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Markets expect the Fed to keep rates unchanged as strong economic data continues

Apple Inc. (AAPL) reports its Q1 results after Wall Street’s closing bell on February 1, 2024. We preview what to expect from the results and analyse the stock’s technicals.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports its Q2 results after Wall Street’s closing bell on 30 January, 2024. We preview what to expect from the results and analyse the stock’s technicals.

Alphabet (GOOGL) reports its Q4 results after Wall Street’s closing bell on 30 January, 2024. We preview what to expect from the results and analyse the stock’s technicals.

UK retail investors are bullish on equities but worry about the cost-of-living crisis, falling stock prices and geopolitical risks in the year ahead.

Euro Stoxx 50 has risen over 5% to a 23-year high above 4,640 after pushing above the 2007 high of 4,595 for the first time last month.

ECB Preview: Higher CPI expected to keep Lagarde on a hawkish path

BoC preview: too early for rate cuts?

The Q3 earnings season begins this week in the US, with banks taking centre stage. JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup, BlackRock, and Wells Fargo will kick off the financial sector’s reporting season this Friday, 13 October, before the opening bell. They’ll be followed by Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs on 17 October, and Morgan Stanley on 18 October.

GBP latest: UK CPI fails to drop in December, pushing back expectations for rate cuts