S&P 500 operating profit margins expanded to 12.4% in Q1, their highest level since Q4 2021.
$SPX Source: Charlie Bilello
Foreigners are BUYING US stocks again
Source: Barchart
Japan is cheap...
Japan's forward P/E ratio is 13.5, or a 7.4% earnings yield. That is a 609bps premium to the 1.31% yield in 10-year Japanese government bonds. For context, the S&P 500 trades for 20.6 times forward earnings, for an earnings yield of 4.87%. That is just 0.56% over 10-yr T-Notes. Source: Jeff Weniger
Breaking
PBOC: TO LOWER RRR BY 50 BPS TO CUT POLICY RATE BY 10 BPS TO CUT STRUCTURAL MONETARY POLICY RATE BY 25 BPS TO CUT PERSONAL PROVIDENT FUND LOAN RATE BY 25 BPS. TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL MARKET SUPPORT TOOLS QUOTA TO 800B YUAN.
🚨Two nuclear powers are now at WAR, as Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes against India after India’s initial attack
➡️ India says it has targeted 9 Pakistani terror camps in Pak occupied Kashmir using standoff missile strikes as part of Operation Sindoor
BREAKING: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he will be meeting with Chinese officials in Switzerland to begin trade talks with China.
Bessent went on Fox News to break the news. "So, we will meet on Saturday and Sunday..."
Warren Buffett now owns an astonishing 5.1% of the entire U.S. Treasury Bill Market 🚨🚨🚨
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The White House is considering an executive action to speed up the development of nuclear reactors…
$OKLO is soaring on the news, went from flat on the day to up 6% 👀 ➡️ Oklo Inc. is a Santa Clara, California-based advanced nuclear technology company founded in 2013. The company focuses on designing and deploying compact fast reactors, specifically the Aurora powerhouse, to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy. These reactors, ranging from 15 to 75 MWe, use high-assay low-enriched hashtag#uranium (HALEU) and recycled nuclear waste as fuel, offering inherent safety features like self-stabilizing and self-controlling mechanisms. Oklo aims to sell power directly to customers, including data centers, industrial sites, and defense facilities, through power purchase agreements. Source: Stocktwitt, Grok
