
Pre-Market Pulse 1st May – Wage inflation puts pressure on Fed to be hawkish on rates
A hotter than expected wage inflation number has put extra pressure on the Fed as the US Central Bankers start their 2-day policy meeting on interest rates

A hotter than expected wage inflation number has put extra pressure on the Fed as the US Central Bankers start their 2-day policy meeting on interest rates

An extreme rally in Meta platform (Facebook) stoked bullish bets on big tech even as a blowout jobs report muddied the Federal Reserve rate-cut outlook.

Tech investors ignored the Fed’s warnings of “higher rates for longer” and bought the dip overnight leading into 16% of the S&P500 delivering earnings after the bell. Meanwhile uranium investors rejoiced at 17-year highs as the worlds biggest producer, Kazatomprom, flagged a 20% reduction in forecasted production leaving a 5% supply gap.

Wrap of this weeks significant ASX listed company earnings

Wrap of the significant companies over US earnings season


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