MRKT Matrix

The S&P 500 hits record highs, bolstered by optimistic trade developments between the U.S. and China. Core inflation sees an unexpected rise, yet consumer spending remains low. Despite these pressures, consumer sentiment improves with better inflation expectations. The Fed hints at possible rate cuts ahead amid ongoing tariff uncertainties. In tech news, Microsoft struggles with its AI chip initiative, while Uber is in talks with its founder to fund a self-driving car project. It's a whirlwind of market movements and corporate strategies!

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, June 26th S&P 500 closes modestly higher, a hair’s breadth away from hitting a new record (CNBC) US GDP Revised Lower as Consumers Slash Recreation Spending (Bloomberg) Trump Pivots to Tax Cuts to Combat Voters’ Economic Anxiety (Bloomberg) Trump Says Three or Four People on List to Replace Fed’s Powell (Bloomberg) US Bank Stocks Revival Depends on Relaxed Rules and Deal Recovery (Bloomberg) OpenAI, Microsoft Rift Hinges on How Smart AI Can Get (WSJ) US IPO Stocks Jump Over 50% in 2025 as Investor Appetite for Risk Grows (Bloomberg) EU Considers Lowering Tariffs on U.S. Imports in Effort to Woo Trump (WSJ) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 25th S&P 500 ends Wednesday little changed as record high remains in reach (CNBC) Nvidia Ruffles Tech Giants With Move Into Cloud Computing (WSJ) S&P 500 Needs Profit Boom or Fed Cuts to Justify Lofty Levels (Bloomberg) Wells Fargo hikes Microsoft price target, says AI business could reach $100 billion in revenue (CNBC) More Homeowners Find Themselves Underwater (WSJ) Credit-Card Companies Brace for a Downturn (WSJ) Goodbye Fancy Bar, Hello At-Home Pizza Party: Young Americans Cut Back (WSJ) Tesla’s European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs (CNBC) Investment Platform Plans to Let Anyone Bet on SpaceX (WSJ) Republican Move to Mask $3.8 Trillion Tax-Cut Cost Rings Alarms (Bloomberg) Bond Investors Stay Cool Despite Heated Debate Over Government Borrowing (WSJ) Shell in Early Talks to Acquire Rival BP (WSJ) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 24th Dow jumps 500 points, oil prices tank as investors bet Israel-Iran truce will hold (CNBC) Trump-Hailed Truce Falters With Israel Accusing Iran of a Breach (Bloomberg) Jay Powell pushes back on calls for Federal Reserve rate cuts as soon as July (Financial Times) Alphabet Lacks Tesla’s Stock Buzz in Race For Driverless Rides (Bloomberg) Wall Street Says Buy Tech as Geopolitical Risks Often Contained (Bloomberg) Meta Held Deal Talks With Startup Runway in AI Recruiting Push (Bloomberg) Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs (NY Times) Pressure to Seal Trump Trade Deals Ramps Up With Two Weeks to Go (Bloomberg) German Business Outlook Hits Two-Year High on FIscal Boost (Bloomberg) How Visa and Mastercard Can Survive the Stablecoin Threat (WSJ) OpenAI Quietly Designed a Rival to Google Workspace, Microsoft Office (The Information) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 23rd Dow jumps 300 points as oil drops following a restrained retaliation by Iran to U.S. attacks (CNBC) China Rips Trump’s Iran Attack in First Comment Since US Hit (Bloomberg) Firms Wary of Market Chaos Are Selling Debt Before Iran Reacts (Bloomberg) Global Airlines Halt Gulf Flights as War Disruptions Reach Dubai (Bloomberg) Zuckerberg Leads AI Recruitment Blitz Armed With $100 Million Pay Package (WSJ) Stablecoin World Opens Up to Smaller Banks (⁠⁠WSJ⁠⁠) Choosing ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ at Checkout Will Now Factor Into Your Credit Score (WSJ) Analyst Dan Ives rode in a Tesla robotaxi and said it exceeded his expectations (CNBC) The rise of ‘pre-plan’ venture capital (Financial Times) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 20th S&P 500 slips a day after holiday as traders weigh next moves by the Fed and Trump (CNBC) Fed Governor