📊 Morning Market Update – 08.10.2025 🌅 U.S. index futures are trading flat ⚖️, with investors showing caution after the AI-fuelled rally and mixed Oracle results. All eyes are on today’s FOMC minutes 🏦, which could offer clues on future policy moves. The EU50 edges up +0.15%. 🌏 In Asia-Pacific, markets remain quiet due to holidays in China 🇨🇳 and South Korea 🇰🇷. Tech stocks drag regional indices lower after Oracle’s weak margins (Baidu –4% in premarket). Optimism from Sanae Takaichi’s victory in Japan’s LDP leadership race is fading, leaving major indices in the red: 📉 HK.cash, CHN.cash –1.4%, JP225 –0.45%, AU200.cash –0.2%. 🏦 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand surprised markets with a 50 bps rate cut to 2.5% (vs –25 bps expected). The decision was unanimous, and further easing remains on the table. The NZD becomes today’s weakest G10 currency. 🇯🇵 Japan’s current account surplus beats forecasts, rising to ¥3.776 trillion (expected ¥3.55T). 💱 Forex: The NZDUSD drops –1%, while EURNZD gains +0.65%. The USD Index strengthens for a third session (+0.3% to 98.63), its highest since August. The EURUSD falls to 1.1616, while the GBP, CHF, and JPY each lose around –0.3%. 🥇 Gold breaks above $4,000/oz for the first time ever (+1.3%) amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown 🇺🇸. Silver jumps +2.3% to $48.90, with platinum and palladium also up +2.2%. 🛢️ Oil extends gains slightly (+0.3%), while natural gas slips –0.9%. 💥 Crypto markets stay under pressure: Bitcoin –0.5% to $121,620, Ethereum –1.3% to $4,432, Solana –1.9%, Dogecoin –1.8%, Polygon –1.6%. 📈 Stay tuned and trade global trends with confidence at NordFX 🚀