US Markets Stocks were down again on Tuesday as investors continue to be concerned about tensions between the U.S. and China. - The S&P 500 was down more than 1% on the day before recovering some losses after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plane landed safely in Taiwan.
- Uber was up 18.9% after the company announced better-than-expected earnings.
- The current 10 Year U.S. Treasury yield is set at 2.75280%
| Dow Jones | 32,396.17 | -1.23% | | S&P 500 | 4,091.19 | -0.67% | | Nasdaq | 12,348.76 | -0.16% | | Russell 2000 | 1,882.45 | -0.05% | *Stock Market data as of the last closing bell. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services. Do you not understand any of these figures? Check out our explainer.
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Canadian Markets The TSX saw losses on Tuesday following the downturn in market sentiment in the U.S. - Markets in Canada were closed on Monday for a holiday.
- Toronto-Dominion Bank shares were down 0.41% after the company announced a deal to purchase Cowen Inc. for $1.3B in cash as the bank continues to expand into the U.S.
- Investors believe the TSX could rise as much as 20% before the end of the year.
*Canadian stock prices are as of the last close. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services
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European Markets European stocks were down on Tuesday as they were also impacted by the negative global sentiment. - The Stoxx 600 finished own 0.2%.
- The financial services industry performed the worst, losing 1.7%, but oil and gas stocks were up 0.7%, leading gains.
- Travis Perkins was down 8.7% after the company announced its profits had fallen.
- Dutch fertilizer company OCI and oil giant BP gained 7% and 3%, respectively, after they both posted better-than-expected earnings.
| Euro STOXX 50 | 3,684.63 | -0.59% | | UK (FTSE 100) | 7,409.11 | -0.06% | | Germany (DAX) | 13,449.20 | -0.23% | | France (CAC 40) | 6,409.80 | -0.42% | *European stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services.
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Asian Markets Shares in China were down considerably on Tuesday as investors are concerned about the government's potential reaction to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. - The Hang Seng Index fell 2.36%, the Shangai Composite lost 2.26%, and the Shenzhen Component was down 2.37%. The Shangai and the Shenzhen were down more than 3% at session lows.
- Stocks in Taiwan were also down, falling more than 1.5% on average on Tuesday.
- Official data shows that the annual inflation rate in Korea reached 6.3%, while prices in Australia rose by 6.1% in the second quarter versus the year before.
| S&P Asia 50 | 4,518.68 | -1.70% | | Japan (Nikkei 225) | 27,594.73 | -1.42% | | South Korea (KOSPI) | 2,439.62 | -0.52% | | China (Hang Seng) | 19,689.21 | -2.36% | | India (SENSEX) | 58,136.36 | 0.04% | *Asian stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services.
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Commodities Oil was up on Tuesday, ahead of an OPEC+ meeting scheduled for later this week. - Brent crude gained 0.5%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.6%.
- Outages in Venezuala have caused a decrease in supply. The country's oil exports decreased by 27% in July from the previous month.
- U.S. crude stockpiles were down 600,000 last week.
| Oil (NYSEARCA:OIL) | 32.86 | 1.58% | | Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) | 164.05 | -0.59% | | Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) | 18.41 | -2.02% | | Corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) | 24.04 | -2.47% | | Lumber (NASDAQ:WOOD) | 78.00 | -1.75% | *Commodity prices are as of 7 am ET. Data from MarketWatch. To understand why investors track the prices of these commodities, click here.
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Currency Exchange Rates The Japanese Yen continued to rise due to concerns surrounding Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. - The U.S. Dollar Index was up on Tuesday, gaining 0.67% on the day to finish at 106.17.
- The Yen gained 0.9% against the U.S. Dollar.
- The Chinese Yuan fell after Beijing deployed warplanes to the Taiwan Strait.
| UK(GBP) | £0.82 | 0.05% | | Europe (EURO) | €0.98 | 0.38% | | Canada (Canadian Dollar) | $1.29 | 0.50% | | Japan (Yen) | ¥133.03 | -0.28% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
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Cryptocurrency Bitcoin was down on Tuesday, continuing a losing streak of five consecutive days. - Zipmex announced that it will now allow users to withdraw some altcoins from the platform days after freezing out its customers' wallets.
- Magic Eden, which is a leading Solana-based NFT platform, said it plans to expand to also offer Ethereum NFTs.
- Sygnum Bank has announced that it will allow customers to stake Cardano's token ADA.
| Bitcoin | $23,119.80 | -0.80% | | Ethereum | $1,649.78 | 1.17% | | Litecoin | $58.79 | -1.21% | | Bitcoin Cash | $135.26 | -2.95% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
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 |  | Liam Gill is a founder, lawyer and investor.
He previously founded Fumarii Technologies, which became a top 20 ranked cloud computing service (Yahoo Finance! 2019) valued at over $30M. He holds an LLB Laws (UK), MSc Management and Master of Laws and currently practices law at Zargar Lawyers + Business Strategists in Vancouver, Canada.
|   | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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