Big Tech Booms, Big Oil Busts & The Return Of Rate Cuts?
In another packed stock market podcast Michael Brown (Senior Market Strategist from Pepperstone) and Michael Hewson talk about the divergence between a bleak and uncertain economic outlook and some of the positive results we’ve seen this week from the likes of AstraZeneca, Barclays, Lloyds, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta and whether we are being too negative on where things are economically. They also look ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve and Bank of England meetings and when to expect the next rate cut.00:00 - Market Overview and April Recap05:51 - Central Bank Policies and Economic Outlook08:45 - Alphabet (Google) - Strong earnings, ad revenue steady08:55 - AstraZeneca - Profits up, market unimpressed09:20 - HSBC - Mixed results, Asia concerns13:58 - Barclays - Strong profits, resilient business17:55 - Lloyds Banking Group - Decent results, share dip23:03 - HSBC (again) - UK profits weak, Asia key23:43 - BP - Big miss, weak leadership29:05 - Associated British Foods - Weak sugar unit, mixed retail32:58 - Rolls-Royce - Solid update, nuclear hopes34:43 - Alphabet (again) - Strong growth, Waymo losses37:43 - Microsoft - Cloud strength, optimistic outlook39:45 - Meta Platforms - Big earnings, high CapEx42:14 - Travis Perkins - Weak core, Toolstation strong45:39 - Deliveroo - DoorDash bid, undervalued UK48:24 - US GDP and Federal Reserve Outlook49:58 - Bank of England's Potential Rate Cuts50:57 - Next - Guidance watch, near record highs51:49 - International Airlines Group - US travel concerns linger53:01 - JD Wetherspoon - Strong trading, inflation headwinds54:26 - Uber - Works well in US54:48 - Disney - Weak stock, peak season test