Walmart-Backed Digital Marketing Company Ibotta Set For IPO Amid AI Buzz: Details ========== Ibotta, a digital marketing company backed by Walmart, is set to have an initial public offering (IPO) and aims to raise $577.3 million with a valuation of around $2.7 billion. The company plans to offer 6.56 million shares of its Class A common stock at $88 per share. The IPO comes as there is increased interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and optimism about the U.S. IPO market. Ibotta was incorporated in 2011 and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'IBTA.'

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Dollar soars as investors eye ECB rate cuts, yen hits new 34-year low ========== The euro dropped to its lowest level in five months after the European Central Bank signaled it could soon cut rates. The dollar's rally pushed the Japanese yen to a new 34-year low. The ECB is likely to start cutting rates in the summer, while the Federal Reserve may hold off until later in the year. The difference in interest rate expectations has pushed the gap between U.S. bond yields and German euro zone benchmark yields to the highest since 2019, boosting the dollar. The strong dollar also affected the British pound, which was trading at its lowest since mid-November. The Japanese yen remained under pressure, with the U.S. currency rising to its highest since mid-1990. Japanese authorities may intervene to support the yen. The Chinese yuan was little changed after data showed March exports contracted sharply. The dollar also gained sharply against Sweden's crown after Swedish inflation slowed more than expected in March. https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2024:newsml_L2N3GL0NQ:0-dollar-soars-as-investors-eye-ecb-rate-cuts-yen-hits-new-34-year-low/

PIMCO trims 2024 Fed rate cut expectations to 2 after jobs report ========== U.S. bond giant PIMCO has revised its expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2024 to two, down from the previous estimate of two to three cuts. The revision comes after data showed that the U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in March. U.S. nonfarm payrolls grew by 303,000 jobs, surpassing expectations for an increase of 200,000. PIMCO's managing director and generalist portfolio manager, Mike Cudzil, stated that the economy's resilience to high interest rates suggests that it can handle higher rates. As a result, U.S. Treasury yields rose, and expectations for a rate cut in June decreased from 59% to 51%. PIMCO has been underweight duration in portfolios, as it believed the market was too optimistic about rate cuts. Traders initially expected 150 basis points of cuts in 2024, but that has now been revised down to 67 basis points, aligning with PIMCO's expectations. Cudzil mentioned the possibility of getting overweight on duration in the future. https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2024:newsml_L2N3GE1GJ:0-pimco-trims-2024-fed-rate-cut-expectations-to-2-after-jobs-report/