Hour, likely to confirm thirdquarter results that beat forecasts. The first since the patriarch. It may losewarning Legal Protection over user content. Lawmakers accuse platforms of abusing their power for political speech as the election nears. First, lets get you started with a quick check of the markets. Sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. Sophie after the steep losses we saw for u. S. And european stocks, we are looking for a downside move here in asia with earnings also in focus and we have u. S. Futures edging higher early in this session. We do have aussie shares under pressure, off by. 4 this morning. This after the tech lead rebound we saw wednesday looking shortlived. And set under pressure, falling 3 after recording a 42 slump in profit. Those results coming in line with analyst estimates. Check out the aussie dollar holding about 70 but trading near a nine day. It could be in the making the next few days. Metzler about the board to check in on some other assets in focus. We are
London and various european capitals on whether or not Boris Johnsons deal will fly. The lira trading lower by around a percent today. I suspect that has to do more with Interest Rates than what is potentially happening in syria. Vonnie hsbc looking to cut 10,000 jobs, dropping its french Retail Business entirely. The interim ceo looking to potentially take the reins on a permanent basis. Banks begin reporting next week. We are with mike mayo, wells fargo managing director and head of u. S. Largecap research. Not a huge amount, but still, 10,000 jobs is very substantial. Does hsbc need to rethink its strategy and potentially become a china vanke once more . Mike i think all banks globally need to rethink their strategies. A response to slow revenue growth, what do you need to do to control the bottom line . Control expenses. One way you do that is with technology. Benefit of technology at banks is in the nontechnology space, and that comes down to headcount. Youre seeing that other ban
Really something that has been weighing on equities over the course of this week. We saw it heating japan stocks broadly but tech feeling the brunt of it. Today we are actually moving a little high. It is a reflection of the other theme we are tracking today. The u. S. Inflation print a little hotter than expected but not too hot to really shock markets. We saw stocks on wall street climbing to fresh records. So that is positivity coming into the session. But as we said, a lot of unions in japan will be reporting on wage or pay deals this week, and wednesday will be the heaviest day or amongst the heaviest day for announcements before we get that first tally being reached and reported on on friday. Lets shift into korea now and take a look at what is going on in the session so far. Of course a market heavily correlated within the dynamics of wall street. Unsurprisingly you are seeing stocks moving to the upside. Tech names are the ones to be watching because we saw the likes of nvidia,
How inflation and supply chain are affecting this business. Gains and losses despite s p closing yet again at another high. Asia dragged down by japan and china as well. More reason for the boj to exit negative rate. Agreeing to meet all the demands including a bonus of more than seven months. Among the last pieces of the puzzle for the boj. Now we await ringo coming out on friday. Take a look at where we are and start in terms of the nikkei 225. Csi 300 index also in the negative. Seven tense of 1 . Vaca trying to avert a default. Said to be in talks with banks. Country garden missing that payment. Csi index under pressure. Its in bull market. Pretty much in line with what we saw overnight in terms of those adrs. Now to our top story. Expectations rising for the boj to move on rate. Investors looking to cover signs of a sustainable wage price cycle. Toyota meeting labor Union Demands for wage hikes in full. For more on this, lets bring in rich davidson. Take us through the negotiation
Budget deficit of 3 of gdp which some say is uninspiring. The csi 300 index reversing earlier losses, now boosted after li qiang talked about plans for urbanization and regional development. Traders say while they are not many bright spots, what is important is that there are no scares. The benchmark is really low. Csi eking out gains so far, no abnormal etf trades, so perhaps the National Team is not in play. Hang seng index currently down 2. 5 , were keeping an eye on the nikkei 22, now below the 40,000 level. Our focus is on china premier li qiang presenting his work report to kickoff the npc with a growth target of 5 for the year. Lets listen. In setting these targets, we considered evolving dynamic at home and abroad, and other relevant factors. And it is not easy for us to realize these targets. We need policy support. And a joint effort from all. Haslinda chinese assets showing stability, csi 300 zero point 4 higher, the hang seng under pressure, the yuan 7. 2096, stable but sup