✅ Wall Street bounced back on Tuesday:
📈 S&P 500: +0.7% | 📈 Nasdaq: +1.2% | 🟢 DJIA: +0.2%
🔻 Small-caps corrected slightly (Russell 2000: -0.2%)
📊 Futures suggest continued optimism:
🟩 US100: +0.25% | US500: +0.2% | EU50: +0.45%
🇺🇸 Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs kicked in at midnight:
🔹 UK: 10% | EU & Japan: 15% | 🇨🇭 Switzerland hit hardest: 39%
💥 A 100% tariff threat on semiconductors is in the air — but US-based investors may get exemptions, calming supply chain fears.
🍏 Apple surged another 2.5% after unveiling a $100B “America Manufacturing Program” aimed at creating 20,000 jobs and boosting US production 🇺🇸
🌏 Asia-Pacific is mixed:
📈 JP225, HK.cash, CHN.cash: +0.5%
⚖️ AU200 flat | 🔻 Nifty 50 falls as India hit with 50% US tariffs
📉 Australia’s imports dropped 3.1% y/y, but trade surplus soared to 5.365B AUD (vs. 3B forecast)
🚗 Toyota cut its operating income forecast by 600B yen 📉 after a 37% plunge in quarterly net profit — blaming tariffs.
🇨🇳 China’s trade surplus narrowed (to $98.2B), but export growth beat forecasts 📦 (+7.2%), showing strong activity amid ongoing US-China trade peace 🤝
💱 Forex Highlights:
🟢 AUDUSD: +0.2% | 🟢 NZDUSD: +0.25% — powered by Australia’s surplus
🟩 EURUSD: 1.167 (+0.1%) | CHF, GBP, JPY, CAD also in the green
📉 USD Index pauses after 4-day slide
💰 Commodities:
🟡 Gold: $3,377 (+0.25%) | ⚪ Silver: $38.05 (+0.6%)
🛢 Brent & WTI: +0.75% after 5-day fall
🔥 NATGAS keeps climbing: +0.25%
🪙 Crypto Check:
🔻 Bitcoin: $114,670 (-0.5%)
🟢 Ethereum: $3,680 (+0.15%)
🔸 Altcoins mostly in red (LINK: -0.5%, SOL: -0.2%)
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📊 Morning Market Update | 7 August 2025 was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.