The nomination of Kevin Warsh, former governor of the Federal Reservelike next president of the entity announced by Donald Trump has led to DOW JONES Ind Average, S&P 500 y NASDAQ 100 to fall at the close of Friday -0.36% to 48,892 points, -0.43% to 6,939 points and -1.28% to 25,552 points respectively before a hard history than mentioned with regard to interest rates.
However, Warsh has expressed support for the interest rate cuts expected by analysts. This measure also gave a bearish turn to gold and silver.
«I have known Kevin for a long time and I have no doubt that he will go down in history as one of the GREAT chairs of the Federal Reserve, perhaps the best. On top of everything, he is a central character and will never let you down,» Trump said in his announcement, published on Truth Social as we mentioned this morning at the opening of the market.
But there is more to Trump, as he has also threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian aircraft imports. United States too would decertify all new planes from companies like Bombardier (BDRBF), Trump said, alleging that Canada has used obstacles to certification to effectively ban the sale of airplanes Gulfstream Americans according to Yahoo Finance.
Without forgetting the pressure on the government of Mexico and other countries with imposing tariffs on those who import crude oil to Cuba amid increased tensions in Central America.
In corporate news, Exxon Mobil y Chevron they announced a oil surplus of several million barrels which affected the results of both companies. which reported declines in annual profitsbut they talked about diversification efforts As the expansion of artificial intelligencein the United States and the potential regime change in Venezuela opened opportunities for the global energy sector according to Yahoo Finance.
Stephen Squeri, CEO of American Expresswas referring this Friday about the interest rate limits for credit cards announced by Trump, according to Yahoo Finance. «A 10% limit on credit cards would mean a reduction in the number of credit cards across the United States,» Squeri stated. «A lot of people wouldn’t get credit cards. You’d see reductions in credit lines. And, mind you, the American economy runs on credit, so you’d see a slowdown in small businesses. It’s not the right solution.»
Regarding economic data, we can point out the number of Baker Hughes oil rigs by 411 versus 412 expected and the Baker Hughes’ US active field count up 546 from 544.
Among the winning actions we have Charter Comm Rg-A (+7.62% to 206.12 dollars), Deckers Outdoor (+19.44% to $119.32) and Verizon Comm (+11.83% to 44.52 dollars)
Charter climbs after the fourth quarter and full year 2025 results where he revealed that he is navigating competitive pressures through strategic growth in mobile, according to Investing.
The company reported annual revenue of $54.8 billiona decrease in 0.6% compared to $55.1 billion in fiscal year 2024, while the Adjusted EBITDA increased a 0.6% until the $22.7 billion. Los capital expenditure increased a 3.5% until the 11.7 billion dollars while the company continued to invest in the evolution of its network.
Deckers also rises thanks to the fourth quarter results 2025 exceeding expectations with income that exceeded $90 million above forecasts and earnings per share $0.62 above estimates during this seasonally important quarter, according to Yahoo Finance. This performance aligns with the impressive 12.62% revenue growth during the last twelve months, with some total income who reached the 5.24 billion dollars.
Verizon rises after the announcement of a quarterly dividend of $0.7075 per share on its common stockpayable on May 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 10. This new dividend represents a annualized increase of $0.07 per share, or 2.5%compared to the previous annual dividend rate. With this increase, the firm maintains its impressive track record of dividend increases for 21 consecutive yearsoffering investors a substantial current return on 6.93%, according to Investing.
Among the losing stocks we have KLA (-15.24% to $1,427.94), AppLovin Rg-A (-16.89% to $473.11) and Rg-A Visa (-2.99% to $321.87)
KLA falls after the second quarter results 2026 which did not impress analysts, but beat estimates according to Yahoo Finance. The average analyst firm expected adjusted earnings of approximately $8.80 per share on revenues close to 3.25 billion dollars. Las sales increased a 7.1% year-on-yearuntil the 3.3 billion dollarswhile the earnings they shot themselves 41%until the $8.85 per diluted share. Looking ahead, the midpoints of management’s guidance ranges for the next quarter came in slightly above Wall Street’s current view.
AppLoving falls before the project Genie de Alphabet-Aa new prototype of Google DeepMind which allows users to create virtual worlds for video games with AI according to Yahoo Finance. This led to a wave of sales of shares in the video game sector where the aforementioned firm was affected.
Although it is not related to the aforementioned sector, it is still related to the mobile games. But it monetizes it through advertising, rather than game sales and commissions.
Visa falls despite beat estimates for fiscal 2026 first quarter results con earnings per share (EPS) of $3.17 from an expected $3.14 and the net income of 10.9 billion dollars as we pointed out in the opening.
Strong quarterly results benefited from increased payments and cross-border volumes, according to Yahoo Finance. Resilience of consumer spending remains a key factor. However, the increase was partially offset by the increased operating expenses and fewer transactions processed than expected.
Los Oil futures WTI they go up a +0.61% to $65.82 y Brent upload a +0.55% at $69.97.
He Oro falls a -8.97% to $4,874 per ounce.
The Plata falls a -26.72% at 83.93 dollars.
He EUR/USD falls a -0.96% a 1.1854.
Bitcoinfalls a -0.36% to $84,200.
He US 10-year bond yield upload a +0.47% a 4.248 already 30 years+0.66% a 4.886.
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