed fortunes at the start of the week, with two constants: tech shines and China causes trouble. Now we're adding central bankers and large banks to the equation.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The latest data shows China's economy remains sluggish, which is fueling hopes of a vigorous public stimulus - the kind everyone's talking about, but which has yet to materialize. In the meantime, earnings season really kicks off this week. It will last at least until the first days of August. In the U.S., statistics continue to defy high rates, which delights some and worries others. Hosted by Au...

The lower-than-expected US inflation reading in June got investors looking at the months ahead with optimism, hoping once again for the end of the Fed's rate hike cycle. It seems that the days of aggressive monetary policy will soon be over. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The focus is once again on inflation today, with new data showing that the combination of high rates and an improving basis for comparison is helping to bring overheated prices within more reasonable bounds.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

The world's stock markets edged up yesterday, ahead of US inflation and the first quarterly results from leading companies later this week. Financial markets are still moving according to artificial intelligence opportunities, changes in US monetary policy, or from the promise of a turnaround in the Chinese economy. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more in...

With just a few days before companies start releasing their half-year results en masse, investors are confused. Their natural optimism is somewhat challenged by poor visibility on economic dynamics due to higher key interest rates. Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Rate hike fears crippled global markets yesterday, with bond yields reaching new highs. Europe's stock markets were particularly hit. The British FTSE 100 tumbled over 2%, just like Germany, Spain and the Netherlands did. The French CAC40 lost 3.13% at the close, with no stocks in the green. More defensive markets such as Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark fared little better. In the United States,...

The market turned red yesterday because of the usual culprits, namely lack of growth in China and the hawkish US monetary policy.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.

Wall Street is back after the 4th of July holiday, in a session punctuated by the publication of PMI services indicators for the major economies.  Hosted by Audiomeans. Visit audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite for more information.