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This week kicks off Q1 2026 earnings season , with major banks, tech giants, and semiconductor leaders reporting. Focus will be on bank profits, AI developments, Fed commentary, and ongoing Iran/U.S.-Iran tensions. Key catalysts include oil reports and semiconductor price hikes. Monday, April 13 OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report Goldman Sachs (GS) Q1 earnings (pre-market) Tuesday, April 14 JPMorgan (JPM) Q1 earnings (pre-market) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report OpenAI GPT-6 rumor (market chatter) Wednesday, April 15 ASML Q1 earnings (pre-market) Semiconductor price increases accelerating across the supply chain Thursday, April 16 TSMC Q1 earnings (pre-market) & Netflix (NFLX) after close ★★★★★ Weekly initial jobless claims Fed officials speak + Beige Book release Friday, April 17 Earnings season continues; markets may turn cautious into the weekend. Weekly Strategy Earnings beats (especially banks and semis) could boost risk appetite, but hawkish Fed signals may cap gains. Watch : Banking, Tech/AI, Semiconductors, Energy. Stay flexible and manage risk amid policy and geopolitical uncertainty.

Golden Ten Data reported on April 13 that, according to Korean media, on Monday, the Nikkei 225 Index opened down by around 1%, and the current decline has narrowed to about 0.4%, while the Korean KOSPI Index opened down by more than 2%, with the current drop narrowing to about 1%. This has been a pattern we've seen every Monday since the start of this Iran conflict, and the declines have been gradually shrinking each week. At the beginning of the conflict, the drop once reached a record high of about 12%, then fell to 9%, and each week the decline keeps gradually decreasing. The market seems to have factored in the following situation: every week the United States will take some kind of action, or Trump will post some unsettling remarks on social media, and by the weekend, he either changes his stance or claims victory, causing the market to rebound. However, every Monday, the extent of this decline keeps gradually reducing.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. Senator Lummis stated on social media that the previous administration led to the exodus of the digital asset industry. She emphasized that now is the time to establish clear regulatory rules for the digital asset industry and welcome its return to the United States, while calling for the passage of the Clarity Act.