Posted  Originally on Sep 1, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |  

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 96.59 points or -0.15% to 66,215.34

• Shanghai decreased 6.41 points or -0.16% to 3,979.888

• Hang Seng decreased 237.26 points or -0.93% to 25,329.73

• ASX 200 decreased 9.30 points or -0.10% to 9,066.70

• SENSEX decreased 12.99 points or -0.02% to 76,944.28

• Nifty50 decreased 24.60 points or -0.10% to 24,055.80

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.002 or -0.28% to 0.71467

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00245 or -0.41% to 0.58905

• USDJPY increased 0.499 or 0.31% to 160.238

• USDCNY increased 0.00451 or 0.07% to 6.72242

The above data was collected around 13:51 EST.

Precious Metals:

•  Gold decreased 99.42 USD/t oz. or -2.24% to 4,341.72

•  Silver decreased 1.934 USD/t. oz. or -2.91% to 64.586

The above data was collected around 13:53 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

•  CAC 40 decreased 32.65 points or -0.39% to 8,301.85

•  FTSE 100 decreased 34.98 points or -0.32% to 10,789.28

•  DAX 30 decreased 288.00 points or -1.10% to 25,970.11

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00302 or -0.26% to 1.15874

• GBPUSD decreased 0.00373 or -0.28% to 1.35116

• USDCHF increased 0.00392 or 0.48% to 0.81228

The above data was collected around 14:15 EST.

AMERICAS:

US Markets:

• DJIA declined by 419.02 points (0.79%) to 52,766.88
• S&P 500 declined by 54.67 points (0.71%) to 7,631.47
• NASDAQ declined by 271.12 points (1.03%) to 26,099.774
• Russell 2000 declined by 36.32 points (1.23%) to 2,920.132

Canada:

• TSX Composite declined by 444.75 points (1.23%) to 35,825.73
• TSX 60 declined by 20.95 points (0.98%) to 2,107.77

Brazil:

• Bovespa advanced by 2,258 points (1.27%) to 179,676.78

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

•  Crude Oil increased 4.265 USD/BBL or 4.97% to 90.025

•  Brent increased 3.975 USD/BBL or 4.39% to 94.466

•  Natural gas decreased 0.0291 USD/MMBtu or -0.99% to 2.9059

•  Gasoline increased 0.0581 USD/GAL 1.89% to 3.1351

•  Heating oil increased 0.2543 USD/GAL or 5.77% to 4.6649

The above data was collected around 14:18 EST.

•  Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (5.77%), Crude Oil (4.97%), Brent (4.39%) and Orange Juice (5.58%)

•  Top commodity losers: Palladium (-4.24%), Cocoa (-3.81%), Silver (-2.91%) and Gold (-2.24%)

The above data was collected around 14:25 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.9960% (+4.87bp), US 2’s 4.40% (+0.042%), US 10’s 4.7920% (+3.6bps); US 30’s 5.26 (+0.019%), Bunds 3.3693% (+4.55bp), France 4.206% (+2.79bp), Italy 4.2020% (+3.66bp), Turkey 34.480% (+264bp), Greece 4.0190% (+2.64bp), Portugal 3.6940% (+0.14bp); Spain 3.827% (+5.3bp) and UK Gilts 5.2533% (+11.02bp)

The above data was collected around 14:28 EST.

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