by JustForex
The US dollar is declining against a basket of currency majors due to uncertainty concerning the new package of measures to help the US economy. The US dollar index (#DX) closed Friday’s trading session in the red zone (-0.25%). Concerns about the recovery of the US economy and the growth of political tensions put pressure on the American currency. The White House continues to restrict the activities of Chinese companies in the United States. So, in addition to banning the TikTok mobile app, the activities of the e-commerce giant Alibaba can also be banned.
On Friday, ambiguous economic statistics were published in the United States. So, the core retail sales index rose by 1.9%, while experts forecasted growth by 1.3%. At the same time, the volume of retail sales increased by 1.2% instead of 1.9%. Japan reported that the country’s GDP fell by 7.8% in the second quarter.
The “black gold” prices have been growing after the decline on Friday. At the moment, futures for the WTI crude oil are testing the $41.90 mark per barrel.
On Friday, there was a variety of trends in the US stock market: #SPY (+0.00%), #DIA (+0.14%), #QQQ (-0.12%).
The 10-year US government bonds yield is growing. At the moment, the indicator is at the level of 0.70-0.71%.
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