Trump's Iran News + Fed Decision = Market Chaos?
In a Nutshell
This week's market faces high volatility from Wednesday's Federal Reserve interest rate decision at 2 PM ET, followed by Chair Powell's speech, plus major earnings like SoFi (pre-market), Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Ford, Qualcomm, and Chipotle (post-market), Apple on Thursday, and others including Robinhood and UPS. Trump downplayed Iran negotiations on Fox News over the weekend, triggering initial market sell-off but quick recovery, amid broader context of company layoffs boosting potential earnings beats. Live streams planned for Sunday stock picks, Wednesday FOMC, and post-earnings reactions; use Investing Pro for analysis.
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There is a lot happening this week. Before the Sunday stock talk live stream breaking down top five stocks to watch, key events and earnings reports include the Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday at 2 pm Eastern time, followed 30 minutes later by Fed Chair Powell's speech. This is an incredibly volatile time for the market. For beginners, tune in to the live stream for a breakdown of what is being said, especially if the market reacts volently.
Earnings Reports
This week features major earnings:
- Wednesday before market opens: SoFi
- Wednesday after markets close: Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet (half of the S&P 500's market value), Ford, Qualcomm, Chipotle
- Thursday: Apple
- Others: Robinhood, UPS, Coca-Cola
Nvidia reports two weeks later, which Wall Street will watch after these. Plan to live stream the Wednesday after-hours earnings for free; comment if interested. Use Investing Pro to analyze fundamentally: how they're doing, market expectations. Live stream post-report to see market reactions and earnings calls.
Over the weekend, Trump told Fox News that Iran can call if they want to negotiate. Negotiations normally happen weekends but did not occur; Trump is putting it on the back burner. Markets sold off initially on the announcement but recovered. This may be 'buy the rumors, sell the news.'
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