The dollar continues rally amid 1% rate hike expectations

Commodities market

Oil prices rose today amid the outlook of a less aggressive rate hike in the U.S. Brent crude futures for September rose 1%, and WTI crude rose 0.7%.

Key tickers:

Brent: 98.81 — strong sell.

WTI: 95.36 — strong sell.

NG: 6.685 — strong buy.

Foreign exchange market

The U.S. dollar rose amid expectations of a 1 percentage point rate hike by the Fed, which would boost the dollar substantially. The Dollar index traded 0.1% higher at 108.528.

Key tickers:

EUR/USD: 1.0015 — strong sell.

USD/JPY: 138.62 — neutral.

USD/CAD: 1.3134 — strong buy.

GBP/USD: 1.1813 — strong sell.

Metals

Gold was up today as the dollar rally eased a little. Gold futures rose 0.04%. Silver was 0.12% up, platinum fell 0.24%, and palladium was 0.18% up.

Key tickers:

XAU/USD: 1705.64 — strong sell.

XAG/USD: 18.250 — strong sell.

XPT/USD: 841.15 — strong sell.

XPD/USD: 1905.00 — strong sell.

Crypto market

Bitcoin price firmed above the 19,500 level, increasing above the 20,200 level. The Ethereum rallied over 8% above the $1200 level.

Key tickers:

BTC: $20,647.8 — sell.

ETH: $1,202.71 — neutral.

Neo: $8.8800 — strong sell.

Zcash: $57.90 — sell.

Stock market

U.S. stock futures were trading higher yesterday. Dow Jones Futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both added 0.3%.

Key tickers:

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S&P 500: 3,790.38 — sell.

Nasdaq 100 (NDX): 11,768.39 — strong buy.

Dow Jones Futures: 30,504.0 — sell.

DAX: 12,642.55 — sell.

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Apple #APPLE: 148.50 — strong buy.

Amazon #AMAZON: 110.60 — neutral.

Tesla #TESLA: 714.94 — strong buy.

Meta Platforms Inc #FACEBOOK: 158.05 — strong sell.