((((Kitco News)-Gold (-0.52%) and silver (-1.32%) sold out overnight prior to the European opening. Commodity complex routes do not stop there as both copper (-1.68%) and spot WTI (-0.82%) have fallen.
The situation was not so good in the risk market. The Nikkei 225 (-1.73%), ASX (-0.43%) and Shanghai Composite (-0.37%) were all trading in the negative territory. European futures have also shown a negative open.
In the Forex market, the dollar index pushed up a surplus of 0.15%. The biggest move overnight was the AUD / USD, which fell below 1% and broke technical support. In the field of cryptocurrencies, BTC / USD is trading at $ 19,396, down nearly 3%.
News headlines:
The ECB’s Holtzmann said he wanted to hike faster.
The President of El Salvador says he bought 80 Bitcoins for $ 19,000 each.
The UK government is planning to reduce VAT to ease the pain of rising prices.
Japan June Manufacturing PMI 52.7 (formerly 53.3).
June China Manufacturing PMI: 51.7 (estimated 50.1). Private survey Caixin / Markit PMI.
The unemployment rate in Japan is 2.6% (expected to be 2.5%).
Australia’s manufacturing PMI (June) reached 56.2 (prior to 55.7).
Consumer confidence in New Zealand in June drops from 82.3 in May to 80.5.
The remaining highlights of the session will include speeches from the EZ CPI, EZ / UK / US PMI and ECB Panetta. The Canadian market is closed.
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