Stocks in Asia fell Thursday as central bankers amplified hawkish messages in their quest to rein in inflation, weighing on risk assets. Oil sank.vvvvAn MSCI Inc. gauge of Asia-Pacific shares retreated for a second day, with equities in Hong Kong leading declines amid tough virus curbs. US contracts fluctuated after stocks dropped on Wall Street. US manufacturing activity and job openings data fueled concern the Federal Reserve will need to get more restrictive to slow runaway price gains. Treasuries held losses, with 10-year yields edging up above 2.90%. Traders raised bets on the path for rate hikes and the Fed started its balance-sheet reduction process. The dollar was steady while the yen held near 130 per dollar after its recent decline on the prospect of widening interest rate differentials with the US. Crude oil slid on a report that Saudi Arabia is ready to pump more oil if Russian output declines. OPEC+ is scheduled to meet to discuss supply policy. The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate by a half percentage point, as expected, and warned that it may act “more forcefully” if needed to tackle inflation. Chinese stocks fluctuated. Beijing ordered state-owned policy banks to set up an 800 billion yuan ($120 billion) line of credit for infrastructure projects as it leans on construction to stimulate an economy battered by coronavirus lockdowns.
Nikkei -0,10% Hang Seng -1,57% CSI _0,06% Shanghai +0,11% Shenzen +0,38%
Eur$ 1,0659 CNH 6,7507 CNY 6,9888 JPY 130,08 GBP CHF 0,9632 RUB 64,4375 TRY 16,4330 WTI$ 113,07 Gold 1,844,60 XBT 29769 ETH 1,810, 65
S&P +0,10% Nasdaq +0,11% EuroStoxx +0,2&% FTSE Closed Dax +0,13% SMI
Macro :
- Oil Slides on Report Saudi Prepared to Boost Output, Biden Visit
- JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Sees Sunny Stocks as Dimon Braces for Storm
- Bitcoin Retreats to Consolidate Below $30,000; Solana Tumbles
- Chinese Builder Gets ‘Game-Changer’ Moment on State Support
- US Cancels $5.8B in Student Loans Linked to Corinthian Colleges
- Royal Mail, ITV to Exit FTSE 100; Centrica, Unite Promoted: LSE
- Brazil to Raise $500 Million to Pay Creditors of Fallen Businessman Eike Batista
- Denmark Investigates Possible Russian Sanctions Breaches: Borsen
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- PSH NA : Pershing Square Holdings May Net Performance -9.5%
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- SEZI SS : Senzime Offering of 5.26m Shares Prices at SEK19/Share
- SR1V FH : Finnish SRV Group in Talks to Sell Russian Assets: Vedomosti
- SRG IM : Belgium’s TES Hires Former Snam CEO to Lead Hydrogen Push
- SQN SW : Swissquote Being Probed by Swiss Regulator For Rule Violations
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