Germany Gross Domestic Product (YoY) above expectations (0.9%) in 2Q: Actual (1%)

TradingKey - On Tuesday, August 25, Eastern Time, futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes rose across the board in pre-market trading. Selling pressure on tech stocks temporarily eased and market sentiment recovered cautiously, but investors generally remained on the sidelines ahead of Nvidia's earnings report and key inflation data to be released this week.

TradingKey - The U.S. will release its July Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index on Wednesday, August 26 (ET). As a key inflation indicator closely watched by the Federal Reserve, this data will serve as a crucial basis for the market to gauge whether a rate hike will occur in September.

TradingKey - After seven consecutive trading days of declines, Nvidia (NVDA) is set to release a crucial earnings report that will determine the direction of the AI trade.

Bitcoin rose over 3% today, briefly touching $80,000 to hit a more than three-month high.

TradingKey - As of the European session on August 24, gold (XAUUSD) extended its strong momentum from last week today, holding firmly above $4,600 intraday and peaking at $4,659.92, marking a new high in nearly three months. Gold prices accumulated a gain of over 5% last week, and bulls continued to hold the upper hand after the market opened this week. The primary drivers behind the recent sustained rally in gold prices are the persistent weakness in the US dollar and safe-haven demand triggered by US fiscal and debt concerns.