🌅 Morning Market Update | 15.07.2025 🇨🇳 China’s Q2 GDP grew by 5.2% y/y – slightly above forecasts but slower than Q1’s 5.4%. Officials warn of ongoing global and structural headwinds. 🏭 Industrial production surged 6.8% y/y in June – the fastest pace since March. 🛍️ Retail sales slowed to 4.8% from 6.4% in May. 🏗️ Fixed asset investment rose just 2.8% in H1 – below expectations. 📉 The data paints a picture of a mixed recovery. 💸 The PBoC injected 1.4 trillion yuan (~$195B) via reverse repos to support short-term liquidity (3- and 6-month tenors). 🤖 Mark Zuckerberg announced massive investments into AI: 💼 Project Hyperion, 🧠 Meta Super Intelligence Labs, and future Titaned clusters (2026 launch). Meta aims to lead the race to superintelligence. 🥇 Goldman Sachs now sees gold hitting $3,700 by year-end and $4,000 by mid-2026, fuelled by Chinese demand, ETF inflows, and global tensions. 🇺🇸 Bank of America warns that Trump’s 30% tariffs could push the U.S. effective tariff rate up 4%. 💣 The Fed may delay or drop rate cuts in 2025. 📈 The USD strengthened across the board, helped by Trump’s fresh threats of 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico. 🇷🇺 Trump also promised 100% tariffs on Russian goods unless peace comes within 50 days – plus secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian oil. 🛡️ A new NATO pact with Ukraine was unveiled, including joint Patriot production and U.S. defence deployments. 💰 Bitcoin hit a new ATH of $123,000, then pulled back to $116,500, now stabilising near $117,500. 📊 Markets are moving fast – stay ahead with NordFX!