Oil Hits Wartime High; Tech Earnings; ECB, BOE Rate Decisions | Bloomberg Brief 4/30/2026

Posted on 04/30/2026
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US equity futures waver and oil fluctuates after hitting a wartime high following a report that President Trump is set to receive a briefing on new military options for action in Iran. Mixed results in tech earnings show Alphabet and Amazon's payoff in AI spending, while Meta lagged behind. Investors await the latest PCE data and rate decisions from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Jordan Rochester of Mizuho Bank anticipates more split votes under Kevin Warsh as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Angelo Zino of CFRA discusses tech earnings.



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00:00:00 - Bloomberg Brief

00:00:47 - Global Market Check

00:04:30 - First Look Movers

00:12:51 - Trending on the Terminal

00:14:32 - Jordan Rochester, Mizuho Bank Head of EMEA FICC Strategy

00:20:03 - Front Page News

00:23:12 - First Look Movers

00:31:58 - Trending on the Terminal

00:33:49 - Angelo Zino, CFRA Senior Vice President

00:41:44 - What to Watch

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