ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
- Shanghai decreased 43.94 points or -1.56% to 2,777.56
- Kospi decreased 29.48 points or -1.51% to 1,917.50
- ASX 200 decreased 162.20 points or -2.44% to 6,478.10
- NIKKEI 225 decreased 134.98 points or -0.65% to 20,585.31
- Hang Seng decreased 175.08 points or -0.67% to 25,976.24
- SENSEX increased 277.01 points or 0.75% to 36,967.85
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
- AUDUSD increased 0.0004 or 0.05% to 0.6760
- NZDUSD decreased 0.0001 or 0.01% to 0.6526
- USDJPY increased 0.6210 or 0.59% to 106.5610
- USDCNY decreased 0.0424 or 0.60% to 7.0558
Precious Metals:
- Gold increased 7.6 USD/t oz. or 0.52% to 1,473.88
- Silver increased 0.0305 USD/t. oz or 0.19% to 16.4161
Some economic news from last night:
Australia:
- ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) decreased from 4.9% to 0.8%
- Exports (MoM) (Jun) decreased from 4% to 1%
- Imports (MoM) (Jun) decreased from 1% to -4%
- Trade Balance (Jun) increased from 6.173B to 8.036B
New Zealand:
- Inflation Expectations (QoQ) decreased from 2.0% to 1.9%
- Employment Change (QoQ) (Q2) increased from -0.2% to 0.8%
- Labor Cost Index (YoY) (Q2) increased from 2.0% to 2.2%
- Labor Cost Index (QoQ) (Q2) increased from 0.3% to 0.8%
- Participation Rate (Q2) remain the same at 70.40%
- Unemployment Rate (Q2) deceased from 4.2% to 3.9%
South Korea:
- Current Account (Jun) increased from 4.81B to 6.38B
Japan:
- Average Cash Earnings (YoY) increased from -0.5% to 0.4%
- Household Spending (MoM) (Jun) decreased from 5.5% to -2.8%
- Household Spending (YoY) (Jun) decreased from 4.0% to 2.7%
- Overtime Pay (YoY) (Jun) decreased from 0.90% to -0.20%
- Overall Labor Cash Earnings (Jun) increased from -0.5% to 0.4%
Indonesia:
- Consumer Confidence (Jul) decreased from 126.4 to 124.8
Some economic news from today:
Australia:
- RBA Interest Rate Decision (Aug) remain the same at 1.00%
New Zealand:
- GlobalDairyTrade Price Index decreased from 2.7% to -2.6%
Japan:
- Coincident Indicator (MoM) (Jun) decreased from 1.3% to -3.0%
- Leading Index decreased from 94.9 to 93.3
- Leading Index (MoM) (Jun) decreased from -1.0% to -1.6%
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
- CAC 40 decreased 6.89 points or -0.13% to 5,234.65
- FTSE 100 decreased 52.16 points, or -0.72% to 7,171.69
- DAX decreased 90.55 points or -0.78% to 11,567.96
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
- EURUSD decreased 0.0007 or 0.06% to 1.1195
- GBPUSD increased 0.0005 or 0.04% to 1.2146
- USDCHF increased 0.0043 or 0.44% to 0.9776
Some economic news from Europe:
Germany:
- German Factory Orders (MoM) (Jun) increased from -2.0% to 2.5%
U.S./AMERICAS:
U.S. Market Closings:
- The Dow advanced 311.78 points or 1.21% to 26,029.52
- S&P 500 advanced 37.03 points or 1.30% to 2,881.77
- Nasdaq advanced 107.22 points or 1.39% to 7,833.27
- Russell 2000 advanced 14.67 points or 0.99% to 1,502.09
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite declined 122.17 points or -0.75% to 16,149.49
- TSX 60 declined 8.18 points or -0.84% to 961.31
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa advanced 2,065.94 points or 2.06% to 102.163.69
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
- Crude Oil decreased 0.9 USD/BBL or -1.65% to 53.6803
- Brent decreased 0.65 USD/BBL or -1.09% to 59.0357
- Natural gas increased 0.031 USD/MMBtu or 1.50% to 2.0979
- Gasoline decreased 0.0281 USD/GAL or -1.64% to 1.6917
- Heating oil decreased 0.0061 USD/GAL or -0.33% to 1.8286
- Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (4.52%), Lumber (2.51%), Palladium(1.89%), and Coffee (0.89%)
- Top commodity losers: Steel (-3.75 %), Cocoa (-2.25%), Wheat (-2.02%), and Crude Oil (-1.65%)
The above data was collected around 15:05 EST on Tuesday.
BONDS:
Japan -0.18%(+2bp), US 2’s 1.61% (+3bps), US 10’s 1.73%(-0bps), US 30’s 2.26%(-3bps), Bunds -0.53% (-2bp), France -0.26% (-3bp), Italy 1.50% (-6bp), Turkey 15.10% (-2bp), Greece 2.06% (+1bp), Portugal 0.27% (-2bp), Spain 0.24% (-2bp) and UK Gilts 0.52% (+0bp).
- US 3-Year Note Auction decreased from 1.857% to 1.562%
- Japan 30-Year JGB Auction decreased from 0.360% to 0.290%
- UK 5-Year Treasury Gilt Auction decreased from 0.620% to 0.367%
