April 30, 2025 In-Depth Global Foreign Market Trends Analysis: US Equities, Forex Movements, Commodities & Central Bank Policy Updates

Equity Markets

Region	Index	Change (%)
U.S.	Dow Jones	+0.75
U.S.	S&P 500	+0.58
U.S.	Nasdaq	+0.55
Asia	MSCI Asia	–0.20*

*Estimated based on late‐session data.

Foreign Exchange

Pair	Rate Change
EUR/USD	–0.10%
USD/JPY	+0.15%
USD/CNY	+0.05%

Commodities

• Brent Crude: –1.2% on demand concerns.
• Gold Spot: +0.8% at record highs.

Macro & Central Banks

• Bank of Thailand expected to cut rates by 25 bps today 9.
• IMF‐consensus 2025 global GDP forecast cut to 2.7% 10.
• Investors reassessing “brand USA” after policy uncertainty 11.