• US indices finished yesterday’s session mostly higher. S&P 500 gained 0.25%, Dow Jones added 0.62% and Russell 2000 moved 0.39% higher. Nasdaq dropped 0.16%
  • Downbeat moods could have been spotted during the Asian session. Nikkei fell 0.10%, S & P / ASX 200 lost 0.03%, Kospi dropped 0.34% and indices from China traded lower
  • DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session
  • Fed’s Daly said tapering could start as soon as this year
  • US FDA may approve a third vaccine shot for people with compromised immune systems
  • US posted a budget gap of USD 302 billion in July, a record for that month
  • China is to strengthen its anti-monopoly laws
  • Japan PPI for July +1.1% m/m (expected 0.5%)
  • Producers prices in Japan rose by 5.6% yoy in July, the most in almost 13 years
  • RBNZ Q3 inflation expectations rising again
  • Bitcoin trades in the $45,500 area
  • Precious metals trade flat, while oil and industrial metals rose slightly
  • NZD and GBP are the best performing major currencies while CHF and EUR lag the most