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UnlockRatingApril Market Update:
The US treasury yields advanced strongly due to the escalation in Middle East tensions between Israel and Iran, putting pressure on the global equities market. On the other hand, the US economy grew at a 2.5% annualized rate, a slowdown from 3.4% last quarter, falling below the Fed’s estimate for the first time in two years, posing a dilemma of slow growth and high inflation. The Canadian dollar was 72.95 cents USD. The U.S. S&P500 ended the week flat, while the TSX was up 0.2%.
It was a mixed week of greens and reds. Consumer staples rose 2.9%, while energy and consumer discretionary gained 2.0% each. Financials added 0.6% while real estate edged up by 0.5%. Industrials slid by 0.8%, while materials gave up 0.3%. Technology ended the week flat. The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada and Kinross Gold Corporation.
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UnlockRatingCautious on state of economy. Similar to past economic cycles when markets crash. Yield curve has been inverted for a long time. Longer the inversion occurs - generally the worse the recession is. Believes investors should take preventative measures. One strategy is to diversify into a broad variety of asset classes (gold, real estate, stocks etc.). Unsure on the future of markets, so would recommend defensive portfolio.
Tech earnings, inflation data trigger rebound
On Friday, core PCE inflation in the U.S. (a key metric to the U.S. Fed) held at 2.8% over 12 months and rose 0.3% at March. The numbers settled the fears of Wall Street who were expecting higher inflation. At the same time, tech heavyweights Alphabet (A class up 10.27%) and Microsoft (1.82%) reported beats. Both forces triggered a strong rally to recover Thursday’s losses and cap a wild week. The S&P closed 1.06%, the Nasdaq 2.06% and the Dow 0.44%. While Dow gained only 0.32% for the week, the S&P jumped 2.26% and the Nasdaq 3.45%. Other major movers included Super Micro Computer up 8.9%, Nvidia 6.25% and Intel at -9.21%. The U.S. 10-year yield edged down to 4.665% as Bitcoin sank 0.7% to US$64,000.
Gains in Canada were more modest, with the TSX up 0.41% Friday and 0.74% for the week. Almost every sector rose, led by materials and staples. Major movers were First Quantum Minerals, soaring 12.5%, Ero Copper 8.14%, Capstone Copper 6.96%, Hudbay Minerals 6.31% and Enbridge at -1.13% as the most-traded name. WTI held around US$83.65 as gold inched up to US$2,339 an ounce.
🧮 Alphabet Inc (GOOG-Q) +10.27%
Ⓜ Microsoft Corp (MSFT-Q) +1.82%
💾 Super Micro Computer (SMCI-Q) +8.9%
💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) +6.25%
💾 Intel (INTC-Q) -9.21%
🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC) -0.7%
⛏ First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) +12.5%
🥉 Ero Copper Corp (ERO-N) +8.14%
🥉 Capstone Copper Corp (CS-T) +6.96%
⛏ Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T) +6.31%
🛢 Enbridge (ENB-T) -1.13%
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