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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday as war-driven inflation fears hammered bonds, while investors awaited earnings from Nvidia to see
Asking for a Trend host Josh Lipton gets investors ready for the busy trading day ahead on May 20, breaking down the key earnings reports to watch — including Nvidia (NVDA), TJ Maxx (TJX), Lowe’s (LOW), and Target (TGT) — along with the release of the Fed’s April FOMC meeting minutes.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 each shedding about two-thirds of a percent, and the Nasdaq losing more than eight-tenths of a percent.</p><p>The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in more than a year on mounting inflation concerns as oil prices stayed elevated... and with no clear resolution to the U.S. war in Iran.</p><p>Tuesday's profit-taking also came as investors anxiously awaited quarterly results from AI chip leader Nvidia, due after Wednesday's market close.</p><p>Mike Mussio is president of FBB Capital Partners.</p><p>"This is the third day in a row we're looking at some red on the screen. But we've had a lot of green over the past several weeks. So a few days down a percent or inside a percent or so should not be unexpected. We're in a little bit of a lull between some data that we received in terms of inflation data a week or so ago. And then tomorrow after the close, we will have Nvidia's earnings, which of course is what everybody's kind of waiting for to see what happens - which includes, are we going to continue to have the all-clear sign and move higher from there, or is it time for a little bit of additional profit-taking?"</p><p>Among individual stock moves, cloud firm Akamai Technologies shed more than 6% after the company announced a $2.6 billion convertible bond offering.</p><p>Shares of Home Depot closed higher after the home improvement chain beat sales and profit estimates despite warning of a cautious consumer.</p><p>And shares of Target rose 3% ahead of its quarterly earnings results, scheduled before Wednesday's opening bell.</p></body>
Surging Treasury yields and inflation fears are putting pressure on this digital bank, today, May 19, 2026.
Investors are bracing for Nvidia earnings, as strong results could offer relief from inflation worries.
Investors are bracing for Nvidia earnings, as strong results could offer relief from inflation worries.
Investors are bracing for Nvidia earnings, as strong results could offer relief from inflation worries.
Stocks wavered as Wall Street awaited Nvidia earnings, hoping strong results could offer some relief from ongoing inflation concerns.
Stocks wavered as Wall Street awaited Nvidia earnings, hoping strong results could offer some relief from ongoing inflation concerns.
Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen, but Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the first quarter of this year with more than 3,600 buy and sell orders, many of them involving companies whose profits have been directly impacted by his decisions as head of the government. Among the Trump trades in a recent report filed with a federal ethics agency was as much as $6 million in Nvidia, whose advanced chips Trump approved for sale to China last year. “If he were defense secretary, he would be committing a crime,” said Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics adviser in the George W. Bush administration and a big critic of congressional trading, too.
Trump says tariffs would have stopped Taiwan’s semiconductor boom — but the history of TSMC tells a far more American story.
U.S. stocks retreated as investors debate tech valuations and worry that a prolonged Iran conflict will keep oil prices rising, pushing up inflation. The global bond selloff is intensifying, putting pressure on government finances and market valuations. Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes rose for a third straight day, hitting their highest closing level since January 2025.
<p>Japanese stocks are having their best year in decades, with the Nikkei 225 up 24% and <a href="https://www.etf.com/EWJ"><strong>EWJ</strong></a> delivering 41% over the past 12 months. Prime Minister Takaichi’s economic reforms, a GDP beat, and a weaker yen are fueling a rally that’s making U.S. markets look pedestrian by comparison.</p>
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<body><p>STORY: Home Depot on Tuesday said Americans are scaling back on large home remodeling projects as they grapple with economic uncertainty and a subdued housing market.</p><p>:: Home Depot handout</p><p>The big box retailer kicked off a big week of corporate earnings results by beating both sales and profit estimates, but warned that its customers remain cautious.</p><p>U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a record low in early May as the war in Iran fanned inflation pressures and strained household finances.</p><p>That's kept spending on home improvement projects muted amid elevated mortgage rates and high home prices.</p><p>:: Home Depot handout</p><p>Going forward, Home Depot expects both sales and profit to be in the range of flat to a small rise.</p><p>The company said elevated fuel costs are also pressuring the business through both transportation and input expenses, but noted that tariff refunds could help significantly.</p><p>Results from fellow U.S. retailers this week are likely to shed more light on the state of the consumer.</p><p>Rival Lowe's and big-box retailer Target are set to report on Wednesday, followed on Thursday by sector bellwether Walmart.</p></body>
(Updates prices.) Gold moved lower midafternoon Tuesday as the dollar and yields continued to cli
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