After a two-day meeting in Pyongyang between Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was encouraged by the results. He also called for a new round of talks to achieve the denuclearization of the peninsula before the end of Donald Trump's first presidential term.
Investors are already set for a trade war between the two largest economies of the world. Therefore, on American markets the shares of companies are multidirectional, while Asian companies stopped their rally.
Today data on New Zealand's GDP for the second quarter was published, showing an increase by 1% compared to the previous quarter.
Oil prices continue to rise despite the US crude oil report released yesterday and are approaching the maximum levels since 2014. Brent crude prices are approaching $80 per barrel, while the price for WTI is $71 per barrel at the moment of writing this article.
The cryptocurrency market continues to show mixed dynamics and despite a clear downtrend, the price for Bitcoin could not fall below 6,200 and turned around, although other cryptocurrencies are showing a decline.