Global stock markets fall amid problems with Evergrande and expectations of the QE program reduction
The debt problems of Chinese real estate developer Evergrande Group have raised strong concerns among investors worldwide. The company has accumulated more than $300 billion in debt and acknowledged the possibility of defaulting on its debt last week. Market fears are also associated with the fact that Beijing’s actions will lead to a drop in real estate values in mainland China and Hong Kong.
Oil prices are rising slowly amid signals of supply shortages in the US. Analysts at ANZ say global companies are switching to fuel oil because of rising natural gas and coal prices and ongoing shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida. It indicates reduced supplies.
Precious metal prices have not changed much for the last session.
Japanese and Hong Kong stock markets are trading in a bearish trend, while Australia’s ASX200 index is rising after a Reserve Bank of Australia meeting. The regulator left its key rate at a record low but approved a plan to cut stimulus starting from November 2021. South Korea’s and mainland China exchanges are closed due to holidays. The New Zealand dollar fell after the central bank’s assistant governor mentioned a possible 50 basis point interest rate hike next month. The Chinese yuan fell to a one-month low, while the US dollar and Japanese yen remained a safe haven for investors.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is close to winning the election, but Trudeau’s party will likely lose the fight for a parliamentary majority.
The White House says that the ban on UK and EU travelers to the US will be lifted in November. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed this step.
S&P 500 (F) 4,357.73 −75.26 (−1.70%)
Dow Jones 33,970.47 −614.41 (−1.78%)
DAX 15,132.06 −358.11 (−2.31%)
FTSE 100 6,903.91 −59.73 (−0.86%)
USD Index 93.24 +0.05 (+0.05%)
News feed for: 2023.07.04
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