Here is a snapshot of the global markets across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Asian stocks finished mixed amidst a rate hike by the New Zealand's central bank. European stock markets plunged despite a strong opening. American stock futures indicate losses ahead of release of FOMC minutes. Dollar Index spiked as high as 96.75. Bond yields mostly declined. Crude prices declined amidst a lesser-than-expected release from strategic reserves. Gold moved up despite the dollar's surge. Cryptocurrency market cap edged up. Bitcoin is trailing Tuesday's levels while Ethereum has surged well past the levels on Tuesday.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA at 35,654.0, down 0.45% S&P 500 at 4,672.6, down 0.39%Germany's DAX at 15,794.36, down 0.90%U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,259.45, down 0.10%France's CAC 40 at 7,005.55, down 0.56%Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,257.15, down 0.62%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 29,302.66, down 1.58% Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,399.40, down 0.15%China's Shanghai Composite at 3,592.70, up 0.10% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 24,685.50, up 0.14%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 1.1212, down 0.31%GBPUSD at 1.3358 down 0.12%USDJPY at 115.06, down 0.06%AUDUSD at 0.7215, down 0.17%USDCAD at 1.2689, up 0.20%Dollar Index at 96.72, up 0.24%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 1.653%, down 0.71% Germany at -0.2330%, down 0.87%France at 0.134%, up 5.95%U.K. at 0.9905%, down 0.65%Japan at 0.083%, up 3.75%
Commodities:
Crude Oil WTI Futures (January) at $78.39, down 0.14%Brent Oil Futures (January) at $82.13 down 0.22 %Gold Futures (December) at $1,789.60, up 0.33%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $56,620.82 down 1.07%Ethereum at $4,287.69, up 2.18%Binance Coin at $589.94, up 1.53%Solana at $215.10, up 0.08%Cardano at $1.68, down 6.20%
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.