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Key events: USA - ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Jul)   USA - Crude Oil Inventories Tuesday witnessed a stumble in the S&P 500, with consumer stocks bearing the brunt of the pressure, as investors absorbed the latest round of quarterly earnings reports. The S&P 500 declined by 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to edge up by 0.2%, or 71 points. In contrast, the Nasdaq experienced a 0.4% decline.

Key events: Australia - RBA Interest Rate Decision (Aug) UK - S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI (Jul)   USA - ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jul) USA - JOLTs Job Openings (Jun) On Monday, Wall Street and global stocks showed minimal changes, remaining relatively stable. However, oil prices experienced some gains, and the dollar remained mostly steady. Traders were focused on upcoming corporate earnings, central bank meetings, and an important employment report scheduled for this week.

Key events: UK - CPI (YoY) (Jun) Eurozone - CPI (YoY) (Jun) USA - Building Permits (Jun) USA - Crude Oil Inventories Investors celebrated Tuesday as the S&P 500 surged, driven by better-than-expected quarterly results from several major corporations, including prominent Wall Street banks.

Key events: USA - FOMC Meeting Minutes                      During Monday's evening deals, US stock futures exhibited a mixed pattern after a shortened regular session. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) experienced a notable surge of 6.9% due to better-than-expected delivery and production figures.

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Key events: UK - CPI (YoY) (May) USA - Fed Chair Powell Testifies On Tuesday, US stocks experienced a decline, closing with negative results as investors took the opportunity to secure profits after a sustained rally. The market displayed signs of weakening global demand, prompting cautious behavior at the start of the holiday-shortened week.

Key events: Australia - GDP (QoQ) (Q1) Canada - BoC Interest Rate Decision USA - Crude Oil Inventories On Tuesday, despite some progress in economically sensitive sectors, US stocks exhibited a sense of uncertainty as investors awaited crucial inflation data and the upcoming policy meeting of the Federal Reserve.

Key events: Australia - RBA Interest Rate Decision (Jun) Australia - RBA Rate Statement UK - Construction PMI (May) Canada - Ivey PMI (May) USA - EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook US stocks edged lower on Monday, trimming early gains, as investors weighed the near-term outlook for Apple while sifting through the economic data and plotting the slope for the Fed's final glide path as we near the end of their aggressive rate hike cycle.

Key events:         Australia – Retail Sales (MoM) USA – EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook   At the beginning of the week, the stock market was mixed and lacking direction in terms of risk appetite, as investors await the release of key US CPI data and a string of corporate earnings reports later in the week. Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower amidst range-bound trading as investors awaited further catalysts, including the consumer inflation report that is due later in the week.

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