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Europe Morning Brief 17 April 2026
Ceasefire Holds, Records Break,
Netflix Stumbles Overnight
Wall Street ends Thursday at all-time highs as a Lebanon–Israel truce stabilises sentiment, TSMC surges on AI demand, and after-hours earnings deliver the first major miss of the season.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 170 min read


End of Day Brief 15 April 2026
S&P 500 Crosses 7,000 Intraday.
ASML Beats — Stock Falls.
Trump: "Very Close to Over." Brent ~$97.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 150 min read


End of Day Brief 13 April 2026
S&P Wipes Iran War Losses.
Naval Blockade Live. No Islamabad Deal.
Earnings Season Kicks Off. Brent ~$99.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 130 min read


End of Day Brief 8 April 2026
Two-Week Ceasefire Holds.
Oil –17%. S&P +2.56%. Airlines +10–12%.
Islamabad Talks Friday April 10.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 80 min read


Europe Midday Brief 7 April 2026
Deadline in Hours.
Iran 10-Point Counter.
Europe Re-Opens. Stoxx 600 +0.6%. Brent $109–111.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 70 min read


Europe Morning Brief 6 April 2026
Axios confirmed a 45-day ceasefire is being discussed via four sources. NFP printed a weak 60K jobs on Friday (vs consensus ~57K, prior –92K). PCE core came in at +3.1% — the first print to show oil shock pass-through. This week: FOMC minutes Wednesday, ISM Services Monday, CPI April 9-10. The war and data calendar collide simultaneously.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 60 min read


Europe Morning Brief 2 April 2026
Trump's first national address on the Iran war sent oil up 5.7% to above $106 in after-hours trading. The speech promised "extremely hard" hits over the next two to three weeks, no clear exit strategy, and told US allies to go secure the Strait of Hormuz themselves. ISM Manufacturing printed a shocking inflation warning — prices at their highest since 2022. Asia-Pacific sold off overnight. April 6 is four days away. Friday brings PCE inflation and Non-Farm Payrolls.

The Trade Academy Team
Apr 20 min read


Markets Close Brief 31 Mar 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported Trump told aides he is willing to wind down the war even without Hormuz reopening. Reports that Iranian President Pezeshkian was open to ending the war in exchange for security guarantees sent the Dow up 1,125 points — its best session since May. The Nasdaq gained 3.83%. March closes as the worst month for stocks in years.

The Trade Academy Team
Mar 310 min read


NVIDIA Revisited 30 March 2026
NVIDIA has tested the $170 resistance level three times in the first quarter of 2026. Despite blowout earnings and surging "Sovereign AI" demand from nation-states, the broader macro environment—defined by a 4.46% 10-year Treasury yield and rising stagflation fears—is acting as a gravitational anchor on tech multiples. Breaking $170 requires a dovish macro catalyst.

The Trade Academy Team
Mar 300 min read


The Week Ahead 30 Mar 2026
Dubai physical oil is up 76% vs Brent paper +36% — the most dangerous divergence in oil market history. This week delivers the April 6 binary on Monday April 6, and PCE inflation + Non-Farm Payrolls on Friday.

The Trade Academy Team
Mar 290 min read
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