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MPC Markets Morning Call — 242 episodes

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Investors Abandon "Sinking Chips"

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Stocks higher on Inflation Delusion

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Soft CPI Gives the Fed Cover & Relief Rally

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Wall Street Slides on Chip Rout and Hormuz Closure

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Stocks to Open Lower as Hormuz Shuts Again

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Chips Rally as Markets Shrug Off Iran Strikes

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War On Risk Off Stocks Drop

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Stocks Lower led by Chips & Ceasefire Break

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Chips Bounce Back as AI Trade Gets a Second Wind

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Dow hits Record, Chips Crater

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Semis get CRUSHED as GPU Demand Slashed

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Best Quarter in Six Years, Chips Steal the Show

13

Dow Hits Record as Tech Bounces

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Chips Crumble, Iran Flares and the Fed Stays Hawkish

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Chip Rally Has Consequences for Hyperscalers

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Tech Jitters Ease on Micron's Blowout Earnings

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Chip-Wrecked

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Tech Bleeds, Oil Retreats, Middle East Talks Grind On

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Week Ends on a Cautious Note

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Tech Powers Rally as Tech Hits Record Highs

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Stocks Get Hit as a New Sheriff Arrives in Town

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Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed Meeting

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Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil Plunging, Equities Soaring

24

SpaceX, SpaceX, SpaceX (and an Iran deal)

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Stocks Jump as Trump Announces 39th Peace Deal

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Hot Stock Market gets burned by even hotter inflation

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is the Chip Stock Run Over?

28

Freakout Friday into Mild Rebound Monday

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Investors go Old School as tech sold Dow up

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Tech Wobbles Snap Nine-Day S&P500 Winning Streak

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Wall St Climbs as Bitcoin Stumbles

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Fresh Records As Software Stocks REBORN!

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AI Boom masks Iran Limbo

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Record Highs again n Ceasefire extension & AI

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Stocks hit Fresh Records on AI Momentum

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Bond Rout and Record Low Sentiment Flash Warning

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Dow Back at Records as Iran Deal Hopes Crush Oil

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Stocks Soar as Trump Says Iran Talks in “Final Stages” and Nvidia Delivers

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Bond Yields Hit 2007 Highs as Inflation Fears Grip Markets Ahead of Nvidia

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Stocks Lower as Bond Yields Sound Inflation Alarm

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Chip Stocks and China

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Inflation comes in (PPI)ping Hot, Stocks Don’t Care

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Chip stocks wobble on Hot CPI, Australian Budget looms large for ASX

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Chips Stocks Soar Trump squashes Iran Deal

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Stocks take a breather on Iran deal doubts

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Chips and hopes of Peace drive Stocks to Record Highs

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Oil Up, Stocks Down as Hormuz Escalates

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Stocks Finish Month at Record Highs, Best Since 2020

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Stocks Vulnerable as Fed Holds, Oil Rallies and META, AMZN & MSFT Disappoint

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Stocks Falter as OpenAI Concerns Increase

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Stocks Eke Out Gains as Stubborn Oil Prices Cap Gains

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Investors Focus on Earnings as Hormuz Is Both “Open and Closed”

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Stocks Lower as Investors Remember there is a War going on

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Tech Leads markets to fresh record highs despite ongoing Hormuz conflict

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Stocks Dip on Cancelled Peace Talks Bounce on “Extended Ceasefire”

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Another Day, Another Deadline

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Hormuz Chaos Unwinds Friday’s Peace Rally

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Stocks Flat as Investor Hope on Iran Conflict Wears Thin

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Stocks Hit Fresh Record as Investors Return to Tech

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War? What War?

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Stocks Erase Losses (& Memory) of Iran Conflict

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Trump Blockades, Irans Blockade of Hormuz

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Stocks remain Buoyant as Ceasefire Hopes Override Software Slump

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Stocks Soar as Investors Gorge on TACO Tuesday

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TACO by Proxy. Trump’s Deadline Saved by Pakistan Request

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Trump Tells Iran “F*ckin’ Strait or Hell” as Markets Tire of Deadline Déjà Vu

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Stocks rally as investors choose hope over realiy

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Stocks Soar to Finish Quarter as Dillusional “Peace” Narrative Pushed

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Stocks hit 7-month low as Oil settles above $100

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30th March: Stocks head lower as Iran situation worsens

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Stocks capitulate as investors tire of Trumps Fantasy-Land

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US/Israel Talk Peace, but send Missiles

