Below, we present the five most important news of this Wednesday, May 20, in the markets.
Nvidia puts «the thermometer» to the AI rally: «Another good result is essential». Wall Street and the rest of the international stock markets have a litmus test this Wednesday with the results of Nvidia’s first fiscal quarter 2027, which will serve to measure the real scope of the rally experienced by companies related to artificial intelligence (AI) and that has led the US indices to renew their historical highs in recent weeks.
Google presents the news of its Gemini AI model at its annual conference. Google held its annual Google IO 2026 conference this Tuesday, in which it presented, among other things, Gemini newsits main artificial intelligence (AI) model. The American technology company has launched Gemini 3.5 Flashwhich combines «cutting-edge intelligence with action at 4 times the speed of comparable models», as well as Gemini Omnicapable of creating «any type of result from any type of input, starting with video.»
Barclays drastically cuts Fluidra’s price target, but still gives it a run. Fluidra shares lead the falls of the Ibex 35 this Wednesday after Barclays has lowered its recommendation on the company from ‘overweight’ to ‘hold’. In addition, the British firm has drastically reduced its target price up to 20 euros per share from the previous 30 eurosaccording to the report signed by analyst Rajesh Patki. Despite the sharp cut, the new valuation is still above Fluidra’s current price, which is around 18.56 euros per share.
UK inflation moderates to 2.8% in April thanks to energy price cap. UK inflation slowed to 2.8% last April, compared to 3.3% in March, thanks to the energy price cap set to help British households mitigate the sharp rise in fuel prices since the start of the war in Iran. The core inflation rate also moderated, going from 3.1% to 2.5%.
China maintains rates and Asian stock markets fall due to doubts about bonds. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has decided keep 1 and 5-year interest rates unchanged at 3% and 3.5%respectively. The news, widely expected by investors, has hardly had any effect on the stock markets of the Asia-Pacific region, which are more concerned about the increase in geopolitical tension due to the conflict in the Middle East, and also about high bond yields.
