The Nikkei 225 index fell more than 2%, and the KOSPI index in South Korea fell more than 1%.

On August 2nd, the Nikkei 225 index fell by more than 2%, and the KOSPI index of South Korea fell by more than 1%. As of press time, the Nikkei 225 index fell by 2. 16%, and the KOSPI index of South Korea fell by 1.0 1%.

Technology stocks are in a downturn. Among the top five FAANG companies, Apple fell more than 2%, Netflix fell 1. 1%, Facebook fell 0.8%, and Amazon fell 0.6%. On Thursday, US Eastern Time, the three major US stock indexes closed down across the board. The A50 futures index closed down nearly 3% due to the sharp drop of peripheral US stocks. US oil closed down 7.9% on Thursday, the biggest one-day drop in four years.

The data shows that Saudi Arabia is still firmly limiting crude oil production, and it seems that it has not been affected by the US President's call for increased production. However, despite the continuous decline in OPEC production, concerns about the global economic slowdown are still suppressing bullish confidence. The price of Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, has dropped from a high of $75/barrel in 20 19 to below $65/barrel. Major European stock indexes were mixed, and the Bank of England announced that it would keep interest rates unchanged.

The Bank of England gave no signal to consider cutting interest rates. Its forecast assumes that Britain has avoided the sudden impact of Britain's withdrawal from the EU, but the Bank of England lowered its growth forecast for 20 19 and 2020 from 1.5% and 1.6% to 1.3% respectively. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee unanimously voted to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.75% and lowered its growth forecast due to growing concerns about Britain's exit from the EU and the global economic slowdown. Gold futures fell 0.38% on Thursday to close above the $65,438+$0.430 mark.

Heng Koon How, head of market strategy in uob, said: "The Fed has not made any further commitment to cut interest rates, so gold has been sold off. Our long-term view of gold prices is still optimistic. " After the Fed's decision, the focus of the market shifted. At 20:30 Beijing time on Friday, the US Department of Labor will release the July non-farm payrolls report. On Thursday (August 1), the Bank of England announced its interest rate decision, keeping the interest rate unchanged, in line with market expectations. The interest rate resolution shows that the voting ratio of raising interest rates-unchanged-lowering interest rates is 0-9-0 (0-9-0 in June). If Britain leaves the EU smoothly, the pound may appreciate and the market interest rate is expected to rise.

The Fed's "passive" interest rate cut affected the direction of capital: the fund stopped in the dollar.

The Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points and end the table contraction two months earlier. However, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said that "cutting interest rates does not mean opening a round of easing cycle" and "don't think that the Fed will not raise interest rates again". The statement that we will boldly use all tools when necessary makes most Wall Street financial institutions feel that the Fed is quite unwilling to cut interest rates.

Standing at the beginning of a cycle of interest rate cuts, most market participants may be confused. Many data show that the economy is still expanding in the short term, but the medium and long-term motivation no longer exists. This feeling is just like when the interest rate hike cycle begins, the market can't see the possibility of economic expansion. The Fed is unwilling to openly admit that it will cut interest rates further in the future, perhaps just to balance the contradiction between decision-making space and its independence.

The freight industry continues to decline, and the American economy is in jeopardy.

20 18 The global economy has slowed down since the first quarter, which means that the global industrial slowdown is structural. By August of 20 18, due to the slowdown of domestic industry, the American freight industry began to decline sharply. Freight executives warned that the industrial slowdown and trade tensions that began last year caused them to suffer heavy losses in the freight industry this year.

Recently, the reporter noticed that ByteDance recently officially recruited employees for "ByteDance Search Department" on his official account of "ByteDance Recruitment" WeChat. According to the content of the job advertisement, a general search engine with better user experience will be built from 0 to 1, because it is a whole network search. According to this, the reporter asked ByteDance for verification, and the other party responded that the search has been launched, which is an extension of the concept of "information creates value" in today's headline. Users can try it through the search box above today's headlines.

10 year, "profligacy"1300 million euros, the most brain project in Europe ran aground.

Can human brain be simulated? It is difficult for scientists today to give an answer to this question, even though artificial intelligence technology has made rapid development. However, the implementation cycle of the European Union's "Human Brain Project" is now over half, but it is still far from simulating the human brain. The scientific community began to question the original intention of the plan, and the European Union has decided not to "put all the eggs in one basket".

200 years ago, the powerful British Empire did not expect that the day of being kicked off the altar would come so soon. Now it's America's turn. JPMorgan Chase pointed out that both structural factors and cyclical obstacles will cause the dollar to lose its dominant position. Investors need to reconfigure their assets to adapt to the changing trend of the market.

26 Investment Bank Outlook: The non-agricultural sector in the United States fell slightly in July, paying attention to whether the salary data can hold water.

The forecasts of 26 large investment banks show that compared with the increase of 224,000 non-agricultural employment in June, investment banks expect the growth rate of non-agricultural employment to drop slightly in July. Specifically, after the seasonal adjustment in July, the growth rate of non-agricultural employment in the United States is expected to be between145,000 and 2120,000, the unemployment rate is expected to be 3.6% or 3.7%, and the average annual hourly wage is expected to be between 3. 1% and 3.3%.

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(Article source: National Business Daily)

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