智通财经网·2025-08-19 22:25Market Overview - The three major U.S. indices showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones increasing by 10.45 points (0.02%) to 44922.27, while the Nasdaq fell by 314.82 points (1.46%) to 21314.95, marking its second-largest decline since the tariff impacts in April [1] - The S&P 500 index decreased by 37.78 points (0.59%) to 6411.37, with significant declines in technology stocks such as Nvidia (down 3.5%), Tesla (down 1.75%), Palantir (down 9.35%), and AMD (down 5.44%) [1] European Market - The German DAX30 index rose by 111.25 points (0.46%) to 24413.52, while the UK FTSE 100 index increased by 34.01 points (0.37%) to 9191.75 [2] - The French CAC40 index gained 95.03 points (1.21%) to 7979.08, and the European Stoxx 50 index rose by 46.01 points (0.85%) to 5480.65 [2] Asia-Pacific Market - The Nikkei 225 index fell by 0.38%, the KOSPI index decreased by 0.81%, and the Indonesian Composite index dropped by 0.45% [3] Commodities - Light crude oil futures for September fell by $1.07 to $62.35 per barrel (1.69% decline), while October Brent crude oil futures decreased by $0.81 to $65.79 per barrel (1.22% decline) [3] - Spot gold declined by 0.52% to $3315.34 per ounce, with COMEX gold futures down by 0.56% to $3359.10 per ounce [4] U.S. Treasury Bonds - The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond fell by 2.73 basis points to 4.3062%, while the 2-year yield decreased by 1.49 basis points to 3.7480% [4] Macro News - Traders are betting on aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, with significant demand for options betting on a cut exceeding 25 basis points next month [5] - The U.S. housing starts rose by 5.2% in July, reaching an annualized rate of 1.43 million units, driven by a rebound in multi-family housing construction [6] Company News - Google faces a collective lawsuit from nearly 100 million users seeking $29 billion in damages for allegedly collecting personal data despite users disabling tracking features [7] - Apple will no longer be required to provide a "backdoor" for U.S. user data access to the UK government, ending a prolonged privacy dispute [8] - Meta Platforms is reportedly restructuring its AI business, potentially splitting it into four groups to enhance product development and competition [9] - The U.S. government is negotiating with Intel to acquire shares as a replacement for subsidies under the CHIPS Act, without granting governance rights [10]