On the last trading day of the first half of the year, major European stock indexes fell one after another. After the release of better-than-expected PCE inflation data, the three major U.S. stock index futures narrowed their losses, but U.S. stocks still opened sharply lower. In

On the last trading day of the first half of the year, major European stock indexes fell one after another. After the release of better-than-expected PCE inflation data, the three major futures indexes of and narrowed their losses, but US stocks still opened sharply lower. In the fixed income market, U.S. bonds strengthened and European bond prices also rose. In addition, the U.S. dollar index and gold have strengthened, crude oil prices have fallen slightly, and the pressure in the digital currency world has shown no signs of easing.

In terms of news, in the United States, the PCE price index in May was 6.3% year-on-year, lower than the expected 6.4%; the indicator that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is most concerned about - the core PCE price index excluding food and energy prices increased by 4.7% year-on-year, marking the third consecutive month of decline.

In Europe, France’s CPI reached a new high; Germany’s unemployment rate rebounded to 5.3% in June, a new high since November last year.

In addition, yesterday evening, the governors of the three major central banks in Europe and the United States gathered together in a rare gathering to convey the key message to the market that the "era of low inflation" was over and the era of "low interest rates" was over. The market's concerns about recession intensified. Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA, said statements from the governors of the three major central banks added to investor pressure.

[21:30] U.S. stocks opened lower, with all three major indexes falling by about 1%.

html On June 30, the Nasdaq index fell 1.2% at the opening, the S&P 500 index fell 1.1%, and the Dow fell more than 1%. Pinduoduo and Bilibili fell about 2%.

The following is updated at 21:20:

European stocks fell, and the three major U.S. stock futures indexes narrowed their losses.

(1) European stocks fell, and the European Stoxx 50 index fell more than 2%.

html On June 30, European stocks opened sharply lower. On the last trading day of the first half of the year, major European stock indexes fell one after another.

As of press time, Germany's DAX index fell by 2.46%, France's CAC40 index fell by 2.54%, Britain's FTSE 100 index fell by 2.12%, Italy's FTSE MIB index fell by 2.48%, and Europe's Stoxx 50 index fell by 2.38%.

(2) The decline of the three major U.S. stock index futures narrowed.

As of press time, the Dow futures fell 0.93%, the S&P 500 futures fell 1%, and the Nasdaq futures narrowed their decline to 1.04%.

As mentioned earlier, the PCE price index that the Federal Open Market Committee is most concerned about increased by 4.7% year-on-year, marking the third consecutive month of decline. Before the data was released, all three major U.S. stock index futures and fell by more than 1%, and Nasdaq futures once fell by more than 1.5%.

U.S. bonds strengthened, European bond prices rose

(1) U.S. bonds strengthened

html On June 30, U.S. bonds strengthened one after another.

As of press time, the 2-year U.S. bond yield fell 8 basis points to 2.976%, the 5-year U.S. bond yield dropped nearly 10 basis points to 3.057%; the 10-year U.S. bond yield fell 7 basis points to 3.022%.

(2) European bond prices are rising

As of press time, the 10-year government bond yields of Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Austria and other countries have fallen one after another.

The U.S. dollar index and gold strengthened, crude oil fell slightly, and Bitcoin fell more than 4%

(1) The U.S. dollar index strengthened

Today, the U.S. dollar index rose 0.21 to 105.32. EUR/USD fell 0.37% to 1.0401. USD/JPY fell 0.27% to 136.18. GBP/USD rose 0.05% to 1.2127.

(2) Crude oil fell slightly

As of press time, Brent crude oil fell 0.50% to US$111.89/barrel; WTI crude oil fell 0.51% to US$109.22/barrel.

(3) Gold rebounded

After the release of US PCE inflation data, spot gold continued to rise. As of press time, spot gold rose 0.23% to $1,822.59 per ounce.

(4) Bitcoin fell more than 4%

As of press time, Bitcoin fell 4.47% to $19,195 per coin. The pressure in the cryptocurrency world shows no signs of easing.

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