智通财经网·2025-08-07 22:25Market Overview - The U.S. stock market showed mixed results with the Dow Jones down by 224.48 points (0.51%) closing at 43968.64, while the Nasdaq rose by 73.27 points (0.35%) to 21242.7 [1] - European markets saw the DAX30 index increase by 287.71 points (1.20%) to 24192.24, while the FTSE 100 dropped by 63.14 points (0.69%) to 9101.17 [1] - The Nikkei 225 index in Asia rose by 0.6%, while the KOSPI index saw a slight increase and the Indonesian Composite index fell by 0.15% [2] Commodity Prices - Gold prices increased with spot gold rising by 0.86% to $3398.39 per ounce, while COMEX gold futures rose by 1.12% to $3471.70 per ounce [3] - Crude oil prices fell, with light crude oil futures for September down by $0.47 to $63.88 per barrel (0.73% decline) and Brent crude for October down by $0.46 to $66.43 per barrel (0.69% decline) [2] Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin rose over 2% to $117,263.8, while Ethereum increased by over 5% to $3,873.15 [4] Employment Data - The number of Americans continuing to claim unemployment benefits surged to 1.97 million, the highest level since November 2021, indicating a cooling labor market [5] - Initial claims for unemployment benefits also rose to 226,000, slightly above economists' expectations [5] Corporate News - Trump nominated Stephen Milan to serve on the Federal Reserve Board until January 2026, highlighting his economic expertise [6] - Microsoft announced the integration of OpenAI's GPT-5 into its product ecosystem, enhancing capabilities across various applications [10] - General Motors plans to import lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from China's CATL for its second-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV, despite an 80% tariff imposed by Trump [11]