Despite the Fed’s best efforts, the U.S. economy has maintained its momentum throughout this year, shattering expectations of a potential downturn. Although employment growth was slower in June, robust figures continued to pressure the fed for further rate rises, even though consumer expenditure experienced a slight chill in May relative to the preceding month.
Earlier today, both European equities and Wall Street futures displayed bullish sentiments, whilst the dollar showed signs of weakness. This movement came in anticipation of the upcoming U.S. inflation statistics, which were projected to indicate a descent in price growth to the lowest level seen in over two years for the month of June.
Representing a broad spectrum of European equities, the Stoxx 600 climbed in value by 0.7 per cent, propelled by shares in commodities and healthcare. Concurrently, France’s CAC 40 saw an uptick of 0.8%t and Germany’s DAX also grew in value by 0.7% during the early hours of trading. London’s FTSE 100 showed a positive trend, matching the CAC 40 and increasing by 0.8% with all sectors, except for real estate, showing gains.
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