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Japan's headline inflation rate slipped to 2.3% in October, its lowest level since January and down from the 2.5% seen in September. The core inflation rate, which excludes fresh food prices, came in at 2.3%, down from September's 2.4%. The figure however, was slightly higher than the 2.2% expected among economists polled by Reuters. According to LSEG data, 55% of economists polled by Reuters as of Nov. 22 expect the BOJ to hike rates by 25 basis points at its December meeting, bringing the benchmark policy rate to 0.5%. On Nov. 18, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the economy is heading toward sustained wage-driven inflation, and warned against keeping borrowing costs too low, Reuters reported.
Persons: Kazuo Ueda Organizations: Reuters Locations: September's, Japan's
Rajiv Jain, founder and chief investment officer of GQG Partners, during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Shares of Australia-listed GQG Partners plunged as much as 25% on Thursday and were set to post their worst day on record, after Adani Group Chair Gautam Adani was charged with fraud in New York. Shares of Adani Group companies also nosedived, as Indian stock markets opened for trade. GQG is Adani Enterprises' fourth-largest shareholder, owning about 3.94% of the firm, according to LSEG data. Hindenburg had charged Adani Group of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades," sending shares plunging by more than 54% in the first quarter of 2023.
Persons: Rajiv Jain, Gautam Adani, GQG, Adani, Hindenburg Organizations: GQG Partners, Adani Group, BSE, Adani Enterprises, CNBC, Adani, Hindenburg Locations: New York, New
Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick on Thursday expressed optimism about the stock market, saying that the U.S. economy will continue to outperform in 2025. "The world is still led by the U.S. consumer," Pick told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" from the Morgan Stanley summit in Singapore. He does acknowledge there will be some caution, due to factors including policy uncertainty, but "on the whole, people are are understandably continuing to be constructive." Pick said Morgan Stanley predicts that the broad-based S&P 500 will increase, pointing out that sectors like financials and industrials could perform with continued economic growth and some deregulation. The S&P 500 has gained just over 24% year to date, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen a 15.13% climb.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, Pick, CNBC's, industrials Organizations: Dow Jones Locations: U.S, Singapore
Asia-Pacific markets are mostly set to fall on Thursday, with investors watching tech shares in the region after chipmaker Nvidia reported better-than-expected results. Nvidia reported a 94% year-on-year surge in revenue for the third quarter to $35.08 billion. However, that is still a consecutive slowdown from the previous three quarters, when sales rose 122%, 262%, and 265%, respectively. Net income during the quarter rose to $19.3 billion, versus $9.24 billion in the same period a year ago. All eyes are on Indian stocks related to billionaire Gautam Adani, after the chair of India's Adani Group was indicted with others in New York federal court on charges related to a massive bribery and fraud scheme.
Persons: Gautam Adani, India's Organizations: Nvidia Locations: Asia, Pacific, New York
Shares of 7-Eleven owner Seven & i soared nearly 11% on Wednesday after a report said the company's founding family was raising more than $50 billion to take the company private within this fiscal year. According to a report by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the founding family will raise over 8 trillion yen ($51.66 billion) from "three Japanese megabanks and major American financial institutions," according to a Google translation of the report in Japanese. Should this acquisition go through, it will be the largest buyout of a Japanese company to date, NHK said. Seven and i said "no decision has been made regarding a proposed deal with Junro Ito, Ito Kogyo, ACT [Alimentation Couche-Tard] or other third parties at this time," Reuters reported. Junro Ito is Seven & i's vice president and the son of late Masatoshi Ito, founder of Seven & i. Ito-Kogyo is a company affiliated with the vice president, and is Seven and i's second-largest stakeholder with an 8.2% stake.
Persons: Junro Ito, Ito Kogyo, Masatoshi Ito, Ito, Tard Organizations: NHK, Seven, ACT, Reuters
Japan's exports posted a 3.1% rise in October compared to a year ago, rebounding from a fall in September that marked a 43-month low. The climb beat expectations of a 2.2% rise from economists polled by Reuters, and is a reversal from the 1.7% fall in September. Government data showed that Japanese exports increased the most to the Middle East region, recording a 35.4% rise, compared to the same period a year ago. He added: "Any escalation of tensions between the U.S. and China on tariffs and trade is likely to weigh upon global trade and global growth. Japan, as an open and cyclical economy, will be impacted by any deterioration in global trade and the global economy."
