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Market brief
Nasdaq 100 futures tumbled as much as 2.3% on Friday as a broad-based selloff in semiconductor stocks deepened, with Nvidia falling 3% and Intel sliding 3.4% in premarket trading. Investors are increasingly questioning AI-driven valuations, with the tech rally from March lows stalling as markets reassess whether hyperscaler spending will translate into durable returns.
Netflix shares fell sharply after the streaming giant posted mixed Q2 results and forecast a second consecutive quarter of slowing sales growth, with Q3 revenue and earnings guidance coming in below Wall Street expectations. The disappointing outlook added to the broader tech pressure weighing on U.S. equity futures heading into Friday's open.
Crude Oil rose approximately 3% on the day, with both Brent and WTI on track for their largest weekly gains since April — up more than 11% for the week — as the US expanded airstrikes against Iran for a sixth consecutive night, targeting bridges and a key port tower to sever supply routes near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated with drone and missile strikes on US allies including Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, while also instructing Houthi forces to prepare to shut the Red Sea oil route if US attacks escalate further.
Bitcoin slipped to around $63,138, extending a steep decline that has seen the cryptocurrency lose roughly half its value since its October peak above $126,000. Unlike prior crypto winters driven by single shock events, analysts note this downturn has been driven by a steady erosion of investor interest rather than any one catalyst.
The US Dollar Index held near the 100.70 level as receding expectations for near-term Federal Reserve rate hikes — now priced at just a 10% chance of a July move following softer-than-expected CPI and PPI data — were offset by safe-haven demand driven by Middle East tensions. Markets are still pricing in roughly 26–27 basis points of Fed hikes by December, keeping the dollar in a tug-of-war between cooling inflation signals and geopolitical risk.
The euro slipped slightly to $1.14 as Eurostat confirmed euro area annual inflation fell to 2.8% in June 2026, down from 3.2% in May, reinforcing expectations that the ECB will hold rates at 2.25% at its July 23 meeting. Analysts widely expect the next ECB hike to come in September, as oil prices — while elevated — remain well below the war-driven peaks seen earlier in the year.
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