Poison Pill
AmplifyME | Apr 20, 2022 09:00
I hope you had a great Easter break! Lots to catch you up on from the Musk/Twitter circus to a PowerPoint cheat sheet and more
REAL YIELDS MATTER
US inflation-adjusted bond yields are on the verge of turning positive for the first time since March 2020, creating more headwinds for risky assets as the Fed begins tightening its ultra loose monetary policy (More ).
GET READY RATES ARE RISING
Markets are now pricing a 91% probability of a 50bps rate hike in May by the US Federal Reserve AND 69% for another 50bps at the following meeting in June. In total, expectations are for rates to be at 2.48% by the end of 2022.
TWITTER DEFENCE
As the Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) saga rumbles on the company's board has adopted a POISON pill defence to prevent a hostile takeover by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Find out what exactly this means HERE .
US EARNINGS SEASON
67 S&P 500 companies (including seven Dow 30 components) are scheduled to report Q1 results next week. The list includes Elon Musk's other day job Tesla, as well as IBM (NYSE:IBM), Johnson & Johnson, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP). to name a few.
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