Persons: September's, Daniel Hurley, Rowe Price, Donald Trump's Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Trump Locations: Yokohama, Japan, East, China
View of the central business district skyline at sunset in Beijing, China. Asia-Pacific stocks were set to open mixed Monday as markets kickstart what ING calls a "quiet" week for economic data from the region. Key data this week from the region will include China's loan prime rate announcement, set for Wednesday. ING said no change is expected in China's LPR, with the one-year rate currently at 3.1% and the five-year LPR at 3.6%. Japan will release trade data on Tuesday and October headline inflation numbers on Friday, while Australia's central bank on Tuesday will release minutes of its meeting earlier this month..
Organizations: ING, Wednesday Locations: Beijing, China, Asia, Pacific, China's LPR, Japan
Shares of Samsung Electronics jumped on Monday after the company unveiled a surprise plan to buy back about 10 trillion South Korean won ($7.19 billion) worth of its own stock over the next 12 months. Samsung last bought back shares in November 2017, according to data maintained by LSEG. In a regulatory filing, the company said that 3 trillion won of shares will be bought back in the next three months and canceled. While the repurchase of the remaining 7 trillion won worth of shares will be "authorized accordingly by the Board, which will decide on ways to enhance shareholder value, including when and how to use the treasury shares," it added. According to South Korean media, SK Hynix is the first chipmaker in the world to supply fifth-generation HBM3E chips in March to Nvidia.
Persons: Donald Trump, — CNBC's Arjun Kharpal Organizations: Samsung Electronics, South Korean, South, Samsung, LSEG, Board, SK Hynix, Nvidia, CNBC Locations: Seoul, South Korean
JYP Entertainment's boy group Stray Kids attends the 2024 SBS Music Awards Summer in Seoul. The K-pop industry has been seeing a slowdown due to declining album sales and the inactivity of record-breaking groups such as Blackpink and BTS. Members of BTS have been serving their mandatory military service, while Blackpink only announced to reunite as a group in 2025. Streaming revenue, at least during the first half of this year, has been unable to cover the loss from album sales. For the third quarter, just Babymonster — a rookie group — and solo artist Lee Seunghoon released material.
Persons: Blackpink, Hwan, wook Lee, Jang Jeong Min, Minha Choi, Yeonghoon Kang, , Lee Seunghoon Organizations: JYP, Imazins, BTS, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, Yuanta Securities, Samsung Securities, YG, NH Securities Locations: Seoul, U.S
Asia-Pacific markets appeared set to rebound on Friday, breaking ranks with Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said the central bank does not need to be "in a hurry to lower rates." Speaking in Dallas, Powell pointed out that strong U.S. economic growth will allow policymakers to take their time in deciding how far and how fast they should lower interest rates. In Asia, investors will be assessing key economic data from Japan and China on Friday, with Japan set to release third-quarter GDP numbers. China will announce October figures for retail sales, industrial output and the urban unemployment.
Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Federal Locations: Asia, Pacific, Dallas, Japan, China
Japan's third-quarter real gross domestic product expanded 0.3% year on year, snapping two straight quarters of year-on-year decline, according to government data released Friday. The GDP reading marked a reversal from the revised 1.1% decline seen in the second quarter. The data comes against the backdrop of the Bank of Japan raising rates from 0.1% to 0.25% in July — its highest level since 2008. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP rose 0.2%, in line with Reuters poll estimates, but lower than the 0.5% growth in the second quarter. On an annualized basis, the economy expanded 0.9%, beating estimates of a 0.7% expansion.
Organizations: Bank of Locations: Bank of Japan
An Airbus A350-941 from Singapore Airlines is preparing to take off on the runway at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 2024. SINGAPORE — Shares of Singapore Airlines dropped after the city-state's flag carrier reported a fall of almost 50% in net profit for its first half April to September period, citing lower yields and growing competition. Net profit in the first half of the fiscal year came in at 742 million Singapore dollars ($559.12 million), 48.5% lower than the SG$1.44 billion in the same period a year ago. Singapore Airlines said in a release that the fall in operating profit was due to "increased capacity and stronger competition in key markets," which led to a fall in yields and ultimately, profit. However, SIA will not "hold back on capacity growth just because there's competition in the market," Lee added.
Persons: Lee Lik Hsin, Goh Choon Phong, Lee Organizations: Airbus, Singapore Airlines, El, SINGAPORE —, Singapore, SIA Locations: Barcelona, Spain, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Monday after China's October inflation numbers came in lower than expected, prompting concerns over the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. The country's inflation rate declined to 0.3%, missing expectations of 0.4% and also lower than the 0.4% seen in September. On Monday, China will also kick off its Singles' Day — the equivalent of Black Friday in the country. A note from ING on Friday said that Singles' Day will show how consumption was faring in China. "We suspect that given the shift toward value-for-money purchases and online shopping, we'll continue to see solid growth numbers from the event that should comfortably outpace the overall consumption growth momentum."
