Express News | Financial Times of the United Kingdom: Trump seeks to impose a minimum tariff of 15-20% on all commodities from the EU.
With $2.8 trillion in options set to expire, the three major U.S. stock indices are experiencing high volatility, the dollar's decline has narrowed, gold prices have fallen, and cryptos have risen.
Options with a nominal value of up to 2.8 trillion dollars will expire today. Among them, options related to the S&P 500 Index amount to up to 1.5 trillion dollars, while individual stock options also reach a nominal value of 660 billion dollars.
U.S. consumer confidence reached a five-month high, while both short-term and long-term inflation expectations hit a five-month low.
The consecutive rise in the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index for two months indicates that consumers believe the risks they were concerned about in April and May have eased. The initial value of one-year inflation expectations for July is 4.4%, and the initial value of five-year inflation expectations is 3.6%, both of which are the lowest since February of this year.
US stock market early session | The three major indexes fell slightly, with leading Technology stocks showing mixed results. Tesla rose nearly 3%, while Netflix dropped over 5% after earnings; stablecoin Concept stocks were strong, with Coinbase and Robin
On the evening of July 18, Beijing time, U.S. stocks turned lower on Friday. Traders continued to digest Earnings Reports and monitored the latest developments in Trump's tariff policies.
Express News | The preliminary value of the Michigan University Consumer Confidence Index for the U.S. in July is 61.8, with an expectation of 61.5, and a previous value of 60.7. The preliminary expectation for the one-year inflation rate in the U.S. in July is 4.4%, wi
Last two weeks! Will the EU use four measures to resolve Trump's tariffs?
The United States insists on implementing a 30% tariff on the European Union next month, attempting to force the EU to reach an agreement quickly. As the August 1 deadline set by Trump approaches, the EU is continuously negotiating with U.S. trade officials while drafting a series of countermeasures.