{"id":191020,"date":"2026-07-02T07:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=191020"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:15:36","slug":"nordfx-morning-update-july-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=191020","title":{"rendered":"NordFX MORNING UPDATE \u2014 July 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q3 kicks off! Here\u2019s what\u2019s moving markets\u00a0today.<\/em><\/h3>\n

\ud83c\udf0f ASIA\u200a\u2014\u200aStrong Japan, Mixed Region<\/strong>
Tokyo closed sharply higher: the Nikkei 225 surged +2.3% to ~71,675, driven by tech and AI stocks, yen weakness at 4-decade lows, and easing Iran tensions. India\u2019s Sensex +0.24% to 76,664 and Nifty 50 +0.21% to 23,917 in early trade. Thailand\u2019s SET +0.85%. Indonesia\u2019s Jakarta Composite \u20133.05%, the session\u2019s biggest loser. Hong Kong (SAR Establishment Day) and South Korea remain closed\u00a0today.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 WALL STREET\u200a\u2014\u200aRecord Q2 Close<\/strong>
US stocks wrapped a stellar first half on June 30. The Dow hit its 2nd consecutive record close at 52,319 (+0.26%), the S&P 500 gained +0.79% to 7,449, and the Nasdaq surged +1.52% to 26,214. Q2 delivered Nasdaq +21.4%, S&P 500 +14.9%, and Dow +12.9%\u200a\u2014\u200abest quarter in 6 years. US futures are edging slightly lower this\u00a0morning.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb1 FOREX\u200a\u2014\u200aDollar Near 1-Year Highs<\/strong>
DXY holds around 101.15. EUR\/USD trades near 1.1394\u200a\u2014\u200aa 1-year low\u200a\u2014\u200aweighed down by the Fed\u2019s hawkish stance vs. the ECB\u2019s 2.25% deposit rate. GBP\/USD ~1.3220. USD\/JPY near 162.5, at its highest level in four decades. Markets are pricing ~65% odds of a Fed rate hike in September.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47 GOLD\u200a\u2014\u200aSteadied Near $4,000<\/strong>
Gold holds around $4,000\/oz\u200a\u2014\u200anear its lowest in 8 months. Yesterday\u2019s JOLTS data (US job openings at a 2-year high of 7.6M) reinforced hawkish Fed expectations, keeping bullion under pressure. Gold has lost ~12% in June and ~14% in Q2\u200a\u2014\u200aworst quarterly performance in\u00a0years.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f OIL\u200a\u2014\u200aSlide Continues<\/strong>
WTI near $70\/bbl, Brent near $73\u200a\u2014\u200aboth logging their worst quarter since 2020 (WTI \u201324% in Q2). Easing Iran\u2013US tensions, resumed Strait of Hormuz traffic, and US sanction waivers on Iranian oil continue to drag prices lower. Doha peace talks remain the key catalyst.<\/p>\n

\u20bf CRYPTO\u200a\u2014\u200aBitcoin Under Pressure<\/strong>
Bitcoin near $58,294 (\u20132.6%), with the global crypto market cap around $2 trillion\u200a\u2014\u200aits lowest since September 2024. Strategy\u2019s proposed $1.25B BTC liquidation continues to weigh on sentiment across the\u00a0sector.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 TODAY\u2019S KEY EVENTS<\/strong>
\ud83d\udcca ISM Manufacturing PMI for June\u200a\u2014\u200a10:00 AM ET (prior: 54.0)
\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Fed Chair Warsh speaks at ECB Sintra Forum, Portugal\u200a\u2014\u200a13:00 GMT
\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f US\u2013Iran Doha peace talks\u200a\u2014\u200aupdates expected throughout the\u00a0day<\/p>\n

\u26a1 TOMORROW (Thu, July 2):<\/strong> June Nonfarm Payrolls\u200a\u2014\u200amarket consensus ~100K; White House adviser signalled \u201canother strong number.\u201d US markets CLOSED Friday July 4. Short week\u200a\u2014\u200astay\u00a0alert!<\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f All data as of morning July 1, 2026. Trading involves significant risk. Manage it wisely\u200a\u2014\u200aNordFX.<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf05 NordFX MORNING UPDATE \u2014 July 1, 2026<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Q3 kicks off! Here\u2019s what\u2019s moving markets\u00a0today. \ud83c\udf0f ASIA\u200a\u2014\u200aStrong Japan, Mixed Region Tokyo closed sharply higher: the Nikkei 225 surged +2.3% to ~71,675, driven by tech and AI stocks, yen weakness at 4-decade lows, and easing Iran tensions. India\u2019s Sensex +0.24% to 76,664 and Nifty 50 +0.21% to 23,917 in early trade. Thailand\u2019s SET +0.85%. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":191021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=191020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/191021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=191020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=191020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=191020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}