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US indices finished yesterday's trading lower. S&P 500 dropped 0.54%, Dow Jones declined 0.77%, Nasdaq closed 0.24% lower and Russell 2000 dipped 0.23%
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Stocks from Australia, Japan and South Korea followed into footsteps of US peers and moved lower. Indices from China gained
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DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session
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FOMC slightly boosted the IOER rate yesterday. Dot-plot pointed to 2 rate hikes in 2023
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Bank of Canada Governor Macklem said that recent pick-up in inflation results from base effects
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Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe said that it is premature to consider ending of bond buying programme
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New Zealand GDP increased 1.6% QoQ in Q1 2021 (exp. 0.5% QoQ)
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Australian employment increased by 115.2k in May (exp. 30.5k)
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Bitcoin dropped below $39,000 mark
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Gold dropped following the FOMC decision and is trying to regain ground today. Oil and industrial metals trade lower
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NZD and AUD are the best performing major currencies while JPY and USD lag the most
Gold took a hit yesterday after FOMC hinted that 2 rate hikes may be coming in 2023. Precious metal dropped over 2% and tested $1,800 area. Source: xStation5
