Overview of international financial hot topics from last night to this morning_ May 3, 2025_ Financial news.
To view more global financial News, please move to the 7×24 hour real-time financial news market close: the S&P index has set a record for the longest consecutive rise in 20 years, with market attention on data and trade negotiation prospects. On May 2, the top 20 trading volumes of US stocks: Apple fell 3.7%, and the Earnings Reports highlight tariff and growth concerns. On Friday, China Concept Stocks rose broadly, with Taiwan Semiconductor up 3.81% and Alibaba up 4.35%. This week, Brent crude oil plummeted 8.3%, and Crude Oil fell 7.5%. Spot Gold fell 2.4% this week, and the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index cumulatively declined over 3.5%. European stocks rose for nine consecutive days, nearing recovery of losses since the announcement of US tariffs.
Overnight news: U.S. stocks closed higher, Trump announced the 2026 budget plan, Bezos plans to sell $4.8 billion worth of Amazon stocks, Barclays and Goldman Sachs expect the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in July.
To view more global financial News, please move to the 7×24 hour real-time financial news market close: the S&P index has set a record for the longest consecutive rise in 20 years, with market attention on data and trade negotiation prospects. On May 2, the top 20 trading volumes of US stocks: Apple fell 3.7%, and the Earnings Reports highlight tariff and growth concerns. On Friday, China Concept Stocks rose broadly, with Taiwan Semiconductor up 3.81% and Alibaba up 4.35%. This week, Brent crude oil plummeted 8.3%, and Crude Oil fell 7.5%. Spot Gold fell 2.4% this week, and the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index cumulatively declined over 3.5%. European stocks rose for nine consecutive days, nearing recovery of losses since the announcement of US tariffs.
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USA bond market: Treasury bonds fell as the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates decreased due to strong employment data.
U.S. Treasury bonds fell further near closing, ending at intraday lows. This was after the stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data for April resulted in significant sell-offs in Treasury futures, weakening expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut. Both Goldman Sachs and Barclays pushed back their expectations for a rate cut by the Fed from June to July, increasing short-end selling pressure. Shortly after 3 PM New York time, the yield curve flattened, with all yields rising by 6 to 13 basis points. The 2s10s and 5s30s spreads narrowed by 4 and nearly 6 basis points respectively during the day; the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Yield ended at this week's high of about 4.31%, rising by 9 basis points during the day. More than half of the drop occurred in the U.S.
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This week, Brent crude oil plummeted by 8.3% and WTI crude oil fell by 7.5%.
On Friday, international oil prices fell by more than 1%. This week, Brent Crude Oil has accumulated a decline of 8.3%, and Crude Oil has dropped by 7.5%, both marking the largest weekly drop since the end of March. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) held an early meeting on production, preparing to discuss the plan to increase output in June, which has made the market sentiment tense. On Friday, the June Crude Oil contract on the New York Exchange fell by 1.6%, closing at $58.29 per barrel. The July Brent Crude Oil contract fell by 1.35%, closing at $61.29 per barrel. This week, Brent Crude Oil has declined by over 8.3%, and Crude Oil has dropped by 7.5%, both.
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Meta executives interpret the Q1 Earnings Reports: feeling excited and looking forward to the upcoming independent Meta AI application.
Meta released its unaudited Earnings Reports for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025: total revenue was $42.314 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16%; Net income was $16.644 billion, a year-on-year increase of 35%; diluted earnings per share were $6.43, a year-on-year increase of 37%. Meta's first quarter revenue and diluted earnings per share both exceeded Wall Street Analyst expectations, and the outlook for second quarter revenue also exceeded expectations, leading to an over 5% rise in its after-hours stock price. For more details: Meta's first quarter revenue of $42.314 billion with a 35% year-on-year increase in Net income, after the earnings report release, Meta's CEO Mark.
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On April 30, the top 20 trading volumes in the U.S. stock market: Super Micro Computer's preliminary Earnings Reports significantly missed expectations.
On Wednesday, Tesla, ranked first in U.S. stock trading volume, closed down 3.38% with a transaction volume of 35.226 billion USD. Data shows that as of the week ending April 27, the number of new registered Tesla electric vehicles in the domestic market was 10,300, a 51% increase from the previous week's 6,780, but down 30.5% compared to the same period last year. NVIDIA, ranked second, closed down 0.09% with a transaction volume of 23.471 billion USD. Super Micro Computer, a manufacturer of AI servers, provided a performance forecast that was far below expectations, raising concerns among investors about weak demand for AI servers, which dragged down stocks like NVIDIA. Meta ranked third.
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The USA economy has contracted for the first time since 2022 due to a surge in imports.
Related news: Trump responds to economic contraction: It's all Biden's fault due to the surge in imports before the tariff actions and the impact of slowing consumer spending. The US economy experienced its first contraction since 2022 in the first quarter of this year, marking the initial visible effects of Trump's trade policy. According to preliminary estimates released by the US government on Wednesday, the inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter, significantly lower than the average growth rate of about 3% in the previous two years. A report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that net exports dragged GDP down by nearly 5 percentage points. Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of GDP, increased at an annual rate of ...