Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Holds Near Two-Month High 
Wall Street Ends Flat as Oil, Treasury Yields and Fed Jitters Rattle Markets 
RBI Uses $10 Billion Currency Swaps to Drain Excess Rupee Liquidity 
European Stocks Fall as Bond Yields and Geopolitical Risks Weigh 
Asian Stocks Fall as Surging Bond Yields Rattle Markets 
Dollar Falls as Oil Eases, Yen Jumps on Intervention Signals 
Soybean Futures Slip as Traders Await Trump-Xi Trade Signals 
Gold Holds Near $4,275 as Rising Treasury Yields Fuel Fed Rate Hike Bets 
Mexico-US Trade Talks Delayed to October as Tariff Negotiations Continue 
U.S. Dollar Hits Two-Month High as Oil, Treasury Yields Surge 
UK PM Burnham to Unveil Economic Vision at Labour Conference 
US 10-Year Treasury Yield at 6% Emerges as New Market Risk Threshold 
Japanese Bank Stocks Surge as Bond Yields Fuel Rate Hike Bets 
Canadian Dollar Faces Pressure as Fed-BoC Policy Gap Widens 
Gold Prices Fall as Treasury Yields Rise on Fed Rate Hike Bets 
Germany’s 2026 Growth Outlook Strengthens on Fiscal Spending 
Fed’s Hammack Says Bond Yield Surge Is Not Driven by Inflation Fears 
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U.S. stock futures edged lower Thursday evening as investors digested fresh tariff measures announced by President Donald Trump and mixed quarterly earnings from Amazon and Apple. The market also awaited Friday’s key nonfarm payrolls report, following new economic data showing mild inflation and slightly higher jobless claims.
By 20:26 ET, S&P 500 Futures slipped 0.3% to 6,358.50, Nasdaq 100 Futures fell 0.4% to 23,278.75, and Dow Jones Futures dropped 0.2% to 44,227. In Thursday’s regular session, the S&P 500 declined 0.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%, while the NASDAQ Composite closed nearly flat.
Amazon shares plunged over 7% in extended trading after issuing weak operating income guidance and disappointing AWS cloud results, falling short of investor expectations set by rivals’ stronger performances. Conversely, Apple stock gained 2% after beating revenue and earnings forecasts and providing an upbeat outlook for the current quarter.
Investors are also reacting to Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs, set to take effect August 1, ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from multiple countries. The order imposes 25% tariffs on goods from India, 20% on Taiwan, and 30% on South Africa, while raising Canadian tariffs to 35% from 25% over fentanyl-related concerns. A separate 15% tariff was announced earlier on imports from South Korea.
Economic data showed initial jobless claims rose slightly to 218,000 last week, signaling a still-resilient labor market. Meanwhile, June consumer spending increased, and the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index rose 0.3%, matching forecasts and slightly above May’s 0.2%, providing fresh signals on U.S. inflation trends amid heightened trade tensions.