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Stocks higher as TACO back on the menu

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March 23rd: Countdown to Trump’s 48-Hour Iran Ultimatum

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March 20: Stocks end lower in Choppy session as Iran conflict drags on

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19th March: Fed keeps Rates Unchanged as Powell admits "No One Knows" what comes next

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18th of March 2026 - Stocks Tick Up as Investors Weight Flashpoints and Policy Pivots

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17th March 2026: Stocks Bounce on Lower Oil Prices and Tech

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16 March 2026: Oil Tops $100 as Iran War Enters Third Week

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13 March 2026 – Oil Breaches $100 as Trump underestimates the length of Iran Conflict

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12th March 2026 - Oil Surges as Hormuz Chokes, CPI Offers Cold Comfort

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11th March 2026 — Markets Whipsaw as mis-information creates Hormuz Confusion

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10th March 2026 – Stock rebound as oil plummets on Trumps declaration of “quick win” in Iran

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9th March 2026 – Soft Labour market and higher oil prices deliver 1-2 punch to Investor sentiment

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MPC Morning Call 6th March 2026 – Chip stocks and Oil drive market lower

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5 March 2026 - Markets rebound despite inflation, geopolitical, and private credit fears

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4th March 2026 – Forget Iran and SaaS-pocolypse, Markets have a new anxiety… Inflation

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3rd March 2026 – Trump has officially made everything white noise as Stocks finish unchanged

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Call 2nd March 2026 – Stocks set for horrible session as US/Iran Conflict ignites

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27th February 2026 – AI Darling Turns Drag, Nvidia Beats but investor conviction weakens

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26th February 2026 – Tech stocks lead the market higher as Agentic AI concerns turn into “Buy the Dip”

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25th February 2026 – Software and Tech rout finally take a breather

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24th February 2026 – Tariff, Private Credit & Software Uncertainty drives market lower

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23rd February 2026 – Stocks finish higher despite Investors Juggling Multiple Key Risks

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20th February 2026 – Markets on edge as Trump gives Iran 10-days to strike a deal

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19th February 2026 – Hawkish Fed takes heat out of early rally

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18th February 2026 – Stocks mixed as markets searches for direction

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16th Feb 2026 - When CPI Misses, Bonds Lead

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12th February 2026 – Higher than expected jobs data curbs rate cut bets

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11th February 2026 – Soft Retail Sales spook growth investors as Jobs numbers loom

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10th February 2026 – Tech continues rebound as “risk on” returns for reasons unknown

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9th February 2026 – Tech rebounds, but negative catalysts keep building

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5th February 2026 – Heavy rotation out of tech stocks continues as Tech Bears emerge

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4th February 2026 – Stocks retreat as investors rotate out of tech

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3rd February 2026 – US investors shake off global nerves and buy the dip

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2nd February 2026 – Precious Metals hammered as Trump nominates Chair and Inflation numbers hot

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30th January 2026 – Tech turbulence and gold pause: Microsoft slumps as Apple, Meta shine

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29th January 2026 – Fed Pauses, Mega cap earnings mixed, precious metals FLY!

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28th January 2026 – Investors on hold into Fed & Mega-Cap Earnings

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27th January 2026 – Fed, Tech Earnings and Geopolitics keep market on edge

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23rd January 2026 – Trumps TACO re-energizes Tech Bulls

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22nnd January 2026 – Stocks recover as Trump brings TACO Wednesday to Davos

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21st January 2026 – Stocks hit as risks continue to pile up

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MPC Morning Call 20th January 2026 – Index Futures lower on Trump EU threats

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15th January 2026 – Stocks drift lower on Tech & Bank earnings, Silver rockets higher

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14th January 2026 – Stocks dragged lower by poor start to earnings from JP Morgan

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MPC Morning Call 13th January 2026 – Precious metals rally continues as Trump/Powell spat dents confidence in the US

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MPC Morning Call - 9th January 2026

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MPC Morning Call - 8th Jan 2026

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MPC Markets Morning Report - 7th January 2026

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MPC Markets Morning Report - 6th Jan 2026

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MPC Morning Call - 5th January 2026

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24th December 2025 – 2025 the Year of AI? Silver and Platinum beg to differ

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22nd December 2025 – The Silver Santa Rally continues

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19th December 2025 – Stocks Higher on bogus inflation data

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18th December 2025 – Oracle continues to pull the rug under AI, safe havens fly