Organizations: ING Locations: Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu, Asia, Pacific, China
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in this week's election has raised questions about how Asia will be impacted. "When passed, the [tariffs] will sweep across Asia, particularly China [and] should spike volatility and compress multiples as uncertainty prevails." Even so, the analysts say the region is "more prepared than in 2016" and investment opportunities remain, especially given the weaker yen and stimulus in China. This will bring about "structural shifts in global supply chain ... [and] could boost infrastructure spending in ASEAN and South Asia," he added. The currency has fallen versus the dollar following Trump's win, hitting 154.7 per dollar on Wednesday — its weakest level since July 30.
Persons: Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, India's, Hong, Tai Hui, Hui, Stocks, — CNBC's Lim Hui Jie Organizations: U.S, Trump, Macquarie Research, Nikkei, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Morgan Asset Management, Congress, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi, Japanese pharma, Chugai Pharmaceutical, SK Hynix Locations: Asia, China, ASEAN, South Asia, U.S, Macquarie, Japan
People visit a riverside in front of the Lujiazui financial district, during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Shanghai, China, March 7, 2023. Aly Song | ReutersAsia-Pacific markets were set to climb on Tuesday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points and major U.S. indexes continued their postelection rally. In Japan, the country will be releasing spending data for September, which will offer clues to the policy path ahead for the Bank of Japan. Strong spending data would support the case for the BOJ to raise rates, and vice versa. If stocks follow futures, the Hong Kong index will hit its highest level in about a month.
Persons: Aly Song, Australia's Organizations: National People's Congress, Reuters, U.S . Federal Reserve, China's National People Congress, Bank of Japan, Nikkei Locations: Shanghai, China, Reuters Asia, Pacific, U.S, Asia, Japan, Chicago, Osaka, Hong Kong
The Nissan ARIYA on the EV test track at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Nissan released its second-quarter results ended September on Thursday, which showed that it recorded a 9.3 billion yen (about $62 million) net loss, a reversal from the 190.7 billion yen net profit it made in the same quarter last year. Operating profit in the second quarter plunged almost 85% year-on-year to 31.9 billion yen, while revenue dropped 5% to 2.99 trillion yen. Nissan also sharply lowered its full-year outlook, cutting its revenue projection to 12.7 trillion yen from 14 trillion yen, while also reducing its operating profit forecast to 150 billion yen from 500 billion yen. It aims to reduce fixed costs by 300 billion yen and variable costs by 100 billion yen, compared to its 2024 financial year.
Persons: Makoto Uchida Organizations: Nissan, New York
The font entrance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets are set to mostly climb on Thursday, after former President Donald Trump won the White House, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. NBC News projects that Trump will win at least 291 Electoral College votes, including key swing states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. Stocks surged in the U.S. after Trump's win, and the same phenomenon is set to repeat itself in Asia. Japan's Nikkei 225 is set to retake the 40,000 mark for the first time in about a month.
Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Stocks Organizations: Tokyo Stock Exchange, White, NBC News, Trump, Electoral, Japan's Nikkei, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, U.S, Chicago, Osaka
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported its first quarterly operating profit drop in about two years, as it strives to navigate the market shift toward electric vehicles. Revenue : 11.44 trillion yen vs. 11.41 trillion yen: 11.44 trillion yen vs. 11.41 trillion yen Operating profit: 1.16 trillion yen vs. 1.24 trillion yenThe world's largest automaker by sales volume saw a 20% year-on-year drop in operating profit during the quarter. Net profit attributable to company more than halved to 573.7 billion yen from 1.28 trillion a year ago. "If electric vehicles simply become the only choice, including for our suppliers, those people's jobs would be lost." The company maintained a full-year operating profit of 4.3 trillion yen.
Persons: Akio Toyoda, Toyoda, Suzuki Organizations: Toyota, Toyota Motor, LSEG ., Reuters, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Japan's Transport, Ministry of Land, Transport, Honda, Yamaha Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Infrastructure, Tourism
Australia's central bank keeps rates unchanged at 4.35%
  + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Australia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35% for the eighth meeting in a row, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters. The central bank expects that the headline rate will increase as these measures expire. The RBA instead pointed at the underlying inflation rate in Australia. The "trimmed mean" came in at 3.5% in the the September quarter, which was still "some way" from the 2.5% midpoint of the inflation target. Externally, the bank added that "heightened geopolitical risks and potential changes to trade and fiscal policies abroad add to this uncertainty."
