US indices finished yesterday’s trading higher after a volatile session that saw Wall Street benchmarks swing between gains and losses

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  • US indices finished yesterday’s trading higher after a volatile session that saw Wall Street benchmarks swing between gains and losses
  • S&P 500 gained 0.18%, Dow Jones moved 0.10% higher and Nasdaq jumped 0.30%. Small-cap Russell 2000 was a laggard with an around 1.3% drop
  • Indices from Asia-Pacific traded lower today – Nikkei dropped 1.4%, S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.3% lower, Kospi plunged 2.3% and Nifty 50 declined 0.4%. Indices from China traded up to 1.3% lower
  • DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European cash session today
  • Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a 25 basis point rate hike, in-line with expectations. Cash rate was increased to 4.35% – the highest level in 12 years
  • RBA statement showed that further tightening will remain dependant upon incoming data and evolving assessment of risks. Bank noted that high inflation continues to pressure real incomes and household consumption
  • AUD pulled back following an in-line rate decision and lack of strong guidance for more tightening in the future
  • Lael Brainard, White House top economic adviser, said that US economy is performing exceptionally well and job creation remain strong and sustainable
  • Fed Kashkari said that undertightening is a risk and that he is not sure whether rates hike in the US are over already
  • Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu said that his country is open to short pauses in fighting to allow aid into and hostages out of Gaza but opposes a general ceasefire
  • Chinese exports dropped 6.4% YoY in October (exp. -3.3% YoY) while imports were 3.0% YoY higher (exp. -4.8% YoY). Trade balance for October came in at $56.53 billion (exp. $82 billion)
  • Japanese household spending dropped 2.8% YoY in September (exp. -2.6% YoY)
  • Cryptocurrencies are pulling back – Bitcoin drops 0.7%, Ethereum trades 0.6% lower while Dogecoin declines 1.2%
  • Energy commodities drop – oil is down 0.8% while US natural gas prices decline 0.3%
  • USD strengthening is putting pressure on precious metals today – gold drops 0.3%, silver declines 0.8% while platinum is down 0.7%
  • USD and GBP are the best performing major currencies while AUD nad NZD lag the most