All report Record Numbers of daily deaths. We are getting set for samsung results. We will find out how the pandemic has hit south korea smartphone makers later in the show. A look at how we are shaping up this thursday session. We will start with u. S. Futures. All eyes really looking at the fed, looking at jay powell. He said this is particularly the biggest economic shock in memory for the u. S. Prospects for further monetary stimulus, just incremental progress when it comes to negotiations, more fiscal stimulus, i should say. Chicago nikkei futures looking unchanged. It is a massive earnings day in japan, expecting results from hitachi, panasonic, as well as waiting on japanese retail sales. Retail sales coming out of hong kong later on. That is expected to be another grim picture. The yen, wonderful 97 is where we are. Steady below that one of five handle, the dollar coming under pressure from that super dovish fed and the dovish comment from fed chair powell. 41. 37, getting that
Remember the lives lost to the throne. At a solemn ceremony family members pay their respects to victims of covert 19. 00 while the Government Faces criticism on the grieving public facing new of threats and lockdown. And hundreds of elephants have mysteriously died in botswana over the last few months what is causing this mass die. Fast tracked and hijacked barack obama bill gates. Among the high profile figures whose twitter accounts were used by hackers to post fake tweets asking people for money how safe is your. Office welcome to the program in the last hour a court in turkey a sentence german turkish journalist. Then as usual to 2 years and 9 months in prison for spreading was turkish law defines us terrorist propaganda michelle who lives in germany and was sentenced in absentia he denies the charges against him in had already been held in a turkish prison for a year without being charged before being allowed to return home his case put strains on german turkish relations. Of a w
The u. K. Considers new curves in london. The rda prepares to meet with melbourne again in lockdown. Pam braces for more economic gloom with First Quarter growth data. We are expecting a steeper downward revision. Lets get a check of where mark were markets are setting up. Here Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. Here is Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. Sophie a cautious start to the month of august after asian stocks have a fourth monthly gain. We are seeing sp Futures Holding steady and looking like a soft start to this trading week. Gold futures testing 2000, bouillon extending its rise after the best month in four years while u. S. Real yields lingered near record lows. Money managers are shifting gears a touch, decreasing the bullish gold bets to a six week low at the end of july. In the forex space, looking steady with offshore yuan staying below seven. We have the aussie dollar easing its earlier drop as investors assess the lockdown in victoria state. With a earning stock, we have t
The governor of texas warns of a massive outbreak. The imf adds to the gloom, further lowering its Growth Outlook, saying the pandemic will cause even more damage than first feared. Haidi that lead really playing into the downside we are expecting in the asian market session. Lets get it over to Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong for a look at what we are expecting. Board, pulling up the asian futures pointing to losses of 1 or more amid the imf. Warnings of a deeper recession with japan and the Growth Outlook taking a hit. 1. 2 in theup by red this morning. A down day with trade disruptions back on the table alongside virus risks. Flipping the board, we are seeing bonds on the advance. Aussie tenure yields off by four basis points. Treasury futures to the upside after the overnight flattening we saw in cash yields as the bond market is signaling a more cautious outlook than we have seen in stocks. Check out the dollar extending gains against g10 peers with increasing u. S. Trade tensions
Hotspot while infections in india rise at the fastest pace in asia. Zealandsnks new postvirus recovery. We are joined this hour by the rbnz governor, adrian or. Orr. Haidi lets take a quick look at markets. We saw that exuberance over the Moderna Vaccine progress really dissipate quickly. We saw the late session swing when it comes to trading in the u. S. As it has concerns over the efficacy data from moderna causing some concern. Take a look at the futures in asia. We are seeing downside when it comes to futures trading in japan, australia, and hong kong, although we are looking at a little bit more of a positive open when it comes to trading on the mainland, and just also keeping an eye when it comes to Energy Markets as well given that we are starting to see backwardation between that june and july contract for the wti, suggesting some of the storage issues have started to ease. Lets take a deeper look at the markets. Investors are increasingly debating whether the broader stock mar