Waller says central bank could cut rates as early as July (CNBC) Microsoft Plans to Cut Thousands More Employees (WSJ) The Real Message Andy Jassy Is Sending to Employees on AI (WSJ) Silicon Valley’s ‘Tiny Team’ Era is Here (Bloomberg) Masa Son Pithes $1 Trillion US AI Hub to TSMC, Trump Team (Bloomberg) Employees Terrified of ICE Raids Are Failing to Show Up at Work (Bloomberg) Who are the companies hoarding bitcoin? (Financial Times) The crypto treasury trend grows (Axios) Japan Surprises With Bigger Cut to Super-Long Bond Issuance (Bloomberg) US Tariff Spike Hits China’s Small Parcels, Squeezing Exporters (Bloomberg) Surging Silver Prices Prompt Americans to Empty Jewelry Boxes and Coin Jars (WSJ) -- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, June 18th S&P 500 is flat as Fed signals it’s in no hurry to cut rates (CNBC) Iran’s Leader Shows Defiance With US Weighing War Intervention (Bloomberg) Morgan Stanley’s Wilson sees Israel-Iran causing only 5%-7% stock pullback, unless oil moves this high (CNBC) Trump Flexes Security Powers to Keep Global Tariff Goal Alive (Bloomberg) US Plans to Ease Capital Rule Limiting Banks’ Treasury Trades (Bloomberg) The Biggest Companies Across America Are Cutting Their Workforces (WSJ) Amazon chief says AI will mean fewer ‘corporate’ jobs (Financial Times) Altman Says Meta Offered OpenAI Staffers $100 Million Bonuses (Bloomberg) Broadcom’s 340% Rally Has Wall Street Debating If It’s Magnificent Seven Material (Bloomberg) Bitcoin Options Show Traders Hedging Against a Dip to $100,000 (Bloomberg) --- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, June 17th Trump Plays Down Iran-Israel Truce as He Leaves G-7 Early (Bloomberg) Trump Officials Weighed Broader China Tech Restrictions Ahead of Trade Talks (WSJ) OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point (WSJ) Trump’s Latest Attack on the Fed Zooms In on Surging Debt Costs (Bloomberg) Senate Bill Expands Business Tax Breaks, Delays Deal on SALT (Bloomberg) JPMorgan Hikes Sapphire Reserve Fee to $795 in Card Overhaul (Bloomberg) US Retail Sales Drop for a Second Month, Dragged Down by Cars (Bloomberg) Trump’s Smartphone Can’t Be Made in America for $499 by August (WSJ) --- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Monday, June 16th Dow closes 300 points higher on cooling oil and hopes that Israel-Iran conflict will be contained (CNBC) A Battered Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities With Israel and Negotiate (WSJ) Senate to Unveil Trump Tax Bill Draft With SALT Fight Unresolved (Bloomberg) Foreign Demand for Treasuries Is Showing ‘Cracks,’ BofA Says (Bloomberg) Many Exporters No Longer Want Dollars, US Bank Executive Says (Bloomberg) Red vs. Blue Is Dividing Stock Portfolios Like Never Before (WSJ) AI Companies Should be Wary of Gulf Spending Spree (WSJ) A $60 Billion Visa, Mastercard Slump Seen as Buying Opportunity (Bloomberg) US to Ease Rules Hindering Tesla’s Self-Driving Cybercab (Bloomberg) So Much for ‘Digital Gold’ (WSJ) A Mark Benioff Protégé Has Morphed Into Salesforce’s Big Worry (The Information) --- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

MRKT Matrix - Friday, June 13th Dow falls more than 700 points on Friday as attacks between Israel and Iran escalate (CNBC) Israel Attacks Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Kills Senior Commanders (Bloomberg) Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel: ‘Hard Retaliation Operation has begun,’ Tehran says (CNBC) US Consumer Sentiment Jumps as Inflation Expectations Improve (Bloomberg) China Boosts Tesla Self-Driving Plan With Car-Data Export Rules (Bloomberg) Walmart and Amazon Are Exploring Issuing Their Own Stablecoins (WSJ) Meta Finalizes $14.3 Billion Scale Investment, Hires Its CEO (Bloomberg) BMO Capital Markets upgrades Oracle to outperform following earnings blowout (CNBC) --- Subscribe to our newsletter: https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs