Market Overview
Week's main events (August 04 – August 08)
2025.08.04
Markets focus on trade tensions amid a light economic calendar
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Stock indices decline amid renewed trade uncertainty and economic concerns
2025.08.01
All three major US indices ended Thursday lower, as gains in Microsoft and Meta shares failed to lift the broader market amid renewed trade uncertainty and growing economic concerns. Market sentiment...
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FOMC, BoC, and BoJ expectedly kept interest rates unchanged
2025.07.31
The US stocks ended mostly lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at its July meeting, as investors digested a wave of earnings reports.
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Today, investors focus on the Bank of Canada meeting and the FOMC decision
2025.07.30
The Bank of Canada will also hold its policy meeting today. It is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 2.75%, but the tone of the statement and the follow-up press conference will be key for m...
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Precious metal prices are falling amid declining demand for safe-haven assets. The US and Thailand are close to signing a trade agreement
2025.07.29
Thailand aims to finalize trade negotiations with the US by the August 1 deadline, and US tariffs are unlikely to reach 36%, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Tuesday. Bangkok expects a "ve...
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Week's main events (July 28 – August 01)
2025.07.28
Trade negotiations, tech earnings, and central bank decisions take center stage this week
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S&P 500 hits an all-time high for five consecutive days. RBNZ plans rate cut at August meeting
2025.07.28
The S&P 500 Index (US500) gained 0.40% (weekly +1.33%), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Index (US100) closed up 0.23% (weekly +0.64%). On Friday, the S&P 500 reached its fifth consecutive record close, the...
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Strong Alphabet report pushes indices to new highs; US-Canada tariff talks stall
2025.07.25
Alphabet shares rose by 1% after the company beat Q2 expectations and raised its capital expenditure forecast for 2025 by $10 billion, lifting other tech giants like Microsoft, Nvidia, and Amazon. Tes...
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Oil prices have been declining for four consecutive days. Natural gas prices have fallen to a two-month low
2025.07.24
WTI crude oil prices fell to $65 per barrel on Wednesday, marking a fourth straight day of declines, as investors focused on US trade negotiations. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would meet...
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European indices under pressure amid tariff concerns. Japan and the Philippines signed a tariff deal with the US
2025.07.23
On the trade front, President Trump announced a deal with the Philippines, involving a 19% tariff rate, though confirmation from Manila is still pending. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent st...
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