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The Platinum Capital · Morning Briefing
Wednesday · 29 April 2026 · 06:30 UK
Today's five
- Deutsche Bank Q1 trading revenue jumps 28% — strongest IB print since 2010 confirms the European credit thaw is now a real revenue cycle.
- ADNOC raises 2027 capacity target to 5.5m bpd — the UAE accelerates upstream investment as spare-capacity holders gain pricing influence.
- Saudi PIF closes $7bn green-hydrogen JV — with Brazil's Vale and Japan's Marubeni, on the kingdom's Red Sea coast.
- Microsoft Azure tops $40bn quarterly run-rate — AI inference now identified as the fastest-growing line within the cloud-segment mix.
- Eurozone Q1 GDP surprises with 0.6% growth — Spain and Italy outperform; the periphery now leads the cycle.
Deep-dive
Why the European credit thaw is the more important story this morning
Deutsche's trading print isn't a one-off. Euro-denominated investment-grade and sub-investment-grade pipelines have opened up materially since late 2025, and the share Deutsche has gained over peers that exited credit during the cost-cycle is the cleaner read-through into BNP and SocGen's prints due in the next two weeks.Read the full piece →
Market wrap
FTSE 100
+0.4%
8,612
S&P 500
+0.7%
5,841
EUR / USD
1.094
+0.2%
Brent
$84.20
+1.1%
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