Futures are marginally higher this morning after US100 and US500 snapped a four day negative streak yesterday with the tech heavy index posting its biggest advance of the month (+1.65%) boosted by Tesla and Nvidia‘s performances. The chip maker rose 8.47% after being upgraded by HSBC (target price $780) and only 2 days before the
APAC stocks traded mixed as the disappointment from China’s decision on its Loan Prime Rates overshadowed its recent support efforts; Hong Kong underperformed. PBOC opted for a narrower-than-expected cut to the 1-year LPR alongside a surprise hold on the 5-year LPR, which is the reference rate for mortgages. PBOC and regulators met with bank executives
It was a busy week for repricing monetary policy expectations, as central bank meeting minutes and top-tier data prints supported a longer period of high-interest rates for the major economies. Meanwhile, concerns over China’s growth and stability translated to limited risk-taking and even selling in the markets. Riskier assets like equities, commodities, and comdolls as
UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: PBoC LPR. Wednesday: NZ Retail Sales, AU/JP/EZ/GB/US PMIs, Canada Retail Sales. Thursday: US Jobless Claims. Friday: Fed Chair Powell speaks at the Jackson Hole Symposium (24-26 August). Monday The PBoC is expected to cut the LPR rates by 15 bps as it did the last week with the MLF. The rate cuts
© Reuters. The newly designed Russian 100-rouble banknotes are seen at the Goznak printing factory in Moscow, Russia July 6, 2022. Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya (Reuters) – The Russian rouble strengthened to 93 against
Oil Prices, Charts, and Analysis The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) unexpectedly cut borrowing costs. Oil may look to consolidate recent gains. Recommended by Nick Cawley How to Trade Oil The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) unexpectedly cut its one-year medium-term lending facility – the rate at which Chinese banks borrow money from the PBoC
Share: S&P 500 has given up 2.72% so far in August. The index is in an official short-term downtrend. Target, Walmart and Home Depot release quarterly earnings this week. US Census Bureau reports July US Retail Sales on Tuesday. S&P 500 opened Monday lower alongside other major indices. The S&P 500 traded off about 0.1%
UPCOMING EVENTS: Tuesday: PBoC MLF, Australia Wage Price Index, China Industrial Production, UK Jobs Report, German ZEW, US Retail Sales, Canada CPI, NAHB Housing Market Index. Wednesday: RBNZ Policy Decision, UK CPI, FOMC Meeting Minutes. Thursday: Australia Jobs Report, US Jobless Claims. Friday: Japan CPI, UK Retail Sales. Tuesday The PBoC is expected to keep
Monday: Fed’s Bowman (hawk – voter) delivered hawkish comments over the weekend as she leans towards more rate hikes: We should remain willing to raise rates at a future meeting if data show inflation progress has stalled. In considering further rate hikes and how long to keep rates restrictive, consistent drops in inflation will be
While Bitcoin seems to be on the road to recovery, the last few months have not been great for the crypto industry in the United States. It has been revealed that Binance, one of the biggest exchanges in the world, considered shutting its doors in the country. This also comes as popular UK digital bank
