🔔 MARKET UPDATE 🔔

🇪🇺 EURUSD advanced to 1.1834 on February 4, marking a 0.13% increase from the prior session and a 0.96% gain over the past month.

🇦🇺 The Australian Dollar strengthened, pushing above 0.70 after the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a 25 basis point rate hike, bringing the cash rate to 3.85%.

🍫 Gold prices continued their rebound, trading around $5,080 per ounce, following a 6.8% surge in its latest swing.

🛢 Brent crude oil futures climbed to $67.80 per barrel, up 0.70% on February 4, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

📉 US equity markets showed mixed performance; the S&P 500 (US500) declined 0.8% to close near 6,918 on February 3, with tech stocks struggling significantly.

🇺🇸 The US partial government shutdown concluded early after congressional approval of $1.2 trillion in funding, easing market uncertainty.

🪖 Geopolitical tensions heightened as the US Navy shot down an Iranian drone and Iranian vessels harassed a US-flagged oil tanker, directly influencing energy markets.

🇪🇺 Eurozone banks unexpectedly tightened lending conditions to businesses in Q4 2025, a development attributed to concerns over the economic outlook and reduced risk tolerance.

🇨🇳 China's official January Manufacturing PMI, alongside services and construction activity, slipped back into contraction, signaling persistent weakness in domestic demand.

🗓 CALENDAR FOR TODAY

🟠 🇺🇸 USD - ADP Non-Farm Employment Change - 16:15 GMT+3

🟠 🇺🇸 USD - ISM Services PMI - 18:00 GMT+3