### Summary
Oil prices rose in Asian trade, unfazed by China's disappointing interest rate cut, as the prospect of tighter supplies supported the outlook.
### Facts
- 💰 Oil prices rose in Asian trade, shrugging off China's interest rate cut.
- 🛢️ Concerns over slowing demand in China and rising US interest rates had driven steep losses in crude prices.
- 📉 China cut its one-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points to 3.45%, disappointing market forecasts for a larger cut.
- 🏢 Lack of changes in the mortgage rate raised concerns over a worsening real estate crisis in China.
- 🌍 Deep production cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to limit crude supplies by nearly 70 million barrels over 45 days.
- 🇺🇸 Robust fuel consumption in the US, particularly during the summer season, pointed to tighter markets.
- 📈 Analysts expect oil prices to remain relatively higher for the rest of the year, despite the prospect of higher interest rates affecting US demand.
Asia-Pacific markets fell on Friday as Japan's core inflation rate dropped to 3.1% and Chinese real estate giant Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court.
Stock markets worldwide experience declines amid concerns over the Chinese property market, rising US bond yields, and poor economic data in China and the UK.
Asian markets are expected to follow the global trend of weakness in stocks, a buoyant dollar, elevated bond yields, and souring investor sentiment, with no major catalysts to change the current market condition.
Asia-Pacific markets are expected to rise, following Wall Street's positive performance, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading gains, and airline stocks outperforming.
Asian stock markets mostly lower as Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weaken, while Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 rises on hopes that economic data will convince the Federal Reserve that inflation is under control.
Asian stock markets rise on the belief that the Federal Reserve has finished raising U.S. interest rates and hopes that policy stimulus from Beijing will stabilize the Chinese economy, while trading remains thin due to a U.S. holiday.
Asian stocks are expected to open lower as traders focus on China's economic conditions and European shares fail to provide a strong lead, while oil and bond yields remain relatively high.
U.S. stock futures decline as concerns over China's economy and rising bond yields weigh on global sentiment and equities.
Asia stocks fall as weak economic data in China and Europe raise concerns over global growth, while the dollar strengthens as investors assess the outlook for U.S. interest rates.
China's property shares are declining and tech shares are underperforming, leading to a slide in the Asian market, while the European market waits for monetary policy decisions from the ECB and the Bank of England.
Summary: Asian shares mostly decline as investors await U.S. consumer price data and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.
Global markets ended higher as energy stocks climbed supported by Saudi Arabia and Russia's decision to extend supply cuts, while Wall Street's key indexes saw weekly declines due to investor concerns over interest rates and anticipation of upcoming U.S. inflation data. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 ended down, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up, and Chinese shares rose following improved data on consumer price inflation. The Eurozone's economic growth outlook has been downgraded by the European Commission, and crude oil prices fell.
Asian markets are expected to be on the defensive due to sagging stocks and rising oil prices, as investors await U.S. inflation figures that will impact the Fed's rate decision; China's real estate sector is seen as the most likely source of a global systemic credit event.
Asian stock markets fell as Wall Street experienced a decline, with investors preparing for key US inflation data, and a spike in oil prices added to concerns about persistent price pressures and the interest rate outlook.
The Philippine stock market continues to decline, with concerns about a hawkish central bank deterring foreign investors and wiping out billions of dollars in market value.
Asia-Pacific markets fell as traders awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting minutes, while European markets were weighed down by a spike in corporate lending rates; meanwhile, Goldman Sachs predicts that the Fed is done hiking this year and the recent increase in oil prices could benefit London's prime office real estate market.
Asian stocks sink as investors await the Federal Reserve's policy decision and concerns over inflation rise due to a surge in oil prices.
Asian markets open with a decline, primarily driven by chip- and AI-related shares, while concerns about China's economy persist, disrupting the calm ahead of several central bank meetings this week.
Asian shares decline amidst concerns about the Chinese property sector, while Japanese investors sell chip stocks; traders prepare for central bank meetings and the Federal Reserve rate decision.
Asian stock markets mostly declined, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading losses, as investors were concerned about upcoming central bank decisions and the possibility of the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest-rate policy.
China is expected to maintain its benchmark lending rates as oil prices rise and market sentiment is affected; meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, Japan's trade data, and the United Nations General Assembly will also influence Asian markets.
Asia-Pacific markets fell after the U.S. Federal Reserve projected a rate hike, while New Zealand's GDP exceeded expectations, Hybe shares slid despite BTS contract renewals, and analysts identified Chinese internet stocks with potential. Also, the Fed left rates unchanged but expects one more hike this year, Cathie Wood praised an AI company, analysts favored small-cap stocks, and interest rate markets signaled a delay in future rate cuts.
Equity markets in Asia are expected to face selling pressure due to worsening risk sentiment and concerns about higher interest rates signaled by the Federal Reserve, leading to declines in U.S. stocks and a fall in futures for benchmarks in Australia and Japan.