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15th December 2025 – Tech Drags Markets Lower as Broadcom Outlook Cools AI Optimism

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12th December 2025 – S&P500 sets fresh record despite Oracle raising AI concerns

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11th December 2025 – Fed delivers 3rd rate cut, sets higher bar for further moves

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10th December 2025 – Stocks flat into Fed, Silver rockets to new record

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9th December 2025 – Stocks head Lower as rate cut optimism already priced in

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5th December 2025 – Stock mixed as investors brace for key Inflation data

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4th December 2025 – Weak Jobs data fuels rate cut hopes as Salesforce upgrades AI Agent demand

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3rd December 2025 –Stocks drift higher on rate cut” Hope-ium”

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2nd December 2025: Stocks drift lower as Silvers record run continues

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27th November 2025 – Turkey Trap Rally continues on recycled “rate cut” optimism

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26th November 2025 – Index shrugs off Nvidia Weakness to close in the green

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25th November 2025 – Tech surges higher led by Google after rave reviews of Gemini 3

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24th November 2025 - Stocks bounce as FED Williams breaks ranks to give a rate cut hope

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21st November 2025 – Tech Stocks smashed as Investors dig deeper into Nvidia results

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November 20th 2025 - Rate cuts off the table for 2025, Nvidia Beats

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19th November 2025 – Sell off continues as investors worry about economic reality check

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18th November 2025 – AI sentiment continues to sour, driving stocks lower

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17th November 2025 – Stocks end mixed as Nvidia & Payrolls results loom large

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13th November 2025 – Defensive Switch continues as investors rotate out of Tech

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12th November 2025 – Investors switch out of Tech on record valuations, depreciation red flags

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11th November 2025 – Investors rejoice as longest shutdown in US history ends (Maybe)

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10th November 2025 - Tech lead markets lower as investors take profits in the AI rally

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7th November 2025 – Tech leads market lower as Investors take profits in the AI rally

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6th November 2025 – “Buy the Dip” Tech stocks default market back to the trend

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5th November 2025 – Tech stocks lower as Wall St CEO’s warn on valuations

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4th November 2025 – AI rally continues as AWS joins the OpenAI “pass the parcel”

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3rd November 2025 – AWS continues to drive the AI thematic, while breadth of rally narrows

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31st October 2025 – Amazon soars on cloud demand

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30th October 2025 – Google smashes earnings while Microsoft and Meta disappoint

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29th October 2025 – Wall St feels like “Groundhog Day” as Stocks hit another record

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28th October 2025 – Investor optimism on …. everything, pushes stocks to fresh highs

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27th October 2025 –Investor optimism sky high on potential rate cuts & US/China Trade deal

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24th October 2025 – Stocks grind higher on US/China positivity

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23rd October 2025 – Precious metals dumped on US/China Optimism and profit taking

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22nd October 2025 – Precious metals dumped on US/China Optimism and profit taking

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Morning Call 21st October 2025 - Albanese and Trump ink $8.5B critical minerals deal

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20th October 2025 – Stocks rebound on yet another TACO

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16th October 2025 – Upbeat bank earnings push stocks higher

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15th October 2025 – Trump/China tensions keep a lid on Equities

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14th October 2025 – US/China Critical minerals scramble continues, forcing reactive Trump to TACO

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13th October 2025 – Stocks have worst day in 6-months as Trump pokes the Tariff war hornets’ nest

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10th October 2025 – Gold and Silver hit Fresh Record highs (then retreats)

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9th October 2025 – Tech melts up as Jensen talks up AI Chips & Fed flags further rate cuts

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8th October 2025 – Stocks fall as investors question Oracle’s margins on Nvidia Chips

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7th October 2025 – AMD/OpenAI Deal leads tech & S&P500 higher

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3rd October 2025 – Stocks hit fresh highs as US Govt hit new lows

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2nd October 2025 - Stocks rise as Investors bet Govt shutdown will trigger rate cuts

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1st October 2025 - Stocks shrug off....Everything, as Government heads for shutdown

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30th September – Stocks grind higher despite inevitable Govt shutdown

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29th September – Stocks break 3 day losing streak as precious metals continue run

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26th September – Silver and Platinum surge to multi-decade highs

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25th September – US AI stocks drift lower on Powell and Alibaba LLM advance

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24th September – Tech stumbles as Powell cautions market on further rate cuts

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23rd September – The record run continues on iPhone, AI and Rate-cut optimism

