Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Oil Prices Drop as Strait of Hormuz Shipping Recovers 
Gold Prices Fall Below $4,000 as Strong Dollar, Fed Rate Hike Bets Weigh on Bullion 
Asian Currencies Trade Mixed as Yen Hovers Near 40-Year Low, Dollar Holds Firm on Fed Outlook 
Asian Markets Rally as Micron and Qualcomm AI Outlook Lifts Global Tech Stocks 
Gold Drops Below $4,000 as Strong US Dollar and Fed Rate Hike Expectations Pressure Bullion 
SpaceX Eyes Starlink Mobile Phone Service to Challenge Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile 
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Countries Imposing Digital Services Taxes on U.S. Tech Firms 
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Micron Surges, Apple Drops After Price Hikes 
Lots of economic dockets and events are scheduled for today and all with low volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: MNI business sentiment declined in August to 54.3 from 55.5 prior.
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI rose to 49.6 in August.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Trade balance for July will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- France: Flash manufacturing and services PMI will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Germany: Flash manufacturing and services PMI will be released at 7:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Flash manufacturing and services PMI will be released at 8:00 GMT. Flash consumer confidence for August will be announced at 14:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI industrial trend survey report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Flash markit manufacturing PMI report will be released at 13:45 GMT. New home sales for the month of July will be announced at 14:00 GMT. Richmond Fed manufacturing Index will be released at 14:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Trade balance for July will be released at 22:45 GMT.
- Auctions: United States will auction 1-month bills at 15:30 GMT and 2-year note at 17:00 GMT. Spain will auction 3-month and 9-month letras today.
