S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketThe yield on the 10-year US Treasury note held around 4.27% on Tuesday, following a sharp rise in the previous session, as strong U.S. economic data pushed back expectations for the Fed to cut rates. Monday’s data showed a surprise expansion in US factory activity, signaling strength for the economy and corporate profits. Investors now turn to Friday’s monthly jobs report, although its release could be delayed by a partial government shutdown. Last Friday, President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Fed Governor Jerome Powell. Markets view Warsh as a relatively hawkish pick who may favor lower interest rates, though less aggressively than other candidates. Warsh is also seen as an inflation hawk and previously opposed expanding the Fed’s balance sheet during the global financial crisis, a stance that contributed to a widening of the US yield curve at the start of the month.
