📊 Morning Update (17.03.2025) 🌅

📈 Wall Street Bounces Back!

After a streak of declines, U.S. stocks ended last week on a high note! 🚀 The Senate's decision not to block the public spending bill boosted investor confidence:

📊 Nasdaq +2.61%

📊 S&P 500 +2.13%

📊 DJIA +1.65%

📊 Russell 2000 +2.53%

💬 "A Healthy Correction" – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees recent market adjustments as necessary, warning that unchecked euphoria could lead to a crisis. Meanwhile, he acknowledges that a U.S. recession is still on the table.

🇺🇸 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hints at new trade talks following tariff adjustments.

📞 Trump-Putin Talks Incoming

Donald Trump announced he’ll speak with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, noting that “a lot has been done over the weekend.”

🌏 Asia Starts the Week Strong!

Stock markets in Asia are rallying 📈, driven by positive Chinese consumption data:

🇭🇰 HSCEI +1%

🇨🇳 Shanghai SE Composite +0.3%

🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 +1.2%

🇰🇷 Kospi +1.56%

📊 China's Economic Data:

🛍️ Retail Sales: +4% (Forecast: 3.8%)

🏭 Industrial Production: +5.9% (Forecast: 5.3%)

🏠 Property Prices: -0.14% MoM 📉

👷‍♂️ Unemployment: 5.4% (Forecast: 5.1%)

🚨 A key press conference is scheduled today in China, where new economic stimulus measures will be unveiled.

💱 Forex Market:

📉 EURUSD: flat (1.088)

📉 USDJPY: -0.23% (Yen correction)

📈 AUDNZD: +0.03%, NZDUSD: +0.13%

🟢 Dollar Index: +0.05%

🥇 Metals:

✨ Gold +0.15% ($2,988/oz)

✨ Silver +0.1% ($33.83/oz)

🛢️ Commodities:

🔥 Brent & WTI crude +0.6%

⚡ NATGAS futures unchanged

🚀 Crypto Market Stays Optimistic!

🟢 Bitcoin +1.1%

🟢 Ethereum +0.7%

🟢 Polygon +3.05%

🟢 Chainlink +2.45%

🟢 Ripple +1.5%

🟢 Solana +1.3%

📅 Key Data Today: U.S. Retail Sales 📊

Stay tuned for more updates! 📡📊