📈 Wall Street closed last week on a strong rebound:
S&P 500 +1.5% | Nasdaq +1.9% | DJIA +1.9% | Russell +3.86%
Powell’s dovish remarks on labour risks boosted hopes for a September rate cut. Futures today are softer (US500 -0.05%, EU50 -0.2%).
🌏 Asia-Pacific is rallying on rate-cut optimism:
🇨🇳 HSCEI +1.8% | Hang Seng +1.7% | 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 +0.3% | 🇰🇷 Kospi +1% | 🇮🇳 Nifty 50 +0.3% | 🇦🇺 ASX200 flat
Chinese developers are soaring (Vanke +15%) on speculation of government-funded real estate support.
🛍 New Zealand retail sales surprised with +0.5% in Q2, led by electronics (+4.6%).
💱 Forex: Dollar index rebounded +0.15%. Safe-havens slipped (USDJPY +0.25%, USDCHF +0.2%), while EURUSD holds near 1.17 (-0.14%). AUD and NZD stay firm on risk appetite.
🥇 Metals: Gold $3,364 (-0.2%), Silver $38.82 (-0.15%), Platinum +0.2%.
⛽ Energy: Brent & WTI -0.2%, NatGas -1.8%. Trump warns of “massive sanctions” on Russia without a deal in 2 weeks.
💹 Crypto: selling pressure continues — Bitcoin $112,500 (-0.25%), Ethereum $4,722 (-1.35%), Dogecoin -2.2%, Sushi -1.9%, Chainlink -0.4%.
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🌅 Morning Update (25.08.2025) was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.


