Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales

After "Fantastic Day" With Xi, Trump Says China Offered Help Reopening Strait Of Hormuz Summary:  Trump says President Xi wants Hormuz reopened, won't give Tehran weapons  Trump, Xi Put Hormuz, Iran, Trade, Taiwan At Center Of Historic Beijing Summit Trump Says China Will Help On Reopening Hormuz  It is nearly midnight in Beijing, and President Trump is still speaking on the record with corporate media, offering additional insight on the first day of the summit and state banquet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In comments to Fox News, Trump said Xi offered to help pressure...

Israeli troops have carried out multiple raids against villages in Daraa and Quneitra Governorates on Wednesday, according to Syrian state media. The raid in Daraa targeted the oft-raided village of al-Maraiyah, and involved the detention of a local for unknown reasons. Locals reported a growing amount of Israeli drones in the area ahead of the […]

Key Events This Week: PPI, Industrial Production, Q1 Earnings, Iran War When it comes to the week ahead, clearly the Iran conflict will be the main focus, but there are a few other things to look out on the calendar. First, the Q1 earnings season will start to kick off, with this week’s releases including several US financials. DB's equity strategists have a full preview, and they argue that the bottom up-analyst consensus for S&P 500 earnings growth accelerating into the mid-teens (16%) is justified by a favorable macro environment (full...