Organizations: Reuters, Reserve Bank of Australia Locations: Australia
CNBC Daily Open: All eyes on U.S. elections
  + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. History forecasts a market rally after electionsHistorically, stocks have mostly risen after a presidential election, though there can be some short-term volatility. The three major U.S. benchmarks on average have almost always clocked gains between Election Day and year-end, going back to 1980, according to CNBC data. Markets slip ahead of Election DayStocks fell Monday as investors awaited the U.S. presidential election and Fed rate verdict later this week.
Persons: Wall, aren't, Stocks, Jeff Bezos Organizations: CNBC, JPMorgan, Fitch, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Intelligence, Investors, Amazon, U.S, Conference Board Locations: U.S, Francisco
CNBC Daily Open: One day more to elections
  + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Markets shrug off weak jobs reportStocks rallied Friday to kick off November, led by Amazon and as traders shrugged off a disappointing jobs report. Harris gains ground in IowaIowa is not a state that many pollsters predicted will break for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. That, instead of the sitting president, could hold the key to how stocks perform going forward.
Persons: Blythe Andrews , Jr, Dow Jones, Stocks, shrugged, Warren Buffett, Harris, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: Public, CNBC, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Boeing, Amazon, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Berkshire, Bank of America, Democratic, Des Moines Register, Iowa Locations: Tampa , Florida, U.S, Berkshire, Omaha, Apple, Iowa Iowa, Iowa
CNBC Daily Open: Eve of Election Day
  + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Voters cast their votes during early voting in the U.S. presidential election at a polling station in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. November 3, 2024. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Asia markets climb ahead of China's parliament meetingU.S. stocks rallied Friday to kick off November, as traders shrugged off a disappointing jobs report. Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors watch the U.S. election, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting and China's monetary policy meeting starting Monday.
Persons: Dow Jones, shrugged, Harris, Ting Lu, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: U.S, CNBC, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Boeing, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal, National People's, Trump, Nomura, Democratic, Des Moines Register, Iowa Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Asia, Pacific, China, Beijing, Iowa Iowa, Iowa
Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo, JapanAsia-Pacific markets are set for a mixed open on Thursday as investors look to the Bank of Japan's rate decision, as well as key business activity figures from China. Economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ will hold rates at 0.25%, although the statement will be parsed for any clues on the timing of its next rate hike. In China, the National Bureau of Statistics is set to release the country's official purchasing managers index numbers for September, with the manufacturing PMI forecast to come in at 49.9, a softer contraction than the 49.8 the month before. Still, that would be the sixth straight month of contraction for the country's manufacturing sector.
Persons: Kazuo Ueda Organizations: Bank of Japan, Bank of, Reuters, National Bureau, Statistics Locations: Tokyo, Japan Asia, Pacific, China
The EU and China have reportedly agreed to start talks on the planned imposition of tariffs on Chinese-made EVs. China's commerce ministry said it "does not accept" tariffs imposed by the European Union on Chinese electric vehicles, after the bloc increased tariffs on Chinese EVs to as high as 45.3% on Wednesday. The commerce ministry said "China will continue to take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies." China's commerce ministry also highlighted the EU has indicated it will continue to negotiate with China, adding that both sides are conducting a new round of consultations. On Oct. 25, Reuters reported the two sides were looking at possible minimum price commitments from Chinese producers or investments in Europe as an alternative to tariffs.
Persons: Xpeng Organizations: European Union, SAIC Motor, EU, World Trade Organization, Reuters Locations: Taicang Port, Suzhou, China's, Jiangsu Province, EU, China, Europe
Amember of staff hands flyers with picture of Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba before his election campaign speech in Tokyo on October 26, 2024. Voters delivered a "harsh judgement" to the LDP, in the words of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Following that result, parties have 30 days to try to form a coalition government and pick a prime minister. It's still unclear what the exact makeup of a coalition government could look like, clouding the outlook for both economic policy and Ishiba's fate. Thong predicted there will be no significant changes to the country's defense policy, although he pointed out that "a major increase in [defense] exports may be challenging."
Persons: Shigeru Ishiba, Yuichi Yamazaki, It's, William Pesek, CNBC's, Damian Thong, Thong, Fumio Kishida, Masahiko Loo Organizations: Japan's, Afp, Getty, Liberal Democratic Party, Voters, Trump, Macquarie Capital, State Street Global Advisors Locations: Tokyo, Japan
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