Tech stocks rally pushed S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices to new price records
With the global economy recovering, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) expects oil shortage by the end of this year. The current plan of OPEC+ calls for a 2.1 million barrel per day increase in production by the end of July. OPEC+ will hold the next meeting on Thursday, where further supply increases will be on the agenda. If production stays at the same level, the global oil demand will exceed supply, leading to higher fuel prices.
Gold prices continue to trade in a price range. It is now worth keeping a close eye on US Treasury bond yields, which have an inverse correlation to gold. The fundamental picture indicates that the precious metals will rise shortly.
Asian stock market closed Monday’s trading in the red zone amid poor manufacturing data from China and a rapidly deteriorating situation with the spread of a new strain of coronavirus. WHO officials say India’s Delta strain is twice as infectious as the original strain found in Wuhan. Given the rate of the spread, the Delta variant could become the dominant coronavirus strain in the world.
S&P 500 (F) 4,290.61 +9.91 (+0.23%)
Dow Jones 34,283.27 -150.57 (-0.44%)
DAX 15,554.18 -53.79 (-0.34%)
FTSE 100 7,072.97 -63.10 (-0.88%)
USD Index 91.90 +0.05 (+0.05%)
News feed for: 2023.07.04
- Japan Unemployment Rate (m/m) at 02:30 (GMT+3);
- ECB President Christine Lagarde Speaks at 16:40 (GMT+3);
- US CB Consumer Confidence (m/m) at 17:00 (GMT+3).
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