🌍 Market Update: Calm Before the Storm? 📉 Good Friday Pause Most global stock markets and commodities took a breather on Good Friday, but Asia, forex, and crypto markets stayed open. 📊 Quiet Macros, Loud Inflation in Japan The macro calendar was nearly empty, with the spotlight on Japan 🇯🇵: 📈 Core inflation rose to 3.2% in March, fuelled by higher food prices. This marks the third straight year inflation has exceeded the BoJ’s 2% target — a tricky backdrop for the upcoming rate decision. 📈 Nikkei 225 rose 1% 📉 Shanghai Composite slipped by 0.11% 💱 Currency Markets Steady Major currency pairs showed minimal movement — volatility remained under 0.2%. 📌 EURUSD is consolidating near 1.1400, following Thursday's ECB rate cut. 🇺🇸 Fed Drama Behind the Scenes? CNBC reports that Donald Trump discussed removing Fed Chair Jerome Powell with ex-Fed official Kevin Warsh. Warsh reportedly advised against it. 🧠 Nvidia Eyes Shanghai Shanghai’s government reports Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the city a key R&D centre for the tech giant. 🎬 Netflix Smashes Q1 Expectations 💵 Revenue: $10.54B (+13% YoY) 📈 EPS: $6.61 — both beat estimates 🔮 Forecasts $11.04B revenue for Q2 📈 Shares jumped 3.5% after hours, topping $1,000 🗓️ What’s Coming This Week? 📌 Key earnings: Tesla, Alphabet, Meta 📌 Trade talks: U.S. with China & Japan 📌 Economic data: PMI for services & manufacturing 📌 Markets to watch: US500, GOLD, JP225 🛑 Monday remains a public holiday for most Western countries, but Wall Street is open — and so are we. Stay tuned for more updates! 💼📈