Big Tech companies reported earnings lacklustre yesterday, equities markets ended Thursday higher despite central banks tightening monetary policy, and US job growth is expected to have slowed for the sixth consecutive month. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Apple’s revenue growth streak snapped after supply chain woes

Meta shares soar on resilient revenue and share buybacks

ECB raises rates by 0.5 percentage points as Lagarde commits to ‘stay the course’

Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 4%

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