Sentiment in global markets remains dominated by anxiety ahead of the looming monetary policy decision to be announced by the Federal Open Markets Committee on Wednesday. Adding to the fears are the job market updates due from the U.S. on Tuesday morning. The CME FedWatch tool that tracks the expectations of interest rate traders currently shows the likelihood of a quarter percentage rate cut by the Fed on Wednesday at 89.4 percent versus 86.2 percent a day ago.
Wall Street Futures have edged up ahead of the delayed JOLTS report and the weekly ADP figures. Benchmarks in Europe are trading on a mostly negative note. Asian markets mostly finished with losses.
The six-currency Dollar Index has edged up. Ten-year bond yields eased across regions. Crude oil prices rose mildly. Gold prices too gained. Cryptocurrencies mostly declined. Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 47,751.50, up 0.03% S&P 500 (US500) at 6,848.50, up 0.03%Germany's DAX at 24,138.50, up 0.34% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 9,642.83, down 0.02% France's CAC 40 at 8,060.56, down 0.59%Euro Stoxx 50 at 5,715.05, down 0.18% Japan's Nikkei 225 at 50,655.10, up 0.14%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 8,585.90, down 0.45%China's Shanghai Composite at 3,909.52, down 0.37%Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 25,434.23, down 1.29%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.1638, up 0.02%GBP/USD at 1.3321, down 0.03%USD/JPY at 156.27, up 0.26%AUD/USD at 0.6640, up 0.30%USD/CAD at 1.3845, down 0.05% Dollar Index at 99.13, up 0.04%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.166%, down 0.17% Germany at 2.8482%, down 0.66%France at 3.570%, down 0.58%U.K. at 4.5180%, down 0.26%Japan at 1.965%, down 0.61%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Feb) at $62.60, up 0.18%.Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jan) at $59.01, up 0.22%.Gold Futures (Feb) at $4,232.40, up 0.35%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $90,617.41, down 1.27%Ethereum at $3,133.50, up 0.15%XRP at $2.08, down 0.38%BNB at $888.42, down 1.97%Solana at $133.17, down 3.18%
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January 30, 2026 15:51 ET The Federal Reserve policy decision was the main event in the final week of January, which saw a heavy flow of economics news. Several data reflecting the trends in the U.S. economy were also released during the week. The interest rate decision from Canada also was in focus. In Europe, economic sentiment data gained attention. The policy decision from Singapore was the highlight in Asia.