Mixed US macro data, peak earnings season, and Buffett's goodbye

Equities continued to rally this week with many indexes now higher than before Trump's massive tariff roll-out on April 2

The tariff turmoil continued to settle down while the first Q1 earnings reports sent mixed signals

Equity markets rallied around the world on the back of trade war optimism, upbeat earnings, and easing tensions between Trump and Jerome Powell

Lower interest rates in Europe and a slew of (mostly) upbeat macro data as earnings season heats up

US equities continued to struggle while most of the rest of the world continued its rebound