🌅 Morning Update | 08.05.2025 📈 Wall Street ended higher despite Powell's cautious tone after the Fed meeting: 🟢 DJIA: +0.49% to 41,028.70 🟢 S&P 500: +0.45% to 5,632.17 🟢 Nasdaq: +0.40% to 17,760.77 🟢 Russell 2000: +0.56% to 1,994.26 🟦 Fed kept rates at 4.25–4.50% ✅ Powell: “No rush to cut, economy solid, future path still uncertain” 🤔 💻 Trump to ease chip export restrictions imposed under Biden 📊 PHLX Semiconductor Index rose +1.74% to 4,386.36 🌏 Asia-Pacific mixed ahead of Trump’s trade deal press conference: 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225: +0.25% 🇨🇳 Shanghai Composite: +0.80% 🇭🇰 Hang Seng: +0.24% 🇦🇺 ASX 200: Unchanged 🇰🇷 Kospi: +0.21% 🔺 Gains led by chipmakers in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam 🏦 BoJ minutes show split on rate hike timing Ueda signals delay in further tightening 📉 💱 Forex: 💪 USD Index: +0.39% to 99.435 🇦🇺 AUD/USD, 🇳🇿 NZD/USD: +0.25% 🇬🇧 GBP/USD: +0.2% on UK deal speculation 🇪🇺 EUR/USD: Flat at 1.13 🇯🇵 USD/JPY: +0.15% after BoJ comments 🪙 Metals: 🟡 Gold: $3,358.87 ⏸️ ⚪ Silver: +0.6% to $32.65 💥 Crypto climbing again: ₿ bitcoin: +2% to $99,000 Ξ ethereum: +5.5% to $1,897 🚀