{"id":171485,"date":"2020-06-02T07:53:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T11:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=171485"},"modified":"2020-06-02T07:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T11:53:03","slug":"equities-mixed-as-trump-warns-of-possible-military-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2020\/06\/equities-mixed-as-trump-warns-of-possible-military-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Equities mixed as Trump warns of possible military deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"
June 2, 2020<\/div>
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By IFCMarkets<\/a><\/p>\n

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Top daily news<\/h2>\n
Global markets are mixed today <\/b> as President Trump said he was \u201cdispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers\u201d to US cities facing protests that erupted after the death of a black man in police custody \u201cif a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary to defend the life and property of their residents.\u201d Global equities advanced yesterday buoyed by moderate US response – just threats and no tariffs – to China\u2019s move to adopt new law restricting Hong Kong\u2019s self-government.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Forex news<\/h2>\n
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Currency Pair<\/td>\nChange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EUR USD<\/td>\n+0.02%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GBP USD<\/td>\n+1.76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USD JPY<\/td>\n-0.12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
The Dollar weakening has halted today <\/b>. The live dollar index<\/a> data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, lost 0.5% Monday despite the Institute for Supply Management report which showed its manufacturing index rose to 43.1 in May from an 11-year low of 41.5 in April . Both GBP\/USD<\/a> and EUR\/USD <\/a> accelerated climbing Monday as Markit\u2019s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) for the euro zone rose to 39.4 in May from 33.4 in previous month. Pound is higher currently against the dollar while euro is down. USD\/JPY<\/em> reversed its climb yesterday while AUD\/USD<\/em> continued rising with the dynamics reversed for both pairs currently.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stock Market news<\/h2>\n
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Indices<\/td>\nChange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dow Jones Index<\/td>\n+0.51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nikkei Index<\/td>\n+1.33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hang Seng Index<\/td>\n+0.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australian Stock Index<\/td>\n+0.52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Futures on three main US stock indexes are mixed <\/b> currently. Stock indexes in US ended higher Monday supported by data showing manufacturing sector contraction slowed in May: the three main US stock indexes posted gains ranging from 0.4% to 0.7%. President Trump told US governors to get tougher on protesters amid outrage sparked by the death of a black man while he was in police custody. European stock indexes <\/em> are rising currently after a rebound on Monday led by travel and leisure shares. Asian indexes are higher currently led by Nikkei <\/em>. Chinese stocks are rising amid reports China\u2019s government ordered to halt US soybean purchases.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Commodity Market news<\/h2>\n
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Commodities<\/td>\nChange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brent Crude Oil<\/td>\n+0.47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WTI Crude<\/td>\n+0.26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Brent <\/a> is extending gains today. Oil prices ended higher on Monday against the background of report Russia and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, a group known as OPEC+, were considering an agreement to extend current output cuts by one or two months. The US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) <\/em> lost 0.1% Monday. August Brent <\/em> crude climbed 1.3% to $35.44 a barrel on Monday in thin trading due to market holidays for Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gold Market News<\/h2>\n
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Metals<\/td>\nChange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold<\/td>\n-0.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
Gold prices are extending losses <\/b> today. August gold lost 0.1% to $1750.30 an ounce on Monday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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