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US indices finished yesterday's trading lower. S&P 500 dropped 0.10%, Dow Jones slipped 0.29%, Nasdaq finished 0.05% lower and Russell 2000 moved 0.25% lower
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Stocks in Asia traded mixed. Nikkei, S&P/ASX 200 and Kospi gained while indices from China moved lower
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DAX futures point to a flat opening of the European session
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Biden said that he will respect Fed's independence and won't tell central bankers what to do
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Negotiations between Iran and other member countries of the nuclear agreement were constructive. Working groups will be made to continue cooperation
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Japanese Prime Minister Suga said that snap elections before the end of third quarter are a possibility
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Study from People's Bank of China shows that China should establish an onshore yuan futures market
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API report pointed to 2.62 million barrel draw in oil inventories (exp. -1.1 mb)
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Bitcoin trades near $57,500
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Precious metals and industrial metals trade lower. Oil and agricultural goods gain
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EUR and CHF are the best performing major currencies while CAD and AUD underperformed the most
New Covid-19 cases are slowly reapproaching peak from December 2020 and January 2021 as new variants spread faster. A 7-day moving average sits at around 590 thousand cases currently, compared to a record of slightly below 720 thousand cases in mid-January. Source: worldometers, XTB
