🌅 Morning Update | 04.07.2025 📈 Wall Street Rallies Before the Break! US markets soared on Thursday after strong labour data: 🔹 S&P 500: +0.83% 🔹 Nasdaq: +1.02% 🔹 Dow Jones: +0.77% 🔹 Russell 2000: +1.02% 📉 Markets are closed today for Independence Day 🇺🇸 🏛 Trump’s “Big Beautiful” Bill Passes The House narrowly passed Trump’s fiscal bill (218–214) after a fiery 9-hour speech by Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. 🕙 Final vote set for 10:00 PM BST. 🌍 Trade Tensions Resurface Trump vows to make countries “start paying” to do business in the US. 💬 Treasury Sec. Bessent: ~100 countries may face 10%+ tariffs starting after July 9. 💥 “If the euro hits $1.20, Europeans will be squawking.” 🌏 Asia-Pacific: Mixed Sentiment 📊 Gains: 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 +0.1% 🇨🇳 Shanghai SE +0.9% 🇭🇰 HSCEI +0.1% 🇮🇳 Nifty 50 +0.05% ⚖️ Flat: 🇦🇺 ASX 200 📉 Loser: 🇰🇷 Kospi -1.6% 🚀 Solar & brain tech stocks in China are outperforming on gov’t support. 💴 Japan Surprise Household spending jumped +4.2% y/y in May (vs. 1.2% forecast). 💱 Forex & Commodities 💵 USD slips as trade fears rise (Dollar Index -0.3%) 🛡️ Safe havens rebound: ▪️ USDCHF -0.3% ▪️ USDJPY -0.4% ▪️ EURUSD +0.2% 🇬🇧 GBPUSD +0.15% 🇳🇿🇨🇦 Antipodeans & CAD mildly up 🏆 Gold climbs to $3,339 (+0.41%) 🥈 Silver flat 🛢 Brent $68.65 (-0.2%) | WTI -0.05% 🔥 Nat gas slips another -0.2% 💰 Crypto Check ₿ Bitcoin: $109,160 (-0.75%) Ξ Ethereum: $2,577 (-0.9%) 📊 Trade global markets with confidence — anytime, anywhere — with NordFX!