July 7 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
Friday's non-farm payrolls report for June could cement the hawkish outlook for U.S. rates and yields.
The MSCI World share index on Thursday posted its biggest decline since April, while the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index had its biggest fall since February and second biggest this year.
The Hang Seng Mainland Banks Index (.HSMBI) tumbled 6.4% on Thursday to a new low for the year, its biggest one-day fall since February 2018.
It is down almost 10% this week, also on course for its biggest weekly fall in more than five years.
Persons:
Jamie McGeever, Janet Yellen, Yellen, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Josie Kao
Organizations:
Treasury, Investors, Mainland Banks Index, . Treasury, Thomson, Reuters
Locations:
Asia, Japan, Korean, China . U.S, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Mainland, South Korea