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What Moved Markets — 8am ET, May 15, 2026

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Headlines

  • Bitcoin holds near $80,000 as Clarity Act boosts institutional sentiment — Bitcoin ETFs see $131.3 million in net inflows

  • Microsoft East Africa data center project stalls after Kenya talks break down — guaranteed payment demand unresolved

  • Pershing Square takes new Microsoft stake, calls valuation 'highly compelling' — position built starting February after stock decline

  • Micron shares dip in premarket after historic surge — traders lock in gains as Nasdaq futures slide

  • Anthropic and Gates Foundation commit $200 million to AI for healthcare and education — Anthropic closes in on $30 billion fundraising round at triple prior valuation

  • Trump-Xi Beijing summit triggers tech selloff — Nasdaq-100 futures down more than 1%, Treasury yields top 4.5%

  • UK clears Getty-Shutterstock $3.7B merger — Shutterstock must divest UK editorial business

Today’s wrap

May 15, 2026 Market Wrap

GoodMoat publishes hourly macro-headline digests synthesized by AI from leading financial newswires (Reuters, Bloomberg, Tiingo). Each bulletin is editorially reviewed for accuracy before publication. See the Macro Desk editorial process for details.