Equity markets in Asia are expected to open lower following a sharp decline in U.S. stocks, with futures in Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia all pointing to declines; meanwhile, India's benchmark stock indices declined for the third consecutive day after the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the interest rate unchanged but signaled the possibility of another rate hike in 2023.
Equity markets experienced a significant decline due to anticipated higher US interest rates, causing investor sentiment to be affected; meanwhile, oil prices remain within OPEC's preferred range, and the forex market is expecting a mixed performance from the pound and a strong US dollar.
Asian shares fall due to concerns over interest rates, inflation data, and China's economy, while bond investors face the impact of the US Federal Reserve's more hawkish rate projections.
Global markets face pressure as U.S. bond yields surge and the dollar strengthens; Hollywood screenwriters reach a tentative deal to end strike; global shares decline, dollar rises ahead of crucial U.S. inflation data; Vietnam aims to challenge China's rare earths dominance; Canadian economy headed for a rough patch; Trudeau expects Canadian interest rates to decrease by mid-2024.
Asia-Pacific markets fell ahead of China's industrial data and Australia's inflation figures, while the US experienced a sell-off after disappointing economic data, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall below its 200-day moving average for the first time since May. Additionally, oil prices continue to rise, putting crude on track for its best quarter in over a year, and Tesla shares dropped after reports of an EU investigation into whether the company and other European carmakers are receiving unfair subsidies for exporting from China.
Wall Street's decline due to high U.S. bond yields is expected to impact Asian markets, which will be further influenced by the Bank of Thailand interest rate decision, Australian consumer price inflation, and Chinese industrial profits.
The U.S. stock market has experienced a decline due to conflicting economic news and a surge in bond yields, which may be driven by factors other than data, such as fiscal deficits and central bank policies.
The global markets, including U.S. and Asian markets, are caught in a cycle of rising bond yields, a strong dollar, higher oil prices, and decreasing risk appetite, leading to fragile equity markets and deepening growth fears.
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell due to an increase in Treasury yields and oil prices, leading to a decline in investor sentiment on Wall Street, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index sliding 1.41% after shares of Evergrande were suspended.
Asian stocks and sovereign bonds declined following hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve, raising concerns of further interest rate hikes.
Asia-Pacific equity markets closed lower, with India's SENSEX, Taiwan's TAIEX, Australia's ASX All Ordinaries, Japan's Nikkei, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng all declining, while European markets are down in midday trading and U.S. equity futures point to a flat to positive open as investors remain focused on the 10-year Treasury yield and await comments from Fed officials later in the week.
Asia-Pacific markets rise as U.S. Treasury yields ease from 16-year highs following weak jobs data, with Japan, South Korea, and Australia all trading higher, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index looks set for a rebound after losses on Wednesday; Carter Worth, CEO of Worth Charting, predicts lower interest rates and stocks by the end of 2023, contrary to consensus forecasts, while Vanguard's Aliaga-Diaz believes there is a limit to how high yields will go due to rate uncertainty; oil prices fall sharply, hitting their lowest level since September 5.
Asian shares rise as oil prices decline, easing inflationary pressures and boosting market sentiment, with benchmarks in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, and Hong Kong all advancing.
Asia-Pacific markets are expected to have a positive start to the week, with Chinese markets returning from a week-long holiday and investors watching inflation readings and trade data from China and India, as well as a monetary policy decision from Singapore's central bank. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 is up after a five-day losing streak, while futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index point to a stronger open. However, the outbreak of war between Israel and Palestine has affected stock futures and led to higher oil prices. There is also an increased likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by the end of the year, causing utilities stocks to sink as investors find short-term Treasuries more attractive.
Asian markets are expected to open higher following a rebound in risk sentiment driven by comments from Fed officials suggesting a possible pause in rate hikes, resulting in gold and oil prices rising, the dollar weakening, and Wall Street recovering from losses.
Asian markets are expected to start positively due to a slump in U.S. bond yields and comments from Federal Reserve officials signaling the end of interest rate hikes, despite concerns in China's property sector and other economic indicators.
Asian markets are expected to have a positive start on Wednesday, driven by a slump in U.S. bond yields and comments from Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic suggesting that the Federal Reserve has finished raising rates, easing concerns and boosting risk appetite.
Asian markets fall as inflation data raises expectations of Federal Reserve rate hikes; Australian, South Korean, and Japanese shares slip, and the Golden Dragon index of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. records its biggest drop in a month.
Asian and European stock markets experienced sharp declines due to weak economic indicators from China and concerns about potential interest rate hikes in the United States.
Asian markets are expected to open cautiously due to Wall Street's decline, rising oil prices, escalating violence in the Middle East, and upcoming Chinese economic data, including third-quarter GDP figures.
Shares fall in Asia and US futures also decrease after China reports a slowdown in its economy due to weak global demand for exports and a struggling property sector.
