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US indices finished yesterday's trading at new record levels. S&P 500 gained 0.22%, Dow Jones added 0.11%, Nasdaq moved 0,15% higher and RUssell 2000 jumped 0.37%
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Stocks in Asia traded mostly lower. Nikkei traded flat, Kospi and S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.6% and indices from China traded over 1% lower
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DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session
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Fed's economic symposium at Jackson Hole begins today
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More than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported in New South Wales today. According to media reports, two major hospitals in Sydney decided to stop accepting new patients due to limited capacity
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Bank of Korea delivered the first 25 basis point rate hike in three years. BoK plans to deliver another one in November 2021
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Australia's private capital expenditures increased 4.4% QoQ in Q2 2021 (exp. 2.4% QoQ)
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Bitcoin trades below $47,000 mark
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Commodities drop for the second day in a row. Declines can be spotted on the precious metals, industrial metal, oil and agricultural markets
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GBP and JPY are the best performing major currencies while CAD and AUD lag the most
Bitcoin failed to break above the resistance zone marked with the 61.8% retracement of the downward move launch in April 2021 ($50,000 area). The coin pulled back after a failed attempt and dropped below the $47,000 mark. Bitcoin is currently testing a support zone marked with the 50% retracement ($46,500 area). Source: xStation5
