Monday Morning Must-Knows - June 2, 2025

“Sell in May and go away”? Not this year. Seven of the eightmajor markets—Bitcoin, crude oil, gold, equities, and more—closed May in thegreen, with the S&P 500 gaining about 5%. Only the U.S. dollar slidslightly. 

Now, attention shifts to a packed week ahead. While U.S. earnings arelight—featuring CrowdStrike, Lululemon, and GameStop—global central banks takecenter stage. The Bank of Canada (Wed) and European Central Bank (Thu) are bothexpected to cut rates by 25 basis points. 

Jerome Powell will speak on Monday afternoon, his first remarks since therelease of the latest core PCE data, and markets will watch closely for anyhint on rate direction. 

Meanwhile, job data rolls out all week: JOLTS (Tue), ADP (Wed), weekly claims(Thu), and the all-important unemployment rate and non-farm payrolls(Fri). 

With economic signals mixed and pressure building on the Fed, volatility couldsurge. Markets may not rest quietly in June. Stay alert.

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