Rafmaster/iStock via Getty Images By Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro At the last meeting, one month ago, the ECB was already sounding more alarmed about the inflationary risks stemming from the war in the Middle East and made a clear hawkish pivot. The just-released minutes reinforce this shift and portray an ECB in no hurry to react. In the good old days, the central bank would have called ...
Rafmaster/iStock via Getty Images By Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro At the last meeting, one month ago, the ECB was already sounding more alarmed about the inflationary risks stemming from the war in the Middle East and made a clear hawkish pivot. The just-released minutes reinforce this shift and portray an ECB in no hurry to react. In the good old days, the central bank would have called this approach ‘being vigilant’. Here are some of the highlights: Base case too benign. "It was argued that the baseline projection for growth could still be seen as too benign, especially since the war could precipitate non-linear effects on growth." Accentuate the positives. “A diversion of tourism from the Middle East to the euro area could boost the economy, while the latest trade deals with India and Australia could support growth over the longer term.” Overall risks to the growth outlook tilted to the downside and to the upside for inflation. “Members assessed that the risks to the growth outlook were tilted to the downside, especially in the near term. The war in the Middle East was a downside risk to the euro area economy, adding to the volatile global policy environment.” Stronger pass-through than in 2022? Really? “It was argued that the pass-through from higher energy prices to goods inflation might be stronger than had been assumed in the baseline projections. In addition, some prospective fiscal support measures in response to the shock could put upward pressure on inflation.” Too optimistic on wage growth? “On the other hand, it was argued that the upward revision to the staff projection for wage growth seemed somewhat surprising given the slowing wage growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, the recent downward revision of the ECB wage tracker for 2026, the cooling labour market and weaker expected economic growth due to the energy price shock.” Inflation outlook fundamentally changed. “Starting with the inflation outlook, the war in the Middle East had fundament...
In this article IONQ QBTS QUBT RGTI Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Rigetti quantum computer displayed at the Nvidia booth during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quantum stocks climbed on Thursday, adding to a massive week-to-date rally fueled by enthusiasm for Nvidia 's new o...
In this article IONQ QBTS QUBT RGTI Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Rigetti quantum computer displayed at the Nvidia booth during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quantum stocks climbed on Thursday, adding to a massive week-to-date rally fueled by enthusiasm for Nvidia 's new open-source artificial intelligence models designed to advance the burgeoning computing technology. Since the start of the week, IonQ shares have skyrocketed 50%, as have shares of D-Wave Quantum . Quantum Computing and Rigetti Computing have surged more than 20% each. The rally comes on the heels of Nvidia's unveiling of Ising , a new family of open-source models aimed at accelerating the adoption of quantum computing. "AI is essential to making quantum computing practical," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement. "With Ising, AI becomes the control plane — the operating system of quantum machines — transforming fragile qubits to scalable and reliable quantum-GPU systems." Nvidia explained further in a press release that Ising "provides high-performance, scalable AI tools for quantum error correction and calibration — two of the most critical challenges in building hybrid-quantum classical systems." The chip giant named Ising after a famous mathematical model. Nvidia's announcement aired on what's become known as " World Quantum Day ," ever since an international group of scientists announced in 2021 that April 14th should be used to promote public awareness of quantum technology. The date was chosen because 4.14 represents the first three digits of a key concept in quantum physics known as the Planck constant. Read more CNBC tech news Amazon sellers boycott ads in policy change revolt: 'We're running out of f---ing margin' TSMC and ASML post-earnings stock moves could be a sign of what's to come from chip companies The public sours on AI and data centers as Anthropic,...
Amalgamated Bank CEO Priscilla Sims Brown joined Bloomberg Open Interest to break down why her bank is thriving in a “higher for longer” rate world. She reveals why loyal, values-driven clients matter more than interest rates, highlights booming demand in clean energy lending, and hints at a wave of potential bank mergers ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)
Amalgamated Bank CEO Priscilla Sims Brown joined Bloomberg Open Interest to break down why her bank is thriving in a “higher for longer” rate world. She reveals why loyal, values-driven clients matter more than interest rates, highlights booming demand in clean energy lending, and hints at a wave of potential bank mergers ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)
JulyVelchev/iStock via Getty Images Solid, But Not The Greatest Long-term Track Record The iShares MSCI Sweden ETF ( EWD ), a +$320M-sized passively managed ETF (it covers the MSCI Sweden 25/50 Index through representation sampling) that offers exposure to 42 Swedish stocks (two-thirds of which are large-caps ), reached the landmark of completing three decades on the bourses last month. While EWD ...
