{"id":433239,"date":"2026-07-06T18:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/investinglive-european-markets-wrap-dollar-firms-us-stocks-eye-bounce-to-start-the-week-433239\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:53:08","slug":"investinglive-european-markets-wrap-dollar-firms-us-stocks-eye-bounce-to-start-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/investinglive-european-markets-wrap-dollar-firms-us-stocks-eye-bounce-to-start-the-week-433239\/","title":{"rendered":"investingLive European markets wrap: Dollar firms, US stocks eye bounce to start the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Headlines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/a-week-later-and-not-much-has-changed-with-the-strait-of-hormuz-situation-20260706\/\">A week later and not much has changed with the Strait of Hormuz situation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/forex\/eurusd-continues-to-erase-the-nfp-gains-as-focus-remains-on-the-us-cpi-data-whats-next-20260706\/\">EUR\/USD continues to erase the NFP gains as focus remains on the US CPI data. What&#8217;s next?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/forex\/yen-tervention-risks-remain-in-focus-to-start-the-new-week-20260706\/\">Yen-tervention risks remain in focus to start the new week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/commodities\/gold-extends-the-pullback-after-the-mixed-nfp-but-the-focus-remains-on-the-cpi-report-20260706\/\">Gold extends the pullback after the mixed NFP, but the focus remains on the CPI report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/commodities\/this-oil-analysis-goes-beyond-showing-you-oil-is-bearish-20260706\/\">This oil analysis goes beyond showing you oil is bearish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/eurozone-july-sentix-investor-confidence-31-vs-100-expected-20260706\/\">Eurozone investor sentiment sees significant improvement in July &#8211; Sentix survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/eurozone-may-retail-sales-02-vs-03-mm-expected-20260706\/\">Eurozone retail sales see a modest bounce back in May<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/eurozone-may-ppi-02-vs-02-mm-expected-20260706\/\">Euro area producer prices continue to pick up in May even as energy prices cool a little<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/germany-may-industrial-orders-19-vs-15-mm-expected-20260706\/\">German factory orders see a broader pick up again in May<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/uk-june-construction-pmi-384-vs-400-expected-20260706\/\">UK construction sector remains subdued in June &#8211; PMI data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/news\/china-reportedly-launches-nuclear-capable-long-range-missile-in-the-south-pacific-20260706\/\">China reportedly launches nuclear-capable long-range missile in the South Pacific<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Market update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USD leads, JPY lags on the day<\/li>\n<li>WTI crude down 0.1% to $68.60<\/li>\n<li>European equities lightly changed; S&amp;P 500 futures up 0.4%<\/li>\n<li>US 10-year yields down 1.8 bps to 4.46%<\/li>\n<li>Gold down 0.5% to $4,153<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin up 0.3% to $62,903<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">It was a slower start to the new week in Europe as traders are waiting on the return of US markets from the long weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">The US and Iran are taking a pause in negotiations for a week, so that will is likely to see the fragile ceasefire carry on for a bit with little headlines to work with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Oil prices are keeping more tentative with WTI crude down just 0.1% to $68.60, despite the Strait of Hormuz situation keeping as it was last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Meanwhile, the US dollar is seeing a modest rebound in paring some of the declines from the softer US jobs report on Thursday. EUR\/USD is down 0.2% to 1.1414 while USD\/JPY is a notable mover as it climbs up by 0.6% to 162.30 on the day. The Japanese yen just can&#8217;t get off the floor it would seem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">Besides that, major indices in Europe were more tentative with light changes seen all around. As for US equities, the return of Wall Street sees tech shares eyeing a rebound to start the day at least. S&amp;P 500 futures are up 0.4% while Nasdaq futures are up 1.0% currently. Semiconductors are looking for a bounce with Micron up over 3% and Sandisk up near 5% in pre-market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\">In other markets, 10-year Treasury yields continue to hold little changed at around 4.46% while gold is down 0.5% to $4,153 in struggling to hold the bounce at the end of last week.<\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headlines: A week later and not much has changed with the Strait of Hormuz situation EUR\/USD continues to erase the NFP gains as focus remains on the US CPI data. 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