Gillian Bowen

Hmm.

Very interesting.

And here I was hoping it might be Star Wars related because it is May the 4th and may the 4th be with you.

Thanks, James.

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It follows investor optimism out of the US, fuelled by corporate earnings and a resilient economy.

Well, as usual, I'm here on a Friday.

I joined James on a Monday and a Friday to bookend the week, so to speak.

And it's been a busy few days for the market.

And it's also the end of the month and a start of a new one.

Wall Street has been on the rise off the back of corporate earnings.

And there's also optimism about the resilience of the US economy, which is expanding.

And yet for the majority of the month, we've been talking about the ongoing Iran war, which began back on February 28th and has significantly interrupted the global supply of oil.

On the war, I've been listening to Donald Trump's news conference and a short time ago, he said, quote, Iran is dying to make a deal.

Yes, I love a bit of breaking news in the morning.