JulyVelchev/iStock via Getty Images Solid, But Not The Greatest Long-term Track Record The iShares MSCI Sweden ETF ( EWD ), a +$320M-sized passively managed ETF (it covers the MSCI Sweden 25/50 Index through representation sampling) that offers exposure to 42 Swedish stocks (two-thirds of which are large-caps ), reached the landmark of completing three decades on the bourses last month. While EWD (which we’ve previously written about a couple of times now) has done very well to generate returns of over 850% since its inception in March 1996, it has still lagged global markets by quite a large margin, with the gap between the two pockets expanding in recent years (basically since the second half of 2021). YCharts Is there potential for EWD to narrow this gap in the years ahead? Well, let’s gauge some of the key vectors behind the Swedish story and see if they have the potential of driving strong bullish interest towards EWD. Macro Position Looks Relatively Healthy For starters, it’s fair to say that Sweden’s macro position looks quite healthy and is poised to see a greater uptick ahead. It wouldn’t necessarily be fair to expect Sweden- an advanced economy and the largest from the Nordic region in GDP terms- to grow at the same pace as the globe, which includes a good chunk of high growth emerging markets. However, if you compare Sweden to its closer peers from the Nordic area, as well as the broader European region, there’s a lot of comfort to take. IMF To elaborate, after seeing real GDP growth of 1.5% in FY25 (roughly on par with Europe), the IMF expects growth in Sweden this year to step up to 2%, which would make it the fastest growing Nordic economy alongside Denmark (which is actually on course to see a slowdown in growth from the 2.9% that was seen last year), and a good 70bps more than Europe. In the initial months of 2026, we’ve seen the traditional energy supply chain of the globe get upended by the ongoing war in the Middle East, and the effects of this ar...
BlackJack3D/iStock via Getty Images Massive AI chip demand in the Data Center market caused Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited aka TSMC ( TSM ) to report better-than-expected earnings and revenues for the first fiscal quarter on Thursday. TSMC is one of the first AI-focused chip companies to publish results for Q1 ’26 , meaning its earnings report is usually widely followed as it g...
BlackJack3D/iStock via Getty Images Massive AI chip demand in the Data Center market caused Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited aka TSMC ( TSM ) to report better-than-expected earnings and revenues for the first fiscal quarter on Thursday. TSMC is one of the first AI-focused chip companies to publish results for Q1 ’26 , meaning its earnings report is usually widely followed as it gives investors important insights into the strength of CapEx spending in the Data Center market. The chipmaker benefited from soaring demand for advanced nodes, especially for 3nm and 2nm, which is driving record revenue and gross profit margin gains for TSMC. Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturing’s shares are trading near all-time highs, but they are still cheap and exhibit, in my opinion, a favorable risk/reward ratio for investors seeking AI exposure. Data by YCharts Previous rating Demand for chips that can handle demanding AI-driven computing processes has soared in recent years, leading TSMC to be a top investment choice for me throughout 2025 and earlier this year: Set For New All-Time Highs . Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's first-quarter earnings report card showed that spending in the Data Center market is not slowing down: TSMC reported gross profit margin gains as a result, and record revenues. What I like specifically about TSMC is that the chipmaker is priced, despite trading around all-time highs, at an affordable P/E ratio of ~25X (FWD). TSMC sails past Q1 ’26 estimates on strong AI demand Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing surpassed expectations on both the bottom and top lines when it submitted its Q1 ’26 earnings report on April 16, 2026: the chipmaker, which holds a dominating revenue share north of 70% in the global fab market, reported GAAP earnings of $3.49 per-share, beating the estimate by $0.11 per-share. The top line figure came in at $35.9B and beat both the analyst expectation as well as TSMC’s own guidance. TSMC had another record quarter in Q...
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra QQQ (Symbol: QLD) where we have detected an approximate $611.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.0% increase week over week in outs
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra QQQ (Symbol: QLD) where we have detected an approximate $611.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.0% increase week over week in outs
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra S&P500 (Symbol: SSO) where we have detected an approximate $518.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 8.2% increase week over week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra S&P500 (Symbol: SSO) where we have detected an approximate $518.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 8.2% increase week over week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF (Symbol: BLCR) where we have detected an approximate $269.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.0% increase week ov
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF (Symbol: BLCR) where we have detected an approximate $269.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.0% increase week ov
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: USHY) where we have detected an approximate $1.0 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 4.4% incr
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: USHY) where we have detected an approximate $1.0 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 4.4% incr
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (Symbol: JNK) where we have detected an approximate $271.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.9% increase week ov
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (Symbol: JNK) where we have detected an approximate $271.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.9% increase week ov
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF (Symbol: NVDL) where we have detected an approximate $357.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 7.8% decrease we
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF (Symbol: NVDL) where we have detected an approximate $357.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 7.8% decrease we
MilanMaksovic/iStock Editorial via Getty Images BRP Inc. ( DOO ) plunged -35% on the 15 th of April. The recreational vehicle manufacturer withdrew its financial guidance due to changes in the tariff landscape. New tariffs pressure profitability intensively, meanwhile BRP is already operating in a very volatile demand environment. A negative stock reaction was warranted, but ultimately, such a sha...
