美股盘前要闻一览：美联储“三把手”称货币政策不会被市场绑架

The Odaily Planet Daily reports that the following are key market and financial news investors need to watch before the US stock market opens:

1. US stock index futures edged higher. Dow Jones futures rose 1.12%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.55%, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.13%.

2. International oil prices tumbled broadly. WTI crude futures fell 6.75% to $78.951 per barrel; Brent crude futures dropped 5.75% to $82.875 per barrel.

3. International spot gold and silver traded in a narrow range. Spot gold rose 0.05% to $4,048.39 per ounce; spot silver fell 0.17% to $57.53 per ounce.

4. European stocks were mostly higher across the three major indices. The UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.08%, France's CAC40 rose 1.20%, and Germany's DAX30 gained 1.28%.

5. Renowned journalist Gurman said Apple is currently facing shortages of memory chips and main device processors, which will definitely lead to price increases this year. The iPhone is expected to rise by $100 to $200. As for the foldable iPhone, he said its starting price will be at least $2,000 or even higher.

6. Alibaba released its next-generation foundation model Qwen3.8, with a total of 2.4 trillion parameters, significantly improving capabilities in coding and professional office tasks. Alibaba rose nearly 4% in premarket trading.

7. Samsung Electronics' foundry business division is expected to achieve 100% capacity utilization in the second half of this year. Currently, utilization is estimated at between 70% and 80%.

8. AstraZeneca is reportedly considering a merger with US competitor Bristol-Myers Squibb, and the combined company's market value could reach $400 billion.

9. JPMorgan strategists believe that as market performance broadens across more sectors, tech or AI-related stocks are unlikely to be the main driver of market returns in the second half of the year.

10. New York Fed President Williams expressed optimism about easing inflation, saying the current monetary policy stance is "well positioned" and that monetary policy will not be held hostage by markets.