Market Pulse – August 26, 2026

NordFX_Economic_Calendar_Aug26_2026_landscape

📊 Asian Session

🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 +0.8% at ~66,380 – firmer into Nvidia earnings

🇭🇰 Hang Seng +0.68% at ~25,680 – rebounding after Alibaba‑led selloff

🇰🇷 KOSPI choppy – early gains faded as chip rally cooled, oil drop weighing on region

🇨🇳 Shanghai +0.7% 🇮🇳 Sensex +0.4% 🇦🇺 ASX 200 ‑0.77%

📌 Asian stocks stuttered Wednesday as falling oil dragged bond yields lower

🥇 Gold (XAU/USD): $4,641.87, edging lower but holding near 3‑month highs (+13.8% MTD) – awaiting today's PCE inflation data

🛢️ Oil (WTI): $80.34, ‑2.5% – third straight down session, Iran sanctions in focus

💶 EUR/USD: 1.1664, ‑0.09% – steady near range

Bitcoin: ~$78,000–79,000, steadied after touching a 3‑month high Tuesday

📅 Today's key events

🇺🇸 US July PCE inflation data + Q2 GDP (2nd estimate)

💻 Nvidia earnings after the close

🎙️ Fed Chair Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech – Friday

⚡️ Volatility risk elevated into PCE + Nvidia + Jackson Hole – trade carefully!

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