MilanMaksovic/iStock Editorial via Getty Images BRP Inc. ( DOO ) plunged -35% on the 15 th of April. The recreational vehicle manufacturer withdrew its financial guidance due to changes in the tariff landscape. New tariffs pressure profitability intensively, meanwhile BRP is already operating in a very volatile demand environment. A negative stock reaction was warranted, but ultimately, such a sharp plunge seems like an overreaction in my opinion. I maintained a Hold rating in my previous September 2024 article on the stock, titled “ BRP Shows Market Share Loss In Q2 ”. The stock has since lost -17% of its value, meanwhile the S&P 500 has returned 30%. My Rating History on DOO (Seeking Alpha) Tariffs Cause a Shock in BRP’s Outlook After BRP established the company’s FY2027 guidance in late March, the company already had to withdraw the guidance in mid-April. The reason for the guidance withdrawal was outlined very clearly – changes in the tariff landscape are going to weaken BRP’s profitability. The structure of Section 232 tariffs on metals was changed in a major way. Instead of a 50% tariff only on applicable metal content, BRP now faces a 25% tariff on the total value of imported snowmobiles and the majority of off-road vehicle models in the U.S. market. The impact on BRP is significant. The U.S. accounts for 56% of BRP’s revenues. BRP relies on manufacturing in Mexico, Canada, and a number of other countries in addition to two manufacturing facilities in the U.S., and sources parts from other countries, making the company very susceptible to higher tariffs. Left unmitigated, BRP estimates the additional tariff impact to be $500 million for the remainder of FY2027 after the tariff change became effective on the 6 th of April. BRP’s previous guidance included an adjusted EBITDA range of $1175-1275 million, implying that added tariff pressure could lower earnings by 41% for the year. BRP Q4'FY26 Investor Presentation The news puts BRP in a very difficult and uncert...
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the JMST ETF (Symbol: JMST) where we have detected an approximate $127.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.0% decrease week over week (from 125,400,0
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the JMST ETF (Symbol: JMST) where we have detected an approximate $127.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.0% decrease week over week (from 125,400,0
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (Symbol: ACWX) where we have detected an approximate $264.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.4% increase week over wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (Symbol: ACWX) where we have detected an approximate $264.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.4% increase week over wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWF) where we have detected an approximate $961.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.8% decrease week ove
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWF) where we have detected an approximate $961.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.8% decrease week ove
Getty Images DroneShield shares have lost 2% since my last report . I have a buy rating on the name and even with the drone aggression in the Middle East, I can somewhat understand why the stock price has not moved substantially. In this report, I discuss why I believe the shares have not moved up substantially and since the company has also provided its annual report, I will discuss the earnings ...
Getty Images DroneShield shares have lost 2% since my last report . I have a buy rating on the name and even with the drone aggression in the Middle East, I can somewhat understand why the stock price has not moved substantially. In this report, I discuss why I believe the shares have not moved up substantially and since the company has also provided its annual report, I will discuss the earnings which closely match the preliminary earnings that were already disclosed. I will also present my updated price target which is lower, but still supports a buy rating. Why DroneShield Stock Has Not Moved Up Sharply The situation in Iran and how neighboring countries are attacked with drones puts the focus on drone stocks or better said stocks that provide counter-drone solutions. DroneShield is one of those companies, but did not benefit. One reason is more than likely the valuation of the stock. In my prior assessment, I found that the stock was fairly valued with earnings for 2027 in mind. Typically, I value stocks one year ahead of earnings and that did not leave any upside. However, I did mark the shares a buy since the expected earnings for 2028 showed substantial upside. At the same time, the peer group EV/EBITDA multiple against which the model developed by The Aerospace Forum calculates the multi-year price targets dropped from 23.5x to 22.6x. So, from valuation perspective there was no near-term driver for the stock price. The situation in Iran seemingly is a good one for companies such as DroneShield. However, I believe that DroneShield is not the best equipped against to counter the drones we have seen deployed in Iran. The addressable market for counter-drone solutions is big with over $35 billion in opportunities for the military market and over $28 billion in the addressable market. With Iran striking military bases and energy infrastructure, we have basically seen that there is demand for counter-drone solutions. At the same time, we note that airports, energy...