📉 Asia: Futures pointing lower into today's session – Japan, Hong Kong and Australia set for a soft open as oil's jump revives inflation worries ahead of US jobs data. South Korea futures buck the trend, ticking up.
🇺🇸 Wall St recap: S&P 500 −0.18%, Dow −0.85% (2nd straight decline), Nasdaq −0.06% – chip & AI names still under pressure.
💵 Forex: Dollar firm near 1‑week highs ahead of NFP. EUR/USD near 1.15, USD/JPY ~158.40, GBP/USD stuck in a 1.32–1.36 range.
🥇 Gold: ~$4,260 – up ~6% this week on safe‑haven demand & softer rate‑hike bets.
🛢 Oil: Brent back near $83 as Strait of Hormuz deal uncertainty resurfaces.
⏰ Today's main event: US NFP (July) at 15:30 GMT+3 time – consensus +83K vs prior 57K, unemployment seen at 4.2%. A weak print = USD sells off, gold up; a strong beat = USD support, less room for Fed cuts.
⚡ NFP Friday = volatility. Trade safe!
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