📊 Morning Market Update | 20.08.2025 🇺🇸 Wall Street closed mixed: S&P 500: 🔻 -0.24% Nasdaq: 🔻 -0.67% Dow Jones: 🔼 +0.04% Russell 2000: 🔻 -0.32% Tech selloff eased in Asia, with US100 trading flat. 🏛 Fed Governor Lisa Cook, accused of falsifying loan documents, said she won’t be intimidated by Trump’s administration and is preparing documentation to answer all questions. 🌏 Asia-Pacific markets are mixed: 🔻 MSCI Asia Pacific: -0.5% 🔻 CHN.cash: -0.3% | HK.cash: -0.3% | JP225: -0.6% 🔼 Nifty 50: +0.3% | Kospi: +0.4% | SG20cash: +0.3% | AU200.cash: +0.7% 💉 China’s biomed stocks rose after Premier Li Qiang called for more R&D support. 🇳🇿 NZ posted its first trade deficit since January (-NZD 578m). RBNZ’s Hawkesby noted that rate cuts + rising commodities support the economy. 🇦🇺 Australia’s PMI jumped to 54.9 ➡️ growth in both manufacturing & services. Jobs up, exports recovering. 🇯🇵 Japan’s PMI rose to 51.9 ➡️ fastest growth since February, driven by services. 💱 Forex: volatility remains low. USD index: flat Weakest: 🇨🇭CHF & 🇦🇺AUD (-0.1%) EURUSD steady at 1.164 🛢 Commodities: WTI oil 🔼 +0.3% NATGAS ➡️ flat Gold 🔻 -0.3% ($3,340) Silver ➡️ flat 💹 Crypto stays under pressure: Bitcoin: 🔻 -0.3% ($114,100) Ethereum: 🔻 -0.75% ($4,315) Chainlink: -3% | Polygon: -1.6% | Ripple: -1.3% ⚡️ Markets are searching for direction - stay alert and trade smart with NordFX! 🚀