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22nd September – Rally continues on US/China Tik Tok deal and rate cut hopes

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19th September – Nvidia/Intel Deal drives chip stocks & Index to fresh record

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18th September – Highly anticipated Fed rate decision underwhelms investors

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17th September – Stocks drift lower as investors wait for Fed decision

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16th September – Stocks hit fresh records as Uranium, Tesla & Nvidia Rally

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15th September – Stocks drift lower as investors await this weeks Fed meeting

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12th September – Stocks hit fresh records as Inflation numbers give the green light to rate cuts

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11th September –Oracle drives market higher on rapid expansion of AI Datacentres

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10th September –US Jobs revised down 911k, largest drop in history, Oracle rockets on datacentres

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9th September – Chip Stocks higher as investors focus on anything but the economy

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8th September – Rate Cut Party broken up by Recession Fears after Weak Jobs Data

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5th September – Stocks rally into US jobs numbers as rate cut bets rise

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4th September – Google saves the day as positive Anti-trust ruling delivered

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3rd September – Tariff uncertainty gives stocks a nervous start to September

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2nd September – Silver busts to fresh highs as US closed for Labor day

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1st September – Stocks finish lower led by tech leading into September weakness

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29th August – Stocks grind to new record on economic growth surprise

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28th August – Nvidia beats, but shares fall as Investors get valuation vertigo

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27th August – Trumps hostile takeover of the Fed weighs on investor sentiment

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26th August – Nvidia carries index as broader markets drift lower

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25th August – Equities run higher as Fed Chair Dovish on rates

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22nd August – Stocks extend losing streak as economic concerns grow

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21st August – Stocks stumble into Jackson Hole and NVDA Earnings

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20th August – Stocks head lower as investors rotate out of Tech

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19th August – Equities mixed as investors look ahead to Fed Symposium

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18th August – Stocks drift lower as Trump and Putin meet in Alaska

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15th August – Stocks edge higher as Investors ignore higher inflation

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14th August – Equities notch another record on immediate rate cut hopes

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MPC Markets Morning Call 13th August 2025

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12th August – Investors take some money off the table as inflation figures loom

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11th August – Trump boosts rate cut hopes with new Fed appointment

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8th August – Stocks lower on Fed and Tariff uncertainty

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7th August – Stocks higher as Trump convinces Apple to make parts locally

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5th August – Weakening Economy give investors cause to tap the brakes

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5th August – Stocks bounce as investors rush to “Buy the Dip”

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4th August – Stocks slump on soft US employment data

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1st August – Investors leave the party despite stellar Microsoft and Meta earnings

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31st July – Markets digest huge night of Earnings, Interest rates & Tariff announcements

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30th July – Stocks take a breather as Fed and MAG7 Earnings Loom

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29th July – Stock closed mixed ahead of Mag7 Earnings and Fed

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25th July – AI earnings drive stocks higher, while Trump & Powell have tense exchange

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24th July – Stocks higher as Trump finally seals a meaningful trade deal with Japan

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23rd July – Stocks mixed again as record run slows

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Pulse 22nd July – Stocks end mixed as investors focus on earnings week ahead

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21st July – Stocks falter as Trump escalates tensions with the EU

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18th July – Stocks notch new record high on resilient consumer and earnings

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17th July – Stocks grind higher as Trump distracts media with Fed Chair issue

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16th July – Stocks lower as Banks beat analyst expectations, disappoint investors

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15th July – Stocks grind higher as Trump lays ground to TACO on trade deals

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14th July: Tariff uncertainty sees shift to real assets as silver hits fresh 15 year highs

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11th July – Tech makes fresh record as A.I. fly’s above the Trump Chaos

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MPC Morning Call 10th July – Stocks back to record as Whitehouse becomes white noise

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MPC Morning Call 9th July – Copper spikes to record highs on 50% Tariff announcement

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MPC Morning Call 8th July – Trumps fresh Tariff blitz and Tesla lead market lower

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MPC Morning Call 7th July 2025

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MPC Morning Call 4th July 2025 - Everything is positive! Bulls party into 4thof July

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MPC Morning Call 3rd July – S&P500 notches new record on Vietnam Trade deal

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MPC Morning Call 2nd July 2025

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MPC Markets Morning Call 1st July 2025

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MPC Markets Morning Call 30 June 2025

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25th June 2025

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Pre-Market Pulse 24th June – Stocks spike higher as Trump Describes Iranian response as “weak”