{"id":66871,"date":"2026-05-11T12:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/?post_type=boersen-ausblicke&p=66871"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:24:16","slug":"weekend-outlook-iran-conflict-trump-xi-meeting-and-price-data-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"boersen-ausblicke","link":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/boersen-ausblicke\/us-wochenausblick-iran-konflikt-trump-xi-treffen-sowie-preisdaten-im-fokus\/","title":{"rendered":"US Weekly Outlook: Iran Conflict, Trump-Xi Meeting, and Price Data in Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

As in previous weeks, geopolitical risks are likely to continue to accompany investors given the ongoing Iran conflict. Whether the US indices S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 can build on their record-breaking rally from last week remains to be seen. The hope for a diplomatic solution between Washington and Tehran must ultimately prove to be true.
\nThis week, investors are primarily focused on US inflation data, which could provide signals regarding monetary policy. Additionally, a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping is likely to cast a shadow.<\/p>\n

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The Middle East conflict remains unresolved \u2013 tensions between the USA and Iran could increase again<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Iran War remains unresolved. \u201eI just read the response of the so-called \u2018representatives\u2018 of Iran. I don't like it - completely unacceptable,\u201c Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social. With this, Trump rejects an Iranian proposal for peace talks to resolve the conflict. The latest peace efforts between the US and Iran have likely received a setback.<\/p>\n

First time since 2017: A US President visits China<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A planned meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is also expected to attract interest this week. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Trump will be visiting from Wednesday to Friday at the invitation of China's Head of State and Party Leader. This is also the first visit by a US president since 2017. In addition to trade policy, the Middle East conflict could also be one of the topics of discussion.<\/p>\n

US inflation in focus on Tuesday \u2013 further price data ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n

US inflation data will be in focus on Tuesday (2:30 PM). Economists expect a inflation rate of 3.4 percent compared to the previous year's month, after 3.3 percent in March. The core inflation rate, which excludes the drivers energy and food, could rise by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month (previously: 0.2 percent). This rate is considered a benchmark for US monetary policymakers with regard to inflation assessment.<\/p>\n

Also important inflation data are on the agenda on Wednesday with the US producer price data (2:30 PM).<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the release of new US retail sales data (2:30 PM) should be exciting.<\/p>\n

Earnings season continues \u2013 company figures could provide impetus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the ongoing US earnings season, Wednesday's focus will be on the results of Alibaba Group (ISIN: US01609W1027) and Cisco Systems (ISIN: US17275R1023) for the past business quarter. On Thursday, Applied Materials (ISIN: US0382221051) will report.<\/p>\n

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As in previous weeks, geopolitical risks are likely to continue to accompany investors given the ongoing Iran conflict. Whether the US indices S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 can build on their record-breaking rally from last week remains to be seen. The hope for a diplomatic solution between Washington and Tehran must ultimately prove to be true.
\nThis week, investors are primarily focused on US inflation data, which could provide signals regarding monetary policy. Additionally, a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping is likely to cast a shadow.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":47553,"template":"","borsenausblick-kategorie":[854],"class_list":["post-66871","boersen-ausblicke","type-boersen-ausblicke","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","borsenausblick-kategorie-us-boersenausblick"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/boersen-ausblicke\/66871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/boersen-ausblicke"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/boersen-ausblicke"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"borsenausblick-kategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/borsenausblick-kategorie?post=66871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}