🌅 NordFX Morning Market Update | May 29, 2026 🌏 Asian Markets Asian stocks fell across the board on Thursday amid renewed Middle East tensions. Nikkei 225: -0.47% (64,693). Hang Seng: -1.27%. Kospi: -0.53% (8,185). ASX 200: -1.43% (8,593). The lone exception - China's CSI 300 eked out a +0.12% gain (4,914). 🇺🇸 Wall Street (May 28 close) S&P 500 closed at a record 7,564 (+0.58%). Nasdaq hit a record 26,917 (+0.91%). Dow edged up to 50,669 (+0.05%). Snowflake surged 36.5% - its best day ever - after strong earnings guidance and a $6B Amazon cloud deal reignited AI enthusiasm. Microsoft, Oracle and Palantir each gained 3-4%. 📊 Macro April PCE inflation (the Fed's preferred gauge) rose to 3.8% YoY - the highest since May 2023 - driven by the Hormuz energy shock. Core PCE: 3.3%. Q1 GDP was revised down to 1.6%. Rate cuts remain off the table. 🛢️ Oil WTI: ~$88/bbl | Brent: ~$92/bbl. Prices eased this morning after reports of a tentative 60-day US-Iran ceasefire extension, though Trump has not yet signed off. Iran's skepticism keeps the Strait of Hormuz risk alive. 🟡 Gold ~$4,500/oz - struggling near a 2-month low. Persistent inflation and reduced rate-cut expectations continue to weigh on the metal. ₿ Bitcoin ~$73,555 (-2.1%). Risk-off mood tied to geopolitical uncertainty and inflation fears drags crypto lower. 💱 Forex EUR/USD: ~1.1652. Dollar may strengthen further if US-Iran talks collapse, as energy-driven inflation raises the prospect of a more hawkish Fed. ⚠️ This is not investment advice. Trading involves risk.