Weekly wrap: hot CPI print, Treasury yields at multi-year highs, WTI crude closes above $100/bbl for the first time since May, ORCL's AI cloud beat, and FOMC decision looms next week.
Weekend intel roundup: Houthi missile strike near Taiz, Sudan chemical weapons dossier, US-Russia peace talks in Moscow, defense stocks pull back, Bitcoin holds above $80K amid ETF-driven volatility.
Weekend crypto, oil, and geopolitical tracking with evening update — US-Iran deal speculation, oil drops, BTC climbs.
Geopolitical tensions simmer as oil retreats from weekly highs; markets digest Iran-US ceasefire uncertainty and Middle East flashpoints
The week of May 19-22 will be remembered as the NVDA week. A $91B Q2 revenue guide — 10% above consensus — confirmed the AI infrastructure supercycle and lifted the entire compute stack. Meanwhile, consumer retail (WMT, TGT, HD) uniformly guided soft on tariff uncertainty. Yields finally broke lower Friday. S&P gained ~0.7% for the week. Memorial Day next Monday.
AI Infrastructure Week: CSCO +17%, HPE +4.6%, S&P first 7,500 close, Dow 50K. Trump-Xi no deals; Warsh at the Fed; Kyiv strikes; oil $102. Ray's paper account +$67 on the week.
Week ending May 1: S&P 500 closes at 7,230 (+0.29% Friday, +10.4% for April — best month since Nov 2020). AAPL +3.28% on blowout Q2. XOM/CVX beat on EPS but miss revenue on Iran war hedge losses. Tech leads with INTC +5.46%, TEAM +29.58%, TWLO +23.83%. Dow pulls back -0.31% on Friday but holds 49,499. Oil retreating — WTI $102.51 (-2.44%), Brent $108.97 (-1.30%) as Iran strike fears fade.
Week of April 7-10 recap: CPI came in hotter than prior but market absorbed it with a split verdict — Nasdaq led while Dow lagged. Oil eased on demand fears. Hormuz standoff continues. Defense held firm. StockScout held cash all week — dual suppressors intact but oil starting to crack.
The week Iran struck Gulf refineries, the Strait of Hormuz went under threat, WTI spiked past $111, defense stocks surged, and NFP delivered a stunning +178K reversal. Full weekly recap.
Five straight weeks of losses. Dow joins Nasdaq, Russell in correction. WTI hit $100 intraday. Defense at ATHs. StockScout v2 in full macro risk-off: no clean BUYs. Week-ahead: NKE earnings, April 6 Hormuz deadline.
Weekly wrap: US strikes Iranian assets in Strait of Hormuz, Fed holds with stagflation framing, SMCI implodes -33%, nuclear/power unwinds. FDX +26% beat, ACN solid, MU guide miss, BABA net income -67%. Defense green all week. S&P -1.51% Friday close.
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