🇺🇸 Wall Street closed Wednesday at fresh all-time highs. The Dow gained 0.36% to a record 50,644, the S&P 500 edged up 0.02% to a record 7,520, and the Nasdaq added 0.07% to 26,674. The session’s driving force: WTI crude tumbled over 5% to ~$88.39/bbl after Iranian state TV reported a draft framework for restoring Strait of Hormuz traffic — swiftly dismissed by the White House as “a complete fabrication.”
🌏 Asia is pulling back this Thursday morning. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is down 0.76%, South Korea’s Kospi slips 0.29% after Wednesday’s record-setting surge of +2.52%, and Australia’s ASX 200 falls 0.75%. Sentiment soured as US-Iran negotiations remain deadlocked — Tehran is demanding sovereign control of the Strait of Hormuz and the right to keep its nuclear program, conditions Washington calls unacceptable. US futures are nearly flat: Dow futures +49 pts, S&P and Nasdaq hovering near the flatline.
💱 Forex: EUR/USD ~1.1620 | GBP/USD ~1.3430 | USD/JPY ~159.45. The dollar holds firm near one-month highs against the yen, keeping rate-cut expectations under pressure. The pound is near weekly lows, weighed down by both a firm dollar and domestic political uncertainty.
🥇 Gold is trading around $4,457/oz, stabilizing after a 2% plunge on Wednesday to near two-month lows. Rising inflation concerns linked to the ongoing Strait of Hormuz closure continue to cap safe-haven demand. Oil (Brent) is rebounding to ~$96.30/bbl (+2.1%) this morning as peace deal optimism fades.
₿ Bitcoin is around $75,140, down ~1%, consolidating near key $75,000 support.
📊 Watch today: US Q1 GDP data and initial jobless claims are due. The key event of the week — the April PCE inflation print — arrives Friday.
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