On Monday, July 5, US stock markets were closed due to the observance of Independence Day.
During Monday's trading, crude oil price benchmarks surged due to OPEC+ seeking to break the Saudi-UAE standoff.
During Monday's Asian trading hours, stock indices fluctuated near recently reached all-time-high levels
US stock indices ended the week's trading by booking new all-time-high levels.
During the upcoming week, markets participants are bound to watch the FOMC Meeting Minutes on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT.
On Friday, at 12:30 GMT, the US Dollar declined in value due to the publication of US employment data sets.
On Friday, the US Dollar index continued to gain ground, as it entered a fifth consecutive session of gains. Since Monday, the index had gained more than one percent.
On Friday, stock indices around the world remained near global high levels, as markets expected US data.
During Friday's trading hours, the markets were looking forwards to the US Unemployment Claims that were set to be released at 12:30 GMT.
On Thursday, Nissan Motor Company revealed that it would invest $1.4 billion in a new United Kingdom factory that would produce batteries for 100,000 per year.
PepsiCo announced on Thursday that the company would cut sugar levels in soda by 25% in the European Union by 2025.
Reuters revealed on Thursday that Shell would exit joint ventures that the company participated in in California.
On Thursday, Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osario stated that by the end of the year the bank would introduce a new strategy.
During Thursday's European trading hours, the US Dollar index reached a 3-month high level, as it passed the 92.40 mark, which provided resistance on June 21.
On Thursday, Reuters revealed that factory production momentum had slowed down all across Asia due to new Covid measures.
The Japanese government announced on Thursday that it would extend Covid-19 measures due to a rise in infections.
On Thursday, crude oil price benchmarks remained almost flat, as the markets were expecting the OPEC+ meeting.
During Thursday's European trading hours, the US Dollar hit a 15-month high level against the Japanese Yen.
Micron Technology topped Wall Street's forecasts for its quarterly profit and expected its Q4 revenue above estimates due to memory chips' tight supplies as well as robust demand that kept prices high.
Ford Motor is eager to shut several of its plants in North America for a couple of weeks during the rest of summer amid a global chip shortage.
Business confidence of the Japanese big manufacturers improved in the Q2 to the two-and-half-year high, signalling a robust global demand that helps the economy to recover from the pandemic.
China's Didi Global shares closed on their first US trading day slightly over the IPO price, taking the valuation of the ride-hailing company to $68.49B in the largest US listing by a Chinese firm since 2014.
Boeing appointed Brian West, the ex-General Electric executive, as the company's new chief financial officer, following the planemaker's announcement of the abrupt retirement of its long-time CFO Greg Smith.
SK Innovation is planning to boost its annual battery manufacturing capacity to 200 GWh by 2025, up 60% from the South Korean firm's initially announced 125 GWh.