📆 Monday, June 19
► US equity and bond markets, including the NYSE, are closed today (June 19) for the Juneteenth holiday, so there will be an overall quiet start to the week – on which the economic calendar is also uneventful.
► Global stocks experienced a dip on Monday, with chemicals and construction firms recording declines in Europe, while telecom stocks outperformed.
► Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba , JD. com, and Baidu, all saw drops of over 3%. This led the Hang Seng Tech index to decrease by up to 2.9% – closed at -0.66%
► Concerns over China's slowing economy increased after the State Council meeting on Friday, chaired by Premier Li Qiang, did not provide clear details on potential stimulus or its timing.
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