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S&P 500 Posts Best Week in 14 Months as Rate Cut Bets Revive Across Wall Street
Equities surged broadly Friday as softer-than-expected jobs data reignited speculation that the Fed may begin its easing cycle earlier than the September timeline. The benchmark index closed 2.3% higher for the week, powered by a historic short-squeeze in mega-cap tech names. Options desks saw record volume as traders repositioned heading into next week's CPI print.
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NVIDIA Data Center Revenue Hits $22.6B — Beats by $1.4B on Blackwell Demand
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Gold Surges Past $2,400 as Dollar Weakens — Safe-Haven Demand Hits 18-Month High
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Ethereum staking yield rises to 4.8% after latest Pectra upgrade activates
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Japan CPI hits 2.9% — above BoJ's comfort zone; yen weakens past 152
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Amazon Web Services Q2 revenue up 22% YoY; AI inference demand cited as driver
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10-year Treasury yield retreats to 4.31% on soft jobs data — relief for equities
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European banks pass ECB stress test; credit spreads tighten across the board
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Coinbase adds 14 new altcoins to spot trading — SOL, SUI, and TAO lead volumes
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China's PBOC cuts reserve ratio 25bps in surprise easing move; yuan rebounds
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Shell and BP both beat Q2 estimates; North Sea output cited as key upside driver
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Sarah Reynolds
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Macro & Fed Policy
Fed Minutes Signal Longer Pause as Core PCE Remains Sticky Above 2% Target
Quick Take — TL;DR
- FOMC signals no cuts before Q4 2026; expectations repriced
- Core PCE at 2.8% — still 80bps above the 2% target
- Dollar strengthens vs. EM currencies on hawkish tone
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Marcus Chen
Tech & AI Analyst
Semiconductors & AI
NVIDIA's Blackwell Architecture Captures 89% of Enterprise AI Chip Market
Quick Take — TL;DR
- Data center revenue $22.6B — $1.4B beat vs. consensus
- AMD market share falls to 7%; Intel exits AI GPU race
- NVDA raises FY2027 guidance 18% — analysts revise targets
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Lena Petrov
Energy & Commodities
Oil, Gas & Metals
OPEC+ Surprise Cut Sends WTI Above $88; Energy Stocks Surge Pre-Market
Quick Take — TL;DR
- 500K bpd extra cut for 90 days — larger than forecast
- XOM +2.4%, CVX +1.9% in pre-market trading
- Inflation fears resurface; airlines fall 1.8%
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Banking
JPMorgan Q2 Net Income Rises 8% on Trading Desk Gains; Dimon Warns on Geopolitics
Record trading revenues offset softer consumer banking margins as rate environment remains complex.
Technology
Apple Intelligence Enterprise Suite Launches — 200M Seats on Day One
Analysts call it the most significant platform expansion since the iPhone's corporate push in 2009.
Energy
OPEC+ Surprise Output Cut Rattles Markets; WTI Crude Breaks $88 Resistance
Saudi Arabia and Russia drive surprise coalition cut of 500K barrels per day for Q3.
Macro
China PMI Misses for Third Consecutive Month; Yuan Slides to 3-Month Low
Manufacturing contraction deepens; EM currencies under pressure ahead of US CPI release.
Autos & EV
Tesla Deliveries Miss Q2 Target by 12%; Musk Blames Production Ramp Delays
Model Y refresh delays in Berlin plant cited as the primary bottleneck by management.
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Tech mega-caps rally on stronger-than-expected earnings guidance. Fed rate pause narrative gains traction ahead of Wednesday's FOMC minutes release.
- NVDA up 3.2% after data center revenue beats by $1.4B
- 10-year yield retreats to 4.31% — relief for growth stocks
- Options pricing 68% probability of no July hike
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