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Next Week’s Macro Outlook | “Super Central Bank Week” Arrives, Powell to Hold Press Conference
Investors closely monitored developments in the Middle East over the past week. Frequent shifts in news flow—coupled with the cancellation of a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. and Iranian representatives and multiple statements by U.S. President Trump—led to volatility in market risk sentiment. Notably, major U.S. equity indices still managed to reach new all-time highs. However, the market outlook is not entirely rosy, as conflict remains prone to sudden escalation. Below are key events investors will focus on in the coming week: Monday, 10:30 p.m. ET: Dallas Fed Business Activity Index for April Tuesday, 8:15 p.m. ET: ADP Employment Change for the week ending April 11 Tuesday, 10:00 p.m. ET: Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for April; Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for April Wednesday, 4:30 a.m. ET: API Crude Oil Inventories for the week ending April 24 Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. ET: EIA Crude Oil Inventories, EIA Cushing, Oklahoma Crude Oil Inventories, and EIA Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Inventories for the week ending April 24 Thursday, 2:00 a.m. ET: FOMC Interest Rate Decision Thursday, 2:30 a.m. ET: FOMC Press Conference with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET: Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending April 26; March PCE Price Index; March Personal Spending MoM; Q1 Labor Cost Index (QoQ); Q1 Real GDP Annualized Growth Rate (Advance Estimate); Q1 Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Growth Rate (Advance Estimate); U.S.
Apple Announces Leadership Change: Ternus Succeeds Cook as CEO, Cook Transitions to Executive Chairman
Odaily News Apple announced that John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on September 1, with Cook transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman. Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Ternus will join Apple's board upon becoming CEO. Apple's non-executive chairman Art Levinson will become lead independent director on the same day.Apple stated in a press release: "Cook will continue as CEO throughout the summer, working closely with Ternus to ensure a smooth transition." This marks Apple's first CEO transition since Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, shortly before Jobs' passing. Under Cook's leadership, Apple's market value has grown approximately 24-fold, reaching $4 trillion at Monday's close.
Strategy Plans to Change STRC Preferred Stock Dividends to Semi-Monthly
Odaily News: Strategy has proposed adjusting the dividend mechanism for its STRC preferred stock, planning to change the current monthly dividend distribution to twice a month (semi-monthly), subject to shareholder approval.STRC is a perpetual preferred stock, targeting trading near a par value of $100, with its price regulated through a floating dividend mechanism. The current annualized dividend yield is approximately 11.5%. The company stated that increasing the dividend frequency helps reduce reinvestment lag, enhance market liquidity, and improve price stability.STRC is one of a series of preferred stock financing instruments within Strategy, forming part of its capital structure alongside products like STRF, STRE, STRK, and STRD. These instruments have already helped the company raise significant funds for its ongoing accumulation of Bitcoin.