Asia – China cuts AussieForex slang for the Australian-US Dollar pair. Investments
Chinese indices are in the green this morning led by the Hang Seng’s 1.6% rise, after HK Exec Lam said China should develop the island’s offshore trading capabilities.
New Zealand and the Nikkei lost 2.64% and 0.4%, respectively. Business confidence in Australia climbed spectacularly from -45 in April to -20 in May.
Meanwhile, the Australian newspaper revealed that local Chinese investments had fallen by 60% since the start of the unofficial Aussie-Sino trade war.
A ManpowerGroup report quoted by Bloomberg reports that Chinese employment data is expected to show a deterioration in Q3 due to the COVID-induced disruption to global business.
Europe – German Trade Costs Euro
Japan’s Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama told reporters early this morning that he would be scrapping tariffs on British cars within the framework of a developing free trade agreement between the nations.
Major European indices ended in the red last night led by Holland’s AEX with a 1.15% contraction.
In the UK, the British Retailers Consortium reported a 7.9% increase in retail sales.
Yesterday, ECB gov. Lagarde told a parliamentary committee that the bank’s emergency measures would probably last until the middle of next year.
Still, the Euro is in tailspin after Germany this morning announced a quartering of its seasonally adjusted trade surplusA trade balance that is positive as a result of income (exports on the national level) being greater... in April to €3.2 bn from €12.8 B in March.
Americas – US in Recession
US indices continue climbing, the DOW by 1.7%. This despite the National Bureau of Economic Research’s announcement that the US had entered a recession in February.
Housing starts in Canada exceeded expectations with a 193.5K expansion.
Commodities – Gold Awaits FED
Gold is currently trending just above the 1000 mark after peaking yesterday at 1710 ahead of Thursday’s FOMC meeting.
Oil added a ½% during the Asian session as New York opens up its lockdown.
The optimism was offset by Saudi Energy Minister Al-Saud’s announcement that his country intends to boost production.
Bloomberg reports that the CEOs of major shale production companies currently in bankruptcy proceedings are receiving multi-million-dollar bonuses.
Corporate – Tesla Doubles China Sales
Famed analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet expects to file for a $1bn IPO this week after a private registration with the SECThe US Securities & Exchange Commission is the US regulator of financial markets. this past January.
Tesla soared 7.26% yesterday after announcing that sales in China had jumped by 2005% in May. However, Seeking Alpha analysts believe that the company may miss delivery targets by up to 20% this year.
Alibaba is up 0.66% after announcing it would expand its cloud services workforce by 5,000 employees.
Cathay Pacific shares added 3 cents (HK) after Hong Kong officials told Reuters that the government would provide a £3 bn rescue package to the airliner.
Events
09:00 AM GMT | EU | Employment change & GDP |
10:00 AM GMT | US | Business Optimism. Redbook at 12:55, Wholesale Inventories & Jolt Job Openings at 14:00. |
08:30 PM GMT | OIL | API Weekly Crude Oil Inventories |
00:30 AM GMTGreenwich Mean Time (usually equals UTC – Universal Coordinated Time). GMT is a time zone, while U... (+1) | Australia | Consumer Confidence |
01:30 AM GMT (+1) | China | CPIs |
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