Global stocks, bonds, gold, crypto, and FX freeze ahead of key economic data
Everything flatlined Thursday morning as investors hit pause on nearly every market: stocks, bonds, currencies, crypto, even gold. No one moved, no one blinked.
Wall Street futures barely shifted, with the S&P 500 ticking up 0.1%, the Nasdaq 100 holding the line, and Dow futures creeping 52 points higher. Everyone’s watching one thing: upcoming U.S. jobs data that could flip the whole risk picture.
Intel made a quiet move after hours, surging by 1.5% when Cryptopolitan reported the news that the chipmaker has reached out to Apple for a potential investment. It’s not clear how far talks have gone, but the ask is real. Intel wants Apple’s backing, and the conversation is underway.
