US-EU trade tensions are weighing on financial market risk sentiment. Global equity and bond markets are selling off while gold prices hit new record highs. US Dollar (USD) is behaving unusual for a risk off phase, as it’s down against most major currencies, notably Euro (EUR).
The re-opening of US markets after yesterday's public holiday has seen the dollar a little softer across the board. USD/JPY is the exception – see below. The S&P 500 looks set to reopen at around 1.5% lower than Friday's close.
Pi Network (PI) edges higher by 1% at press time on Tuesday, signaling a minor recovery after recording a fresh record low of $0.1502 on Monday. Mainnet holders have withdrawn over 4 million PI tokens from centralized exchanges supporting Pi Network over the last 24 hours.