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- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
Wall Street closes lower after Jackson Hole, gold loses 3.4%
The afternoon development compared with the morning is the close of the August 28 session: the Nasdaq in the red despite Nvidia's $96.22 billion in quarterly revenue, and a broad sell-off in gold and bitcoin.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
Crude oil falls but remains a third above last year: the Gulf recovers two-thirds of exports
On August 28, Brent closed at $88.22 per barrel, down on the day but up more than 30% year-on-year. Exports from the Persian Gulf have risen back to 15-16 million barrels per day according to Goldman Sachs, still far from pre-conflict volumes. In the background, US inflation which the Federal Reserve chair still considers too high.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Lead Story
Piazza Affari closes higher but loses ground over the week, spread tops 80 points
The FTSE Mib gains 0.67% to 52,616 points in the August 28 session and gives up 0.1% over the week. In New York, futures remain flat ahead of the Fed chair's speech at Jackson Hole.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Nvidia reports $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue, Nasdaq up 1.5%
The US group doubled year-on-year revenue and nearly tripled net profit; the stock gained 8% at the open. In Europe the rally was tempered by expectations over the Federal Reserve's next moves.
- Thursday, 27 August 2026 · Analysis
Oil retreats to $86.28, Hormuz transits remain at crisis lows
Brent fell 2.6% on expectations of a partial reopening of the strait. EIA and Vortexa data show flows collapsed from over 20 to around 5 million barrels per day; the IMO has recorded 68 incidents and 19 seafarer deaths.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
Canada responds to American tariffs: counter-tariffs on 27.6 billion in goods from September 8
Ottawa has published the list: 874 items of US products hit with rates of 15, 25 or 50 percent starting September 8. Only goods already subject to American surtaxes, plus 7.5 billion in support for businesses and workers.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Analysis
Wall Street rebounds on August 25 driven by semiconductors, with Pce and Nvidia earnings on the horizon
S&P 500 at 7,677.28 points and Nasdaq up 0.66% after the previous day's negative session. Treasury yields fall for the second consecutive time.
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
German group Infineon Technologies announced on 24 August 2026 the acquisition of C2i Semiconductors, a startup based in Bangalore with no manufacturing facilities of its own, specialising in digital power management for AI data centres. Financial terms were not disclosed; closing is expected in the third quarter of 2026 and will lead to the creation of a centre of excellence in India. The report stems from a single source (Infineon statement). (Tech Startups)
- Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Shares of the US sporting goods chain plunged in trading on 25 August after a quarterly report that missed expectations, accompanied by a cut to annual profit forecasts. The move came on a day of broad gains for the indices, with the S&P 500 at 7,677.28 points. (TheStreet)
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
Ifo index rises to 88.8 points: German businesses more confident than expected
Economic sentiment in Germany improves in August, beating analysts' consensus. Industrial orders remain the weak spot.
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
Nvidia's earnings tomorrow evening, Jackson Hole on Friday: a week built around two dates
The second-quarter fiscal 2027 report is confirmed for August 26, after market close. On the 28th, the Kansas City Fed's symposium addresses financial innovation for the first time.
- Monday, 24 August 2026 · Analysis
Jackson Hole with Warsh and Nvidia's quarterly report in the same week
The Kansas City Fed's symposium opens on August 27 with the debut of the new chair of the US central bank. The yield on the thirty-year bond is at its highest since 2007, and the quarterly report of the leading manufacturer of AI processors falls in the same days.
- Sunday, 23 August 2026 · Analysis
50% tariffs on Canadian goods, Ottawa announces response for September 8
Washington has hit Canadian products worth $20 billion since August 22. Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended negotiations and announced counter-tariffs on six categories of goods. No new meeting appears to be scheduled.
- Sunday, 23 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated: "We don't have any new talks scheduled with the Canadians" (transl. from English). Carney recalled negotiators to Ottawa. The rupture complicates the future of the continental free trade agreement USMCA. NBC News
- Saturday, 22 August 2026 · Analysis
Mps launches two exchange offers worth 34 billion on Banco Bpm and Banca Generali
A different story from the one that opened this morning on US Treasury debt buybacks: in Siena, Mps's board approved the countermove to Intesa Sanpaolo's offer, with four directors out of thirteen against.
- Saturday, 22 August 2026 · Analysis
US Treasury doubles debt buybacks, dollar weakens
Bessent raises buybacks from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. Wall Street closes higher on August 21, but S&P 500 and Nasdaq break a three-week winning streak; gold at three-month highs, euro above 1.17, Brent rises for a sixth consecutive session.
- Friday, 21 August 2026 · Lead Story
Mps responds to Intesa with two exchange offers worth 34 billion euros on Banco Bpm and Banca Generali
The board of Monte dei Paschi has approved two voluntary and simultaneous public exchange offers, entirely in shares: around 25.3 billion euros for Banco Bpm and 8.7 for Banca Generali. Milan's market reacted with a rise of 0.4%.
- Friday, 21 August 2026 · Analysis
Jackson Hole: Kevin Warsh's debut as Fed chair on a topic that isn't inflation
The Wyoming symposium runs from August 27 to 29 on the theme of financial innovation and payments. Warsh, installed in May after the narrowest confirmation on record for a Fed chair, speaks for the first time in that capacity.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · Analysis
Tariffs on Canada, Trump announces a deal the White House says is not signed
The tariff deadline is set for the night of August 21 and concerns approximately 20 billion dollars in goods. Ottawa and Washington give differing accounts of the agricultural chapter.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · Analysis
Fed minutes open the door to tightening, US Treasury doubles long-dated debt buybacks
The document from the late-July meeting, released on August 19, indicates that many participants consider tightening likely if inflation does not slow down. On the same day the Treasury Department announced an increase in buybacks on maturities between 10 and 30 years, with the 30-year yield at 19-year highs.
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