Amanda Cooper

Spot on!

Depends which way around you chart the spread... the blowout of the last few days matches the surge in EURUSD 😁 (what a week, eh? My brain is melting)

Ten trading days that shook financial markets The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10.

🥵 What a couple of weeks it's been. I've covered markets for +25 yrs and even in 2008 & 2020, I've never seen anything like it. Not posted here at all as it's so full-on. Here's a great take on the rollercoaster from my colleagues Dhara Ranasinghe & Tom Westbrook
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www.reuters.com/markets/weal...

And who's to say if what is announced on April 2 remains in force for longer than 5 minutes...?! I can't help but wonder if markets aren't WAY too sanguine. Implied FX options vol for starters.. 😬

Trump weighs in on report King Charles will offer U.S. membership to British Commonwealth: ‘Sounds good!’ Trump indicates willingness to have America become 57th Commonwealth member

🤯 Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had quite enough internets today...

Net exports?

😒More good news out of the UK.... the ONS says it will pause production of PPI data because of a methodology problem.

"This problem affects the years from 2008 onwards. However, the main impact on annual producer price inflation rates is seen in 2022 and 2023." - ONS statement

Heathrow Airport Fire Live: Flights disrupted as Europe's busiest hub closed The closure diverted flights around the world.

✈️🔥Follow the latest on the Heathrow fire with our Live Pages team here!
www.reuters.com/world/heathr...

🌼 Happy 1st day of Spring! It's a little jittery out there. The most-used word in this week's slew of cenbank statements HAS to be "uncertainty". It's a light data docket so in other news:
🔥Huge fire shuts Heathrow
🚗Tesla trade-ins set for record
⛏️Trump says to sign Ukraine minerals deal soon

A fire broke out at a substation near London’s Heathrow Airport, sending fireballs into the night sky, a video obtained by Reuters shows.

After all, every long is just a short waiting to happen.... That was a good chart/datapoint.

Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle Tesla said Thursday it is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck.

😶‍🌫️ Uff...

"Tesla accounts for a large portion of recalled vehicles in the U.S. In 2024, Tesla topped the list for U.S. recalls with its vehicles accounting for 5.1 million call-backs, according to recall management firm BizzyCar."

www.reuters.com/business/aut...

He's so majestic he doesn't need any more details! 🦄

💷 Bank of England leaves rates unchanged at 4.5% (vote split 8-1) and warns against assumptions rates will fall over the coming few meetings as policymakers grapple with 'global trade policy uncertainty'
Market reaction is a bit "meh🤷‍♀️" so far
📉GBP -0.3% at $1.2958
📉GB10 -4 bps at 4.587%

Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making "provocative posts inciting crime and hatred" over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Minister said on Thursday.

Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making ‘provocative posts inciting crime and hatred’ over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Minister said reut.rs/4hn4viT

Morning Bid: Central bank baton passes to Europe A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee

🌞Morning! Another day, another central bank deluge! The Fed struck a pretty neutral tone leaving the dollar up a touch but 2025 rate expectations little changed.
💵Turkey lira steady
💷UK wages +5.9% in 3m to Jan
💰Gold hits record $3057
🏦Next up: SNB, Riksbank, BOE
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

I'm sure his compensation will involve a decent amount of lolly though... 😂

LIVE: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu detained at Istanbul police headquarters YouTube video by Reuters

Outside Istanbul’s main police headquarters, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest political rival, was taken after his detention on the early hours of March 19 youtube.com/live/_3aXW-u...

Ben & Jerry's says parent Unilever decided to oust ice cream maker's CEO Ben & Jerry's said its parent, Unilever , decided to oust the ice cream maker's chief executive, Dave Stever, escalating a battle over the subsidiary's independence on social policy issues.

🍦I guess you could say he got frozen out....

www.reuters.com/business/ret...

Exclusive: US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

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www.reuters.com/world/us-sus...

Turkish authorities order detention of Istanbul mayor, some 100 others Turkish authorities ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and about 100 others, including journalists and businessman, as part of a corruption investigation, the Sabah news website said on Wednesday.

🚨TURKEY: Erodgan's main rival detained on charges of corruption in what the opposition say is "a coup against our future president".
📉 Lira fell as much as 14.5% before recovering a bit; USD bonds and stocks hit hard, worst daily slides for both since mid/late 2023

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Tighter credit, slower spending by better-off households may further cloud Fed outlook Tumbling stock markets and signs of tightening credit may make the Federal Reserve's job even more difficult this week as U.S. central bank policymakers try to weigh whether consumer spending will suffer as households take stock of the potential blow to their net worth and greater difficulty in obtaining loans.

🌞Morning! I've been off for a week but markets are THE story right now so I haven't missed much! This week's central bank bonanza has kicked off and next up> the Fed
🕊️Putin agrees to halt attacks on Ukraine energy system
💶EUR at 5m highs after German spending vote
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...

Oh no! Poor Huey! Cavs are such gentle souls... And no, not embarrassing! 😄😍

Right, yes. That's the one thing people always say about recession..."ultimately, it was worth it 🤪

You took the post right out of my mouth 🤭

Well, if Australia can take part in Eurovision, why not? 😁

So you did!! DOH! Need more coffee... ☕

All looks positive and yet shares down about 16%! Ouch

📈🔥650% in FOUR DAYS... Eutelsat 🛰️ goes all 'GameStop' thanks to retail traders 👇

I'm a bit disappointed - not gonna lie! 🤭