Singapore also in the red. Currency markets certainly, we have the sea and why in the frame at the moment. This is as we got the story today about beijing crossing gains in the yuan as it seeks to cheapen exports and bolster weak spending. That is a theory being compounded, saying a stronger yuan is ideal for beijing at a time when president xi is pushing for a more selfreliant economy. That is where we are with the currency markets. Yvonne yeah. Interesting call there. Thats more analysis with eddie cheung, e. M. Strategist. This all about shifting to more selfreliant economy in china. Given the gains we have seen in the renminbi, is it sustainable and how much tolerance is there for further yen strength . Eddie well, i think we certainly do believe there is more room for the cn wide to gain. First in terms of the dollar view, we think the dollar still has more room to go lower. We look at the indices, we are only at about three month highs. We are still below where we are in terms of
Yesterday, were up the inflation rate as well. They saw exports came in at 13. 3 contraction. The headline number, 16 point 60 contraction. 16 contraction. Tom the question is whether on the fiscal side they will need to do more. The markets. N with a mixed picture in terms of sentiment from investors. You have got some significant southgs in japan and korea. The asiapacific almost back to the prepandemic levels. 169 is what you are looking at. Over on the mainland we have got red on the screen. The shanghai composite is down. Mike pompeo talking about attempts to really divide the internet and the tech space between the u. S. And china. The foreign minister saying he wants to avoid a cold war with the u. S. Got earnings now, looking at those shortly. Seeing gains of. 3 . Looking ahead to jobless claims. The private numbers were a big mess. Jobless numbers later in the u. S. And then the perils friday. Atcan move it on and look the individual stocks. It is earnings season. We have had
33 . Jobless claims rise for a second week with 17 million filing for benefits. International condemnation of hong kongs decision to bar a dozen prodemocracy candidates from Upcoming Elections as chinas new security law breaking news out of south korea. We are getting june Industrial Production numbers and they are a strong beat for the month on month numbers for june, a growth of 7. 2 . The estimate was for growth of around 2 . It is also coming after the previous number was revised downward, so its a bigger beat than expected. The year on year number still in contraction but only up. 5 percent. The expectation was for a plunge of 5 . The previous number was revised downward. We have seen a little bit more optimism. Manufacturers confidence in south korea rising. We have seen export declines starting to ease. Chinese demand rising, not to mention demand in the chip industry as well so the month on month number really a pop up 7. 2 growth, haidi. Today would be an interesting litmus te
U. S. Took preemptive action in terms of export controls for the city. Yvonne the one thing the chief executive has said is u. S. Sanctions will not scare us. That is the latest response from carrie lam. Given what weve heard from the u. S. Recently when sanctioned chinese officials over the security law, and also now as you mentioned, paring back trading benefits that hong kong has enjoyed with the u. S. As well. The market seems to be overshadowed by better data. Pretty early when it comes to pmi data in china that came out at the top of the hour. It seems like at this point its really about the fundamentals more than the politics that is driving this rebound we are seeing in risk assets today. Look at the asiapacific benchmark, up 1 . Set for the best quarter since 2009. Still, asian stocks have not really recouped most of the losses we saw in the First Quarter, but certainly u. S. Futures pointing positive as well. The hang seng still up 194 points despite what we have been hearing
A gloomy Economic Outlook for asia the International Monetary fund says therell be 0 growth in the region for the 1st time since the 19 sixtys because of the coronavirus and getting away from it all even during the long down hotels and resorts in russia try to tempt people to spend their quarantine in a beautiful place. Well im sorry martin good to have you with us germany is preparing to gradually reopen its schools and allow smaller shops to resume business chancellor Angela Merkel announced the measures wednesday after consulting the leaders of germany 16 states many restrictions will remain in place though as the country continues to fight the credit buyers pandemic the chancellor said the countrys efforts to contain the outbreak had been partially successful but that the situation remained fragile. Its been 3 weeks since chancellor Angela Merkel announced the initial restrictions on contact now have been largely extended social distancing rules will remain in place until may 3rd g