Asian markets are lower to start the new week, with the latest round of PMIs out of China showing no improvement. The official manufacturing PMI missed expectations for breakeven, remaining on par with last month at 49.8, while the official Services PMI hit a 3-year low of 53.1. Stats Bureau economist said imports and exports will continue to face challenges due to sluggish global economic recovery and downward pressure for the domestic economy. Earlier, China Premier Li also added that the economy has a lot of room to grow but also took another step further from 7% GDP target, noting 6.5% growth helps China accomplish its targets. Japan final PMI slowed slightly relative to prelim figure but still hit a 1-year high at 52.4. Markit economist said operating conditions at Japanese manufacturers improved substantially at the start of the final quarter of 2015, and growth in production accelerated to the fastest since February. The findings would support the decision by the BOJ late last week to hold off on further policy easing, even with local press surveys showing companies are increasingly convinced that Japan will return to a technical recession with another contraction in GDP.
Nikkei-2.10% Hang Seng-0.88% Shanghai-1.06%
Eur$ 1.1027 CNY 6.34 JPY 120.41 GBP 1.5431 BRL 3.8558 RUB $63.8906 WTI $46.65 (-0.52%)
S&P -0.37% EuroStoxx-0.56% Dax -0.62% SMI -0.63%
Macro :
- Greek Banks Need Less Capital Than Expected: Germany’s Spahn
- China Factory Gauge Signals Contraction Continued a Third Month
- China Selling German Bonds to Aid Euro Zone Monetary Easing: FT
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