Hints and tips:
...The approximately 2 per cent peak-to-trough fall in GDP seen back then isn’t so dissimilar from our forecasts for the 2023 downturn....
...The index tracking the world’s reserve currency is further above its September lows after the Senate passed a bill to cut corporate taxes at the weekend. It is up 0.3 per cent at 93.136....
...€/$ 1.24 (1.24) $/¥ 108.71 (108.95) £/$ 1.40 (1.41) €/£ 0.8816 (0.8795) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.47 at 68.99 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.63 at 64.93 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -6.50 at 1,334...
...This forecast came as it reported a 41 per cent year on year increase in revenues in the six months to July 29, to £1.4bn, and like-for-like store sales growth of approximately 3 per cent plus “significant...
...Since a 2014 peak in mid-January, the currency has lost 1.8 per cent. (FastFT) HSBC/Markit’s closely watched survey of Chinese manufacturing activity has given a final reading of 48.5 for last month....
...Net losses widened 41 per cent to $69.3m in the first half of this year, a period in which it made acquisitions, after shrinking during 2012 to $79.4m....
...Revenue rose 18% to approximately Won56tn. Although Samsung did not provide a breakdown of the results, analysts reckon the profit growth was driven by the handset business....
...Shanghai Composite down -0.24% at 2,169 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -0.31% at 429.84 S&P CNX Nifty Index down -0.05% at 5,320 Currencies €/$ 1.23 (1.23) $/¥ 78.43 (78.54) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down...
...India revises up trade gap estimate as exports struggle Indian imports continued to outpace exports in February as demand remained weak in major exports markets like the United States and Europe, nudging...
...(-1.24%) at 7,267 Currencies €/$ 1.41 (1.41) $/¥ 81.94 (81.76) £/$ 1.62 (1.62) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.79 at 111.60 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.93 at 99.17 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +1.70...
...Hungary: $40.89 Japan: $39.26 Bahamas: $29.83 United States (unweighted average): $26.38 Therefore …....
...at 861.60 Hang Seng up +0.10% at 21,924 Shanghai Composite down -0.41% at 2,786 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.91% at 568.98 S&P CNX Nifty Index up +0.17% at 5,623 Currencies €/$ 1.42 (1.42) $/¥ 79.12 (79.14...
...The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was down 1.1% to 136.19 as of 1:20pm in Tokyo. S&P500 Index futures were little changed following the gauge’s biggest slump since August....
...US crude oil fell $5.33 on Tuesday to settle at $136.04 a barrel in New York, down sharply from its record high of $145.85 last week....
...Nymex light sweet crude was trading at $135.41 a barrel for July delivery by mid afternoon in Singapore, compared to a peak of $136.38 in New York....
...The dollar touched $1.5057 against the euro in New York – its lowest level since the European single currency was launched in 1999. It was at $1.5039 by late afternoon in Singapore....
...Vietnam is one of the worst performing markets in Asia in 2008; it has slumped by 41.5 per cent since the start of the year....
International Edition