- The USDIndex Below, fractionally lower 106.00 After a brief week, there was a spike in risk sentiment and stoked uncertainties.
- USDJPY drifted 0.80% to 138 in a blow to risk appetite, by protests in China, a manufacturing powerhouse and Southeast Asia’s top trading partner, which flared for a third day and spread. – How will the government respond to civil disobedience as COVID cases rise?
- Chinese Stocks & Yuan slump! – The dissent toward President Xi is greater than ever, as protestors in Shanghai urge for Xi resignation.
- Stocks – Wall Street closed in the red. However, it has fallen today due to global equities falling on China unrest.NASDAQ -0.52%, S&P -0.03%. Apple set to lose 6 million Iphones professionals from tumult at China plant (Friday’s close -1.96%) – production could slump by 30% in its main Zhengzhou plant in central China.
- EUR – rebounded to 1.0395.
- GBP – Holds below the 200-day SMA 1.2065.
- USOil – -3.11% At 2 months support, the stock price plummeted $75 To $73.90 today, as China’s covid zero policy is put to the test, clouding the energy demand outlook.
- Gold – at $1750, Under pressure together with the overall commodity markets.
- BTC – slumps as uncertainty prevails. At the moment…
