[Bull and Bear Materials]
Bullish materials
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose (40415.44, +127.91)
Nasdaq Composite Index rose (18007.57, +280.63)
Chicago Nikkei Futures rose (39950, +470 compared to Osaka)
SOX index rose (5477.83, +210.67)
VIX index fell (14.91, -1.61)
Expectations for inflation to ease in the US.
Request for improvement in corporate value by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Bearish materials
Nikkei Average fell (39599.00, -464.79)
1 dollar is equivalent to 157.00-10 yen.
US crude oil futures fell (78.40, -0.24)
US long-term interest rates rose
Concerns about early additional rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.
Prolonged fighting in Ukraine and Israel.
Low approval rating of the Cabinet.
Notes to be aware of:
- Government bond purchase operation
Index capturing the overall inflation rate (Bank of Japan)
Machine tool orders (June)
FitEasy goes public
Policy interest rate announcement by the Central Bank of Turkey
Germany 2-year government bond auction
Eurozone Consumer Confidence Index (July)
US existing home sales (June)
- 2-year US Treasury bond auction
Earnings reports of Tesla, Alphabet, UPS, General Motors, General Electric, etc.