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U.S. stock futures rose, most U.S. bond yields rose to new highs this year, and oil prices turned lower.

On Monday, April 15, the market was betting that the Iran-Israel conflict would not expand. The global market became calm, European stocks rose, U.S. stock futures rebounded, U.S. bonds and the U.S. dollar fell, and oil prices turned lower.


Analysis pointed out that the Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations stated that the attack on Israel can be considered to be over. Representatives of many countries to the United Nations called on all parties to exercise restraint to avoid deterioration of the situation in the Middle East. The market's concerns about the situation in the Middle East have decreased.



Retail sales data further weakened interest rate cut expectations. Most U.S. Treasury bond yields rose to new highs for the year, with the 2-year Treasury bond yield approaching 5%. The 10-year Treasury bond yield once rose 10 basis points to 4.62%, the highest level since November 14.



U.S. stock futures edged higher, with Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.86% and S&P 500 futures up 0.79%



Goldman Sachs rose nearly 4% before the market opened on the news that the first quarter financial report was released, with revenue of US$14.2 billion, exceeding Wall Street expectations of US$12.98 billion, and net profit increased by 28% year-on-year.


Charles Schwab's U.S. stock market fluctuated little before the market opened. Schwab's first-quarter net revenue was US$4.74 billion, basically in line with analysts' expectations of US$4.71 billion.



Most European stocks rose, with the European Stoxx 50 index rising 0.76%, the German DAX index rising 0.89%, the French CAC 40 index rising 0.58%, and the British FTSE 100 index falling 0.53%.




The European VIX index fell sharply by 7%, indicating that concerns are fading. The Israeli shekel rebounded after a sell-off, rising 0.9% on Monday.


U.S. stocks rebounded after last week's sharp decline. Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes rose one after another. Dow futures rose 0.23%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.46%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.55%.




Tonight Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab and others will release earnings reports. JP Morgan analyst Mislav Matejka pointed out in a report that the stock market has performed well after the earnings announcement, indicating that investors are better than the bleak profit forecasts conveyed by sell-side analysts. More optimistic, but still needs to see significant earnings acceleration to justify current valuations.


Risk aversion has cooled, the US dollar has fallen, and the US stock index has fallen slightly below 106.


U.S. bond yields rose across the board, with the 2-year U.S. bond yield approaching 5%.


Oil prices turned lower, gold continued to rise, and Brent crude oil fell below $90 a barrel. Gold rose to $2,348 an ounce.




The London Metal Exchange (LME) has banned the delivery of any Russian metal produced since April 13 in response to new sanctions from the United States and Britain.


Affected by this, LME copper rose by more than 2% at the opening, LME nickel rose by more than 7%, and LME aluminum posted the largest increase since at least 1987, but they have all fallen back.