Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

Following the Bank of England's rate decision today (July 30), the UK 10-year gilt yield declined to 5.009% from 5.027%.

According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US will release its preliminary second-quarter GDP estimate on Thursday (July 30) at 13:30 GMT, with analysts expecting annualized growth of 2.1%. The report will also include the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), the Federal Reserve's

Hong Kong stocks closed mixed on Thursday July 30 as sector performance diverged sharply. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% to 25858.88 points while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.25% to 4803.77 points. Education stocks surged on strong earnings from New Oriental-S, which jumped 18.84% after

According to a Financial Services Commission statement on July 30, South Korea's financial regulator will introduce per-account investment limits on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The policy aims to prevent individual investors from concentrating excessive amounts of their

According to ZhiTong Finance, Hang Seng Index August futures opened at 25,900 points on July 30. As of 17:15 Beijing time, the contract traded at 25,905 points, up 2 points or 0.008%, with a premium of 46 points. Trading volume reached 241 contracts, with total open interest at 119,084 contracts

According to ChainCatcher, citing Hyperliquid News monitoring, a whale recently migrated $7.29 million from Ostium to Hyperliquid and opened a $74.33 million S&P 500 long position consisting of 10,124 contracts. The position currently accounts for 13.03% of market open

According to the Federal Reserve announcement on July 29, the FOMC held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% in a narrow 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike, marking the first coordinated hawkish d

Eurozone service sector PMI rose to 4.7 in July, exceeding expectations of 3.8. The prior month's reading was revised upward from 3.2 to 4.2.

Eurozone second quarter GDP annual rate came in at 1.0% in its initial estimate, beating expectations of 0.5%. The prior quarter figure was revised upward to 0.5% from the previously reported 0.3%.

Eurozone economic sentiment index rose to 96.9 in July, exceeding the forecast of 96, according to Eurostat data. The previous month's figure was revised upward to 95.4 from 95.

Eurozone consumer confidence index for July came in at -15.9, matching both the forecast and previous month's reading, according to official data released this month.

Eurozone industrial sentiment index came in at -6.1 in July, beating economist expectations of -7, according to preliminary economic data. The previous month's reading was revised up to -7.5 from an initially

Japanese stocks showed mixed performance on the 30th, with the Nikkei 225 index rising 433.24 points (0.71%) to close at 61,867.43, while the Topix index fell 21.53 points (0.54%) to 3,952.50. The Nikkei rebounded after three trading days of declines, driven by buying in AI and

According to Yonhapinfomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 433.24 points (0.71%) to close at 61,867.43 on July 30, rebounding after three trading days of losses. The TOPIX index declined 0.54% to 3,952.50. The index was initially weak at the open but turned positive in early morning trading,

According to related government agencies, South Korea's National Pension Fund dropped to around 1.6 quadrillion won on July 30, down from over 1.9 quadrillion won previously. The decline of approximately 300 trillion won follows a sharp market selloff, with the KOSPI index plunging from around 9,000

According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong stocks declined sharply in the first half of 2026, with the Hang Seng Index down 10.7%, the National Enterprises Index down 15.2%, and the Technology Index down 18.9%. The market gained limited benefits from the global AI

The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% on July 29 in a 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike. Policymakers cited persistent inflation around 4.1% and resilient economic

Following Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments at the FOMC press conference on July 29, market concerns about the Fed's inflation-fighting credibility prompted a sharp repricing. The 30-year Treasury yield surged 10 basis points to 5.21%, marking the highest level since June 2007, while the 2-year yield

According to Ned Davis Research, S&P 500 company stock buybacks slipped below $1 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, down from over $1 trillion per quarter throughout 2025, signaling a shift in corporate capital allocation. Communications sector buybacks declined significantly from a peak of $230