US Stock Futures Hold Steady as Iran Hormuz Deal and Earnings Shape Market Sentiment 
UK Services PMI Returns to Growth in July as New Orders and Confidence Rebound 
Asian Currencies Steady as Markets Await U.S. Jobs Data 
BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise Ahead of September Meeting 
Trump Unveils $3 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Push 
German Bund Yields Hit Three-Week Low as Energy Prices Ease and ECB Outlook Softens 
China Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts in July as Exports Stay Strong 
Oil Prices Set for Steep Weekly Losses as Hormuz Deal Stalls 
This fantastic chart shared by Soberlook.com shows the relations between Global policy uncertainties and volatility that went hand in hand in the past but diverged since 2014.
Currently, the economic policy uncertainties are at multi-decade high while volatility is at multi-decade low.
