Wall Street on a date with a new test amid volatile markets and crucial results

The American markets pass through a week full of financial advertisements by major banks, entertainment and health care companies, at a time when the repercussions of the commercial escalation between the United States and China are still in heavy shadow of investor confidence, according to a report published by the American “Invstandia” platform.

Expected results from the money and technology giants

This week, prominent companies will reveal their quarterly results, including:
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, City Group, Netflix, TSM for semi -conductors, United Airlines, and United Health.
The markets are also awaiting the issuance of US retail sales data, which may clarify whether consumer spending began to slow down, in addition to new indicators of the housing sector through data issued later during the week.
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Acute fluctuations led by fees and poor dollar

Last week, Wall Street ended the impact of volatile trading affected by the new advertisements about the US tariffs. This coincided with the registration of the fluctuations index on the Chicago Stock Exchange (VIX) about 40 points, which is more than twice its historical average, according to the newspaper “The Economic Times”.
Analysts believe that the escalation of US President Donald Trump to the customs duties file, and then announcing some of them for a period of 90 days, did not succeed in dispelling the constant anxiety about the long -term economic impact, especially with the weakness of the dollar and the decline in the prices of US treasury bonds.
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The profits are under a microscope .. Are the markets?

Observers believe that the results of the quarterly companies represent a decisive test of the patience of investors, at a time when the markets are still very sensitive to any developments related to international trade or statements from the White House.
The attention is directed to the retail sales data for the month of March, but it may not reflect the current reality since it covers the period before Trump’s announcement of the new fees.

Consumer confidence is declining and inflation is escalating

A modern opinion poll published on Friday showed a sharp decline in the confidence of the American consumer during April, in conjunction with a leap in inflation expectations for 12 months to its highest level since 1981, reflecting a widespread concern about the escalation of trade tensions.