Markets:

• Gold up $40 to $2083
• US 10-year yields down 6.8 bps to 4.18%
• WTI crude oil up $1.51 to $79.78
• S&P 500 up 0.8%, Nasdaq up 1.1%
• Bitcoin up 2.1% to $62,750
• AUD leads, JPY lags

Pleased Friday. It actually was for the market as a trio of soppy second-tier US financial information releases mixed so as to add a dose of dovishness to the market and ship the Nasdaq above the 2021 excessive.

Earlier than the info, some fear was creeping into the market and the US greenback was bid. Feedback from Barkin struck a hawkish be aware and with Waller on the schedule after him, there was some fear a couple of hawkish flip. As a substitute, the ISM manufacturing, building spending and remaining UMich numbers had been all gentle and the greenback sank. Then Waller restricted his feedback to the steadiness sheet and Goolsbee stayed dovish.

US 10-year Treasury yields fell 12 bps from the highs and broke the essential 4.20% stage. With that, I might have count on extra US greenback promoting however that may have been capped by turn-of-the-calendar or US fairness shopping for. The euro and pound managed to recoup yesterday’s declines whereas the Australian greenback edged modestly above yesterday’s highs earlier than stalling.

USD/JPY declined after the info and completed the week simply above 150.00 in what is going on to be an intriguing month for the pair.

Gold closed on the highest stage on report, at the very least spot gold did (futures had been shut). Oil acquired above $80 solely to complete slightly below in what was a robust day for commodities.

Bitcoin was lackluster early regardless of the Nasdaq bid however caught up late to complete inside placing distance of the highs of the week. Eyes will likely be on BTC on the weekend, the place it is typically languished because the ETFs emerged.