🛑Will Moving This Target Restore Confidence… Or Fuel Chaos?

Good morning. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has hinted that the bank may...

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has hinted that the bank may change its inflation target. Just like the Federal Reserve, the ECB has a 2 percent inflation target for the Eurozone economy. Moving that rate higher could give the bank more flexibility to deal with a crisis in the future. But changing the goal now could also be a sign that the central bank isn't confident it can meet its inflation target without harming the economy or sparking a bigger selloff in banks. Overall, it's likely that changing inflation targets may lead to a belief that bankers are in control and there's reason to be confident. But in the longer term, it may make markets more volatile and chaotic. Investors should continue to focus on the fundamentals, and traders should continue to take advantage of market volatility. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content The Electricity Revolution Is Here — Don't Be Left Behind! 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The move comes as a number of small banks saw a drop in consumer deposits following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. • Mortgage Demand Drops 30-year fixed rate mortgages rose to 6.43 percent last week from 6.3 percent, leading to a 10 percent drop in mortgage demand compared to the prior week. Applications to refinance a loan dropped 6 percent in the past week, and is down 56 percent compared to the same week last year. • Netflix Moving Forward with Password Sharing Crackdown Streaming giant Netflix (NFLX) is moving forward with its crackdown on password sharing. The company announced the plan in the prior quarter but delayed it. In its most recent earnings, the company reported an increase of 1.75 million subscribers globally, up 5 percent compared to the first quarter of 2022. • Salesforce Developing AI Workflow Tools Customer relations software developer Salesforce (CRM) is developing a generative AI-driven workflow system. The system will be able to create code based on written requests, which in turn can generate SQL queries and provide some simple API calls to improve workflow. • Big Tech Companies Continue Layoffs Big tech companies, including Meta Platforms (META) and Amazon (AMZN) are moving forward with planned layoffs. The move comes as these companies are seeing a shift in advertising on their platforms, as companies are looking for a better return on their ad dollars amid a slowing economy. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP FRC  12.401% ISRG  11.263% ABT 7.883% ZION 7.551% UAL 7.307% BOTTOM CDW 12.964% ELV 5.801% HPE 5.181% MOH 4.898% CSCO 4.303% Quote of the Day Everything points to a relatively mild recession given the amount of stimulus that was paid to people and the money they have left over. 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