Markets Digest Rate Hike Cues

Sentiment remains subdued as markets digested comments from central bankers that hinted at more interest rate hikes. The release of the PCE inflation readings from the U.S. are due on Friday which also kept sentiment in check.

European benchmarks are trading mixed. Wall Street Futures are trading higher. Asian stocks finished mostly lower.

Dollar Index remained firm. Bond yields mostly hardened. Crude oil prices stayed firm amidst data that showed a massive decline in crude oil inventories in the U.S. Gold declined amidst renewed rate hike worries. Cryptocurrencies are trading mixed.

Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 33,960.10, up 0.32%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,391.60, up 0.34%
Germany’s DAX at 15,980.78, up 0.20%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,482.89, down 0.23%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,344.92, up 0.80%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,370.45, up 0.59%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 33,234.14, up 0.12%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,194.90, down 0.02%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,182.38, down 0.22%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 18,934.36, down 1.24%

Currencies:

EUR/USD at 1.0921, up 0.09%
GBP/USD at 1.2658, up 0.14%
USD/JPY at 144.24, down 0.15%
AUD/USD at 0.6628, up 0.44%
USD/CAD at 1.3259, up 0.02%
Dollar Index at 102.92, up 0.01%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 3.750%, up 1.06%
Germany at 2.3415%, up 1.19%
France at 2.867%, up 0.74%
U.K. at 4.3745%, up 1.33%
Japan at 0.381%, down 0.26%

Commodities:

Brent Oil Futures (Sep) at $74.27, up 0.04%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Aug) at $69.64, up 0.12%
Gold Futures (Aug) at $1,915.55, down 0.35%

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $30,520.76, up 0.75%
Ethereum at $1,860.74, up 0.08%
BNB at $234.02, up 0.22%
XRP at $0.4692, down 1.40%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.2747, down 0.28%

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