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US indices finished yesterday's trading lower but off the session lows. S&P 500 dropped 0.42%, Dow Jones moved 0.45% lower while Nasdaq and Russell 2000 finished around 0.8% down
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Situation on the markets have calmed after yesterday's sell-off triggered by Moody's downgrade of US banks, Italian windfall tax and disappointing trade data from China
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Indices from Asia-Pacific traded mixed today. Nikkei dropped 0.2%, Nifty 50 traded 0.4% down and indices from China declined up to 0.5%. S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% while Kospi rallied 1.2%
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European index futures point to a higher opening of the cash session on the Old Continent today
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According to Reuters report, US administration details a plan to restrict US investments in sensitive technology in China
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S&P ratings agency said that Australia may be able to achieve soft landing while bringing inflation down to RBA target
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Chinese CPI inflation slowed from 0.0% YoY in June to -0.3% YoY in July (exp. -0.4% YoY). PPI inflation accelerated from -5.4% YoY in June to -4.4% YoY in July (exp. -4.1% YoY)
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API report pointed to a 4.07 million barrel build in US oil inventories (exp. -0.2 mb)
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Cryptocurrencies pull back after yesterday's gains. Bitcoin trades 0.4% lower, Ethereum drops 0.3% while Dogecoin advances 0.1%
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Oil is trading a touch lower but remains near 4-month highs with WTI trading slightly below $83 and Brent testing $86
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Precious metals benefit from USD weakness - gold gains 0.3%, silver trades 0.6% and platinum jumps 0.4%
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EUR and AUD are the best performing major currencies while CAD and USD lag the most
GOLD benefits from today's USD weakness and tries to climb back above the $1,932 price zone. Source: xStation5