Japan bond bears are turning their attention to Friday’s inflation data, the next potential catalyst for speculation about looming monetary policy tweaks that would bump up yields.
Rio Tinto Group said second-quarter shipments of iron ore fell 1% from a year earlier, as China’s faltering economic recovery continued to weigh on demand.
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If earnings are solid, "this would confirm the ongoing rally in US equities and sets us up for further upside," DataTrek said.
Chinas economy grew at a frail pace in the second quarter as demand weakens at home and abroad, with the post-COVID momentum faltering rapidly and raising pressure on policymakers to deliver more stimulus to shore up activity.
Chinas industrial output grew 4.4% in June from a year earlier, unexpectedly accelerating from 3.5% seen in May, but demand remains lukewarm amid a bumpy post-COVID economic recovery.
This week’s government inflation data showed used car prices were falling and likely stabilizing to levels just above pre-pandemic pricing. It seems prices for used electric vehicles, however, are falling even faster.
The Bank of Japan will probably adjust its yield curve control program at its policy meeting this month given that inflation is stronger than expected, according to a former executive director at the bank.
Core inflation, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and gas, climbed 4.8% over the last year. The increase was lower than the 5.0% economists had expected but starkly above the Feds 2% goal.
Oil held gains as softening US inflation prompted optimism the rate-hiking cycle may be nearing an end, improving the demand outlook.
Stocks have rallied in 2023, but it isnt a new bull market yet, Wells Fargo says. Thats because the market faces three barriers to a sustainable rally. Stocks historically bottom after the economy enters a recession and the Fed begins to cut rates, th
Oil rose amid indications that Russian crude production is dropping, signaling the market’s supply glut may be coming to an end.
Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, recouping some of the losses from the previous session, as traders focused on supply cuts by the worlds biggest oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia and a weaker dollar.
China’s fiscal policies need to play a bigger role in helping the economy since cutting interest rates would likely encourage people to save rather than spend, according to a former central bank official.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has just concluded a four-day trip to China, aimed at rebuilding bridges between the two countries.
