MPC Markets Morning Call 28 April 2026: Stocks Eke Out Gains as Stubborn Oil Prices Cap Gains
US equities held at record highs in subdued trading on Monday as investors braced for the most consequential week of the year — five Magnificent Seven earnings reports, a Fed meeting that may be Jerome Powell’s last as chair, and Q1 GDP and PCE inflation data. The S&P 500 rose…
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