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People walk past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 15 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. But the most important day could be Wednesday when Chinese unemployment, industrial production, retail sales and business investment figures for September will be released, along with third-quarter GDP. The property sector's travails, threat of deflation, soaring youth unemployment, foreign outflows from Chinese stocks and bonds, and the exchange rate's slide to a 16-year low are well documented. The week ended with Asian stocks up 6%, their first rise in four weeks, and world stocks adding 4.5%, their best week in six.

Persons: Jason Lee, Jamie McGeever, biggie, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Putin, Stocks, Diane Craft Organizations: People's Bank of China, REUTERS, Reuters, Forum, Soviet Union, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Russian, Ukraine, U.S, Treasuries, Japan, India

[1/4] Bening Widayati, 40, sells clothes live on a social media platform inside her stall at the International Trade Center (ITC) mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 27, 2023. The government said the move, which takes effect immediately, is aimed at protecting offline merchants and marketplaces, adding that predatory pricing on social media platforms is threatening small and medium-sized enterprises. The move comes just three months after TikTok pledged to invest billion of dollars in Southeast Asia, mainly in Indonesia, over the next few years in a major push to build its e-commerce platform TikTok Shop. He warned of letting social media become an e-commerce platform, shop, and bank all at the same time. Indonesia Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga earlier this month named TikTok's live streaming features as an example of people selling goods on social media.

Persons: Widayati, Willy Kurniawan, TikTok, China's ByteDance, Zulkifli Hasan, Zulkifli, Jerry Sambuaga, Fahmi, Edri, Dewi Kurniawati, Stefanno Sulaiman, Fransiska Nangoy, Stanley Widianto, Johan Purnomo, Kanupriya Kapoor, Alexandra Hudson, Miyoung Kim, Mark Porter Organizations: International Trade Center, REUTERS, Indonesia Trade, Wednesday, Reuters, Indonesia Deputy Trade, Research, BMI, HK, Lazada, Momentum Works, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, JAKARTA, Shop, TikTok, Europe, United States

☆ Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media in major blow to TikTok
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Jakarta Reuters —Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday, in a blow to short video app TikTok, which is doubling down on Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to boost its e-commerce business. TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, has 125 million active monthly users in Indonesia and has been looking to translate the large user base into a major e-commerce revenue source. He warned of letting social media become an e-commerce platform, shop and bank all at the same time. Indonesia Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga earlier this month named TikTok’s live streaming features as an example of people selling goods on social media. E-commerce transactions in Indonesia amounted to nearly $52 billion last year and of that, 5% took place on TikTok, according to data from consultancy Momentum Works.

Persons: TikTok, China’s ByteDance, “, Zulkifli Hasan, Zulkifli, Jerry Sambuaga, Sea’s Shopee, Fahmi, ” Organizations: Jakarta Reuters —, Indonesia Trade, Wednesday, Reuters, Indonesia Deputy Trade, Research, BMI, Momentum Works Locations: Jakarta, Jakarta Reuters — Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Shop, TikTok, Europe, United States

Paramilitary police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank (PBOC), in Beijing, China September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets are set to end the week strongly following risk-friendly moves in the U.S. and Europe on Thursday, although a deluge of top-tier economic data from China on Friday could sour the mood at a stroke. The latest indicators from the region's largest economy to be released include house prices, fixed asset investment, retail sales, industrial production and unemployment, all for August. However, all that could be parked for another day if investors decide to run with Thursday's bullish momentum.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, Jamie McGeever, Josie Kao Organizations: People's Bank of China, REUTERS, European Commission, PMI, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Beijing, China, U.S, Europe, Asia, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand

July 17 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The macro and market week in Asia starts with a bang on Monday, with a raft of top-tier economic indicators from China culminating in second-quarter GDP growth data. A raft of Chinese economic indicators for June - investment, retail sales, industrial production and unemployment - will be released on Monday, as well as the second-quarter GDP report. A sub-consensus Q2 GDP print on Monday could tilt expectations toward further easing. Here are key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Monday:- China GDP (Q2)- China investment, retail sales, industrial production, unemployment (June)- Indonesia trade (June)By Jamie McGeever; Editing byOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jamie McGeever, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Bank of America, Tesla, Netflix, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Asia, China, U.S, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia

Investors in Asia have a fairly packed data calendar themselves to get through on Wednesday, with the latest snapshots of Chinese retail sales, industrial production and fixed business investment the pick of the bunch. chartchartEconomists expect retail sales and industrial production to recover strongly, pointing to the economic recovery from COVID-19 lockdown gathering momentum. Yet growth in fixed business investment, a key plank of any recovery, is expected to slow from January. Note, however, that the retail sales and industrial production figures are for January and February, so they may be distorted. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Trading volume across the region may be lighter than usual on Monday because U.S. markets are closed for Martin Luther King Day. While the BOJ is expected to leave its central 'yield curve control' targets at -0.10% for short-term rates and 0% for the 10-year bond yield, all eyes will be on whether policymakers make further adjustments to yield-curve control (YCC) bands following December's surprise tweak. The BOJ may also raise its inflation forecasts on Wednesday, ahead of December inflation data on Friday. Later in the week, Bank Indonesia is expected to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points to 5.75%. Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to raise rates by a quarter point on Thursday, to 3.00%.

Dec 15 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The Fed raised rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday, as expected, bringing the calendar year total to 425 bps. It was the first meeting in five that the Fed did not hike by 75 bps. chartWall Street wiped out earlier gains to close in the red, and rates futures traders pushed the implied terminal rate back up toward 5.0%. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

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