⚠️ Key Events This Week

The week is packed with top-tier macro and earnings. The Fed decision, PCE inflation, GDP, and Big Tech results are all concentrated midweek. At the same time, headlines around US–Iran negotiations remain in focus and can move oil and sentiment at any point.

🟡 Tuesday

● April Consumer Confidence

Shows how consumers feel about the economy. Weak data points to slowing demand, strong data supports resilience.

🔴 Wednesday

● Fed Interest Rate Decision and Statement
● Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Google earnings

The Fed decision sets the tone for rates and liquidity. Markets will watch the policy path closely.
Big Tech earnings will drive index direction and give signals on demand and margins.

🔴 Thursday

● Apple earnings
● Q1 2026 GDP
● March PCE Inflation

A heavy macro and earnings cluster. GDP shows growth pace, PCE is the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, and Apple adds to the tech signal.

Main focus: Wednesday–Thursday macro cluster and Iran headlines.

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⚡️ JUST IN: New bitcoin fork proposes redistributing Satoshi’s ~1.1M BTC, with developer Paul Sztorc outlining August “eCash” chain offering 1:1 airdrop while flagging inactive wallets for reassignment.

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📈 US Equity ETF Inflows Hit Record High

Investors are pouring capital into US equity ETFs at an unprecedented rate. Average daily inflows reached a record +$7.5 billion in the first three weeks of April.

This marks a 153% increase compared to the March average of +$2.9 billion. The inflow pace in April is more than double the 2025 full-year average of +$3.7 billion.

Since the market bottom on March 30, total US equity ETF inflows have surpassed +$100 billion. This surge reflects the highest level of investor capital allocation to equity funds ever recorded.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Microsoft stock falls 5% after announcing its OpenAI license will be nonexclusive and it will no longer pay revenue share to OpenAI.

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⚡️ JUST IN: US will not tolerate Iran normalizing control of the Strait of Hormuz, Rubio says.

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⚡ JUST IN: Iran told mediators it won’t back down from its control over the Strait of Hormuz.

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An AI agent named Cursor mistakenly deleted the database and all backups of B2B software provider PocketOS in nine seconds, affecting over 1,600 clients. Data access cannot be restored.

The agent operated on Claude Opus 4.6 and ignored instructions not to delete data without a request, failing to check technical documents.

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⚡ JUST IN: UAE will exit OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1st.

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Peter Schiff says BTC will crash to zero.

Bullish

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump says Iran is “collapsing” and wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened as soon as possible.

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US stock market lost $400–500 billion at the open due to OpenAI missing internal revenue and user targets before its IPO.

AI hype cooled, dragging chipmakers and tech giants, including Nvidia, down.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Pakistan mediators expect a revised Iran proposal to end the war within days after Trump rejected the earlier version.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump says Iran “can’t get their act together” and warns they “better get smart soon” amid rising pressure on nuclear deal talks.

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🕊 Trump instructs aides to prepare for extended blockade of Iran to compel nuclear capitulation

Trump has decided to continue "squeezing Iran's economy and oil exports" through a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

He views resuming bombing or withdrawing from the conflict as riskier than maintaining the blockade.

The ongoing blockade is expected to push US gas prices even higher.

It has also caused the lowest number of transits through the Strait since the Iran War began, now marking two months.

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The US has spent over $65 billion on the military operation against Iran, with a current rate of $11,500 per second.

Trump plans to request at least $200 billion more from Congress for the war with Iran.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Iran has warned of unprecedented military action against continued U.S. seizures of Iran-linked vessels.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump has discussed with US oil companies a plan to potentially continue the US “blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz for months.

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