{"id":429563,"date":"2026-04-16T19:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/2026\/04\/investinglive-european-markets-wrap-no-rocking-the-boat-just-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:40:05","slug":"investinglive-european-markets-wrap-no-rocking-the-boat-just-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/investinglive-european-markets-wrap-no-rocking-the-boat-just-yet-429563\/","title":{"rendered":"investingLive European markets wrap: No rocking the boat just yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Headlines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/markets-continue-to-keep-the-faith-awaiting-more-positive-us-iran-developments-20260416\/\">Markets continue to keep the faith awaiting more positive US-Iran developments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/stocks\/after-5-months-the-nasdaq-finally-hits-a-new-record-high-amid-us-iran-deal-optimism-20260416\/\">After 5 months, the Nasdaq finally hits a new record high amid US-Iran deal optimism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/stocks\/netflix-earnings-is-tonight-are-you-holding-20260416\/\">Netflix earnings is tonight. Are you holding?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/senior-iranian-official-fundamental-disagreements-continue-over-nuclear-issues-20260416\/\">Senior Iranian Official: Fundamental disagreements continue over nuclear issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/centralbank\/ecb-policymaker-muller-a-rate-move-at-the-april-meeting-cannot-be-ruled-out-20260416\/\">ECB policymaker Muller: A rate move at the April meeting cannot be ruled out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/centralbank\/ecbs-villeroy-april-hike-premature-no-rush-to-act-20260416\/\">ECB&#8217;s Villeroy: April hike premature, no rush to act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/centralbank\/all-members-viewed-risks-to-inflation-outlook-as-tilted-to-the-upside-ecb-account-shows-20260416\/\">All members viewed risks to inflation outlook as tilted to the upside, ECB account shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/centralbank\/swiss-franc-appreciation-has-led-to-tighter-monetary-conditions-snb-minutes-20260416\/\">Swiss franc appreciation has led to tighter monetary conditions &#8211; SNB minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/uk-february-monthly-gdp-05-vs-01-mm-expected-20260416\/\">UK February monthly GDP +0.5% vs +0.1% m\/m expected<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/eurozone-march-final-cpi-26-vs-25-yy-prelim-20260416\/\">Eurozone March final CPI +2.6% vs +2.5% y\/y prelim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/italy-march-final-cpi-17-vs-17-yy-prelim-20260416\/\">Italy March final CPI +1.7% vs +1.7% y\/y prelim<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Markets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WTI crude (May) down 0.2% to $91.11, WTI crude (June) up 0.2% to $88.30, Brent crude up 0.7% to $95.80<\/li>\n<li>S&amp;P 500 futures up 0.1%, European indices up 0.3% to 0.6% across the board<\/li>\n<li>CAD leads, NZD lags on the day<\/li>\n<li>US 10-year yields flat at 4.275%<\/li>\n<li>Gold up 0.7% to $4,822, Silver up 0.5% to $79.43<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin down 0.1% to $74,761<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">It was another tepid session for the most part as markets are still waiting for more concrete positive developments from the US-Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Pakistan is trying to mediate the situation with its army chief arriving in Tehran to try and push for a second round of talks. The US and Iran are still not able to see eye to eye on a nuclear agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. So, that is keeping things on edge even as markets are taking the more optimistic angle for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">There&#8217;s still an air of calm for the most part with oil prices consolidating at the lower end for this week. Brent crude is up just 0.7% to $95.80 as traders remain cautious still. Meanwhile, WTI crude is keeping just above the $91 mark for the May contract whereas the June contract is seeing prices at around $88.30 for now. The latter has more open interest at this stage and is arguably the more reliable indicator of &#8220;front-month&#8221; pricing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">In the equities space, European stocks are following up on the record high closes in Wall Street with modest gains today. Meanwhile, S&amp;P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures are also seen up 0.1% as investors stay calm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">In FX, the dollar is keeping more mixed across the board with EUR\/USD down 0.2% to 1.1780 while USD\/JPY is flat near 159.00 on the day. The latter did see a decent rebound after hitting a low of 158.27 in Asia trading, following some verbal jawboning by Japan finance minister Katayama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The changes among dollar pairs are mostly negligible though with USD\/CAD down just 0.1% to 1.3727 and AUD\/USD flat on the day at 0.7170 currently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Elsewhere, precious metals are keeping slight gains with gold up 0.7% to $4,822 while silver is up 0.5% to $79.43 on the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">It&#8217;s still all on US-Iran developments and will continue to be the case until the weekend surely.<\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headlines: Markets continue to keep the faith awaiting more positive US-Iran developments After 5 months, the Nasdaq finally hits a new record high amid US-Iran deal optimism Netflix earnings is tonight. 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