Worsening US-China Relations on Forced Consulate Closures, Intel’s 16% Price Plunge on Friday and Gold’s Rally to Near Record Highs caught our attention this week.
46% of S&P 500’s market cap will report 2Q results next week. Narrow market breadth and fairly expensive valuations imply that some profit-taking could be due, should management guidance proves underwhelming.
Stock markets warnings by Ray Dalio, JPM estimates up to $170bn net selling of stocks in the next two weeks, Goldman Sachs signals elevated investor stock positioning, China-US agricultural purchases and upcoming US Banks stress test results are what caught our attention this week.