Hi Friends of Grit Guide 👋 📈 April Market Round Up 📉 🛢️ Brent… — The Grit Guide by Gerald — TG.ME

Hi Friends of Grit Guide 👋 📈 April Market Round Up 📉 🛢️ Brent Whipsaws Between $86 and $111 in April — Ceasefire Extensions and Collapsed Talks Keep Oil Traders on Edge https://fortune.com/article/price-of-oil-04-22-2026/ 🚢 Hormuz Still Largely Shut — Iran Refuses to Reopen Strait While US Navy Intercepts Vessels; Demand Destruction Nearing 5 Million Barrels per Day https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil 📈 S&P 500 Surges ~7.7% in April, Touches Record Highs — Nasdaq Also Hits All-Time High on Blockbuster Bank Earnings https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/.SPX 🏦 Kevin Warsh Faces Senate in Fed Chair Confirmation Hearing — Rates Held at 3.50–3.75%; Powell's Term Ending Next Month https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/kevin-warsh-fed-confirmation-hearing-trump-live-updates.html 🥇 Gold Recovers to ~$4,750–$4,800, Up ~8% for April — Still Down ~10% from $5,589 ATH as Oil-Driven Inflation Weighs on Bullion https://fortune.com/article/current-price-of-gold-04-20-2026/ ⚡ Copper Holds Above $12,600/tonne — US Pre-Tariff Stockpiling Keeps Floor Intact Ahead of Expected 15% Refined Copper Tariff Mid-2026 https://www.bydfi.com/en/cointalk/copper-price-news-forecast-2026-ai-tariffs-mining 🌍 IMF Cuts Global Growth to 3.1%, Raises Inflation Forecast to 4.4% — Spring Meetings Held Under Theme "Global Economy in the Shadow of War" https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026 🇸🇬 MAS Tightens in April — Slightly Increases S$NEER Appreciation Slope as Import Inflation Builds; Core Inflation Now Seen at 1.5–2.5% https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/monetary-policy-statements/2026/mas-monetary-policy-statement-14apr26 🇸🇬 Singapore Q1 GDP +4.6% YoY but -0.3% QoQ — Economy Moderating from Exceptional 5.0% Outturn in 2025 https://arnifi.com/blog/singapore-q1-2026-gdp-growth-overview/ 🇸🇬 STI Retests 5,000 — Index Remains Resilient Relative to Regional Peers, Hovering Near February's All-Time High of 5,041 https://tradingeconomics.com/singapore/stock-market