Apple's March quarter earnings, due later this week, could prove crucial for market direction heading into the summer months as investors look through the failure of First Republic and increasingly discount the chances of further Fed rate hikes beyond Wednesday's policy meeting in Washington. U.S. stocks, which had one of the strongest pre-earnings advances on record, are now on pace for their highest close of the year following a set of mixed earnings from big tech names such as Amazon , Microsoft , Meta Platforms and Google last week and the relatively clean wind-down of First Republic over the weekend. A mixed March inflation report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Friday, which showed moderating headline price pressure with stubbornly high levels at the core, did little to alert market expectations on the Fed's next move, as traders continue to price in at least a 93% chance of a 25 basis point rate hike, which would take the Fed Funds rate to a range of between 5% and 5.25%, a level that is likely to remain in place until November...
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