🌍 Macro & Geopolitics
🛢️ US–Iran tensions are rising. Washington is reportedly planning a bigger military presence in the Middle East, and China has halted fuel exports. Brent holds above $102 per barrel.
📈 The US 10-year yield hit 5.34%, its highest since 2002, then eased to about 5.25%. Inflation fears and Fed hike bets remain in play.
🇺🇸 Today’s Big Event: US Jobs Report (15:30 GMT+3)
💼 NFP is forecast at about +89K, with unemployment steady at 4.1%. Wages and the jobless rate could sway Fed expectations more than the headline. ⚡
🌏 Asian Markets
🇭🇰 Hang Seng: –3% to an 11-week low near 23,900, with tech stocks down about 2.5% 📉
🇯🇵 Nikkei 225: about –1%, near 68,200, after Tokyo core CPI accelerated to 2.7%
🇦🇺 ASX 200: +0.5% to about 8,660
🇰🇷 KOSPI: +0.3%
🇨🇳 Mainland China is closed for National Day until October 7
🗽 Wall Street (Thursday close)
S&P 500 +0.3% to 7,674 | Nasdaq +0.25% to 26,930 | Dow flat at 50,912. Micron’s strong results lifted chip stocks. 🤖
💹 Market Snapshot
💶 EUR/USD: 1.1243
🥇 Gold: about $4,170
🛢️ Brent: above $102
₿ Bitcoin: about $84,000
Ξ Ethereum: about $2,700
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