Share: Market sentiment remains sour on China debt woes, geopolitical fears. S&P500 Futures lick its wounds at the lowest level in a month during five-day downtrend. Treasury bond yields approach yearly tops marked earlier in August. Fears emanating from China’s Country Garden, Zhongrong Trust propel debt woes. The risk appetite remains downbeat during
USD/JPY popped to a high above 145.20 earlier in the session but has since been slammed lower to circa 144.67. USD/JPY back around 145 has, of course, heightened the fear of Japanese authorities intervening to support they yen (and thus push USD/JPY lower). The most likely form of intervention at this stage would be verbal,
Country Garden is a pillar of the Chinese property sector. But for how much longer? Shares in the firm hit a record low on Friday with fears rising that the company is preparing for a debt restructuring. Country Garden had total liabilities of about $194 billion at the end of 2022. Chinese media, Yicai reported,
Share: US crude oil benchmark, WTI, rises for the third consecutive day, trading at $83.48, up by 0.80%. Oil demand is predicted to grow by 2.25 million bpd in 2024, down from 2024’s 2.44 million bpd, according to OPEC+. Weakness in China’s economy could dent oil demand. Western Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US
© Reuters Investing.com– Most Asian currencies fell on Friday amid persistent fears of an economic slowdown in China, while the dollar firmed after data showed that U.S. consumer inflation grew as expected in July. Rising U.S. also pressured local currencies, while expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer kept the