ملخص يومي: بداية متذبذبة للشهر الجديد

• European indices finished the first trading session of August mostly lower dragged by energy and real estate companies coupled with weak economic data.

• Final S&P Global manufacturing PMIs showed factory activity contracted in July in all major economies in the Euro Area, while retail sales in Germany were also affected by inflation. 

• Major Wall Street indices swing between gain and losses on Monday as traders digested better than expected economic data while awaiting a slew of earnings reports. 

• ISM manufacturing data beat analysts’ estimates and signaled that price pressures in the US could be weakening. 

• US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will most likely visit Taiwan, despite the opposition of the Chinese authorities. 

• Brent crude fell below $100.00 per barrel and WTI tested $ 93.00 per barrel, after PMIs for China and Europe showed weakness in factory activity which weighed on demand. OPEC monthly secondary sources survey showed that quota-bound members undershoot July target by 1.3 million bpd. 

• Gold jumped above $ 1770 per ounce, while silver trades above psychological resistance at $20.00 amid weaker dollar and lower bond yields. The yield on the US Treasury 10-year note dropped below the 2.6% mark, a level not seen since April. 

• Currently NZD and JPY are the best performing major currencies while CAD and USD lag the most.

• Cryptocurrencies started the new month on a weaker tone. Bitcoin price returned below $23.000, while Ethereum dropped to $1630. 

امتد زوج USDJPY في انخفاضاته الأسبوع الماضي وانخفض إلى ما دون 132.00 دولار. ومع ذلك ، بالنظر إلى الفاصل الزمني اليومي، وصل الزوج إلى مستوى دعم رئيسي عند 131.5 دولارًا ، والذي يتميز بردود فعل الأسعار السابقة و EMA100 الذي كان بمثابة خط دعم قوي في الماضي. إذا تمكن المشترون من استعادة السيطرة ، فلا يمكن استبعاد الارتداد نحو الارتفاعات الأخيرة. خلاف ذلك ، فإن كسر مستوى الدعم المذكور قد يدفع الزوج نحو منطقة 126.50. المصدر: xStation5