A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
Wall St stocks start the week surfing new records into another earnings season and Federal Reserve testimony, while surprise French election results saw the country’s left-wing thwart Marine Le Pen’s far right and leave a hung parliament there.
While technical have turned positive, a case can be made for 2300-235-2400 range unless the ntop end is taken out, which would expose the major record high.
Otherwise =, consolidating with support but a limited upside unless 2393-2400 is taken out.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell will speak Tuesday on Capitol Hill in his semiannual monetary policy testimony. His assessment on disinflation, whether it is resuming, will be the central focus. His testimony will be followed on Thursday by US consumer prices where monthly rates are expected to remain cool but not the annual ex-food ex-energy core which is seen rising to 3.5 from 3.4 percent.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to hold policy steady on Wednesday as is the Bank of Korea on Thursday.
Chinese consumer prices on Wednesday are expected to be quiet and flat while Chinese merchandise trade, estimated for Friday, is expected to show a strong rise for exports and also a rise for imports. Monthly UK GDP on Thursday is expected to remain flat, while India’s consumer prices on Friday are expected to remain steady and high.
LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – France was on track for a hung parliament in Sunday’s election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right, in a major upset that was set to prevent Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) from running the government.