BlockBeats News, February 2nd, Monday morning, the US dollar to Japanese yen exchange rate strengthened, Asian stock index futures generally declined, and US stock index futures fell 1%, highlighting the fragility of market sentiment after a turbulent week on Wall Street.
At the market open, spot gold's decline widened to 3.5%, silver fell nearly 9%, and WTI crude oil dropped 4%.
Earlier, due to the plunge in precious metals and the impact of Trump’s nomination of Kevin Waugh as the next Federal Reserve Chair, the dollar experienced its largest single-day gain since May of last year. (Jin10)