STATE OF THE MARKETS
Stocks tumbled as US-China’s tension returned. US stocks tried to recover in early trading but were dragged down after White House announced new restrictions on semiconductors sales to China on Monday. The tech-laden Nasdaq (-1.04%) fell the most, followed by S&P (-0.75%), Russell (-0.60%) and Dow (-0.32%) as the Dollar index continued to climb on haven demand past the 113.20 barrier. The 10Y benchmark jumped to 4.00% briefly before plunging to 3.9% as at writing.
In the commodity markets, Dollar strength continued to weigh on major commodities with crude closed below $89.85/bl while gold had a third day drop to $1,665.60/oz. Iron ore, however, managed to secure bids from speculators to rise past $97.30/tn, $2 more than the low of last week.
In the FX space, King Dollar reigned in demand across all horizons, alongside Swiss, Yen, Sterling in the short term, and Euro in the long term. Aussie and Kiwi remained on offers across the board, except Kiwi in the short term, as short term traders bid on the oversold.
On Tuesday, markets expect to be choppy as investors look ahead to the release of PPI data on Wednesday and CPI inflation on Thursday. Earnings reports to watch for include AZZ Inc (AZZ) and VOXX International (VOXX) as well as the latest index on US small business optimism.
OUR PICK – No New Pick
We stay on the sideline for now. We see choppy markets ahead and with many setups have already made their move, we decided to stay on the sideline for now.
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