Earnings & central bank decisions ahead!

Markets are kicking off the week in a risk-on mood — but is it built to last? Renewed peace hopes in the Middle East are helping ease geopolitical tensions, pulling energy prices slightly lower and boosting equities across Asia, the US and Europe. At the same time, earnings season is delivering: a strong majority of companies are beating expectations, keeping the bullish momentum alive. Beneath the surface, cracks are forming, but the latter is also softening the central bank expectations! Listen to find out more! Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.