we are looking at a contraction for the year between 1% and 4%. looking at where china is, reality starting to bite, trading lower right now. pmi front and center. china s economy has been damaged. a lot of the world still is shutting down. the downward revision in expectations may only be just beginning. nikkei, lower by 4%. jitters also there in the market. for globalmism governments to cushion the blow from the coronavirus outbreak. let s flip the page, take a look at where we are in terms of the dollar. easing a little. theaussie below 60 to dollar. is,ng a look at where crude down by 1.5% there. traders weighing the extent of against the $2 trillion stimulus package. the oil glut meaning we are running out of space to store. yvonne: things turning south now. it was after we saw global stocks register a rare back to back again on wednesday. asia looking mixed. japan seeing substantial pressure now. let s get more context with david ingalls. things are starting to turn a l
indonesia as well has been the laggard when it comes to its performance against the dollar. that is also seeing some decent gains. we are up 4.5%. yesterday, we saw a stunning rally, jumping the most in 20 years. may just be a technical rebound given how extreme the drop had been before. brent and crude, we are still seeing some decent gains. we could be in a freefall given the shutdowns we have seen across the globe. australia.hing the only laggard today, down about 1.5%. still has been a stunning rebound. e.m. having a good run. jay powell has been reassuring americans the fed still has plenty of tools and plenty of tools to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus. he is urging the house to pass the $2 trillion stimulus package. kathleen hays is here with what happened today and what happens next. is the stimulus package a one and done deal? it looks like it is going to pass. the senate passed it 96-0. the first vote was 47-47. finally, after days of back-and-forth
come on and address members of the media to tell us what is going on. she has not been seen for quite a few days. nikkei to 25 decline of 2%. seng, the worst run of losses we have seen since the hangover. let s get to the currencies because the trade war is certainly having an impact the yen seen as a haven trade once again. appreciating to 106. it at thee to see moment. korean yuan continues its fall back as well. for thet below 1200 first time since january 2017. trade tensions not between just china and the u.s. but south korea and japan taking its toll. cny, the seven handle being breached. gain of 1.1%. we see the dollar index actually flat. david: our top story right now, the latest on what is happening in hong kong. general strike today. flights already cancel. a couple disruptions for public transport. over the weekend, the city witnessed more violent protests clashed with police. warnedthe other thing, that beijing will not let the unrest continue. sophie kamaruddin
and hang seng modestly higher here. this is after we did see liquidity injections keeping that targeted rate at 315. the chinese 10 year bond has been interesting. yvonne: david: 313, lowest level since march. you are looking at sterling here as well. he thinks that it has gotten a little wide here at over 100. sterling is under pressure. it is under more pressure if you measure that against the euro. a record streak of weekly declines. continuing ratcheting up of tensions with iran. i guess it is about whether boris johnson is going to be the successor of theresa may. certainly a lot of pound traders are focusing on the currency and focusing on shanghai as well. a little more green on the screen here. really different from what we saw yesterday. for stocks currently in the green. sawing close to what we yesterday. david: it was a bit crazy. giving your declines, this is 20 out of your 25. if you look at how they have done year to date, there we go, still up 360% in some case
left in asia s once a dominant commodities trade off. kong markets are getting set to come back online after the lunar new year long weekend. chinese markets are still away until thursday. we take a look at what is going on in the hong kong stock exchange. in terms of a handover, not much of one after that stellar performance by asia shares on a monday driven largely by japanese equities that had their second best day of the year. we saw a little bit of a failure to extend those gains in the european session. we are also seeing u.s. futures trading down as well. let s take a look at where we are moving in terms of markets. a big week when it comes to markets. it over to sophie for a look at how things are going. ie: as you pointed out, u.s. futures are declining. taiwan and a vietnam also closed for the extended holiday. the nikkei and topics snap a topix snap amb three-day climb. seoul, and for decline. in kuala lumpur, stocks are sliding after a five-day bend. we will see