Dow Jones up 22 points (+0.07%). It was up 72 at best and down 98 at worst. The NASDAQ and the S&P 500 both up 0.11%. The first solid week of US results ended with a bit of a whimper. Lots of results next week (see below). S&P 500 down 0.1% this week, Dow Jones down 0.2%, NASDAQ down 0.4%.

• Wall Street posts slim gain ahead of big earnings week.
• Stocks edge down, US yields climb after PMI data.
• Wall Street edges higher. Big Tech results pending.
• Tech earnings to test markets most crowded trade. (Results this week from Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Meta).
• Chances of Fed to pause on May 3 down from 80% during bank crisis to 14.3% now.
• Bond market bets that next rate hike will be the last.
• Chile bid to boost state control over lithium spooks investors.
• Eurozone business activity accelerates to 11 month high in April.
• Fed tilts towards rate hike, with a possible pause in view as lending slows.
• US financial regulators to tightened rules on nonbanks, systemic risks.
• Dominic Raab quits as UK deputy PM over bullying enquiry.
• As DeSantis stumbles, Republicans fear a trumpet rerun in 2024 campaign.

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