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US indices had a solid session yesterday with S&P 500 finishing less than 10 points below its record high. S&P 500 gained 0.37%, Dow Jones moved 0.43% while Nasdaq dropped 0.05%
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Stocks in Asia traded mixed. Nikkei dropped over 1.5%, Kospi dropped slightly, S&P/ASX 200 traded flat and indices from China gained slightly
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DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session
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160 Republicans wrote a letter to US President Biden urging him to fix supply chain issues before considering any new spending measures
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Fed Mester said that she does not expect rate hikes anytime soon. She also said that upside risks to inflation remain
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Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry said that electricity supply-demand balance is expected to be the tightest in a decade during the upcoming winter season
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United Kingdom has reached a preliminary free trade agreement with New Zealand
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New Zealand credit card spending dropped 12.9% YoY in September (exp. -6.3% YoY)
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South Korean exports increased 36.1% YoY during the first 20 days of October while imports were 48% YoY higher. Semiconductor exports increased 23.9% YoY
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Tesla reported record revenue for Q3 2021 - $13.76 billion (exp. $13.63 billion). Unlike other carmakers that have already reported results, Tesla managed to increase sales in spite of chip shortages. Net income reached $1.62 billion, or $1.86 per share (exp. $1.59 per share). Company recorded a Bitcoin-related impairment of $51 million. Stock traded lower in the after-hours trading
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Bitcoin reached fresh record levels yesterday with new all-time high being painted just slightly below $67,000 mark
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Precious metals trade mixed - platinum and palladium gain while silver and gold drop
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Brent reached a 3-year high near $86 per barrel but has pulled back since
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AUD and GBP are the worst performing major currencies while CHF and JPY outperform
While the US tech sector tended to outperform the broad market, things look different now. S&P 500 (US500) trades around 0.5% below its all-time high while Nasdaq-100 (US100) would need to gain almost 3% to reach new record levels. Source: xStation5
