- The first listings of ETFs on Ethereum are behind us. Trading volume is very high, but we are seeing declines in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin loses 2.7%, and Ethereum is down 1.4%.
- A strong session took place today on European trading floors. During the cash session, increases reached more than 1%, but already during the evening trading on the contracts began to fall. Only the DE40 scores an increase of 0.4%.
- Declines also appeared on US futures contracts. The US100 loses 0.15%, while the US500 is trading near yesterday's close, erasing previously gains.
- After market home sales for June fell to 3.89 million units in the US, down 5.4% m/m. This is below expectations of 3.99 million and well below the previous level of 4.11 million.
- The median price of homes on the secondary market was 426,900 thousand, an increase of 4.1% y/y
- The Richmond Fed Index fell to -17 on expectations of -6 and the previous level of -10
- The Turkish central bank (CBRT) kept interest rates unchanged - the current rate level is 50%. The bank also decided to set up a swap auction in which it sells currencies and gold, against the lira. The swaps are conducted with local banks
- The USDJPY pair fell below 156 today, and the yen was one of the stronger currencies in the market. There is a lot of pressure among investors to reduce carry positions ahead of a possible interest rate hike by the BoJ next week
- However, the strong yen does not bother the dollar, which is strengthening in the broad market. The EURUSD pair is falling in the vicinity of 1.0850.
- The strong dollar puts pressure on the oil market, where declines of 1.5% are being recorded, although earlier they were as high as 2.5%. Gold, however, is gaining and is trading above $2,400 per ounce
- Brent Crude Oil loses almost 1.3% amid Gaza ceasefire talks and limited gasoline demand in the US. Also weakening China economy pressures demand expectations, with futures on Chinese indices dropping almost 1.3% today
- Today we learned a lot of company results. Coca-Cola, General Motors, Lockhead Martin or Spotify presented good results. Strong share performance today we can see on Lockheed Martin or Spotify. GM loses, while Coca-Cola gains only slightly
- UPS shares lose nearly 13% after the main U.S. freight and logistics services provider disappointed forecasts and lowered full-year revenue estimates
- A sizable positive surprise came in the results of scientific and medical equipment maker Danaher and financial company MSCI; shares gain 6% and 7%, respectively
- Today, after the Wall Street session, financial results will be presented by Tesla, where expectations will be directed at autonomous cars and new models, and Alphabet, where again investors will be looking at cloud results and artificial intelligence development
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