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Chartbook: Global container freightIn the United States, the volume of container trade handled through the nine largest ports in July was the lowest for the time of year since 2017. The volume of container freight hauled on the major railroads in June was the lowest for the time of year since 2012. Container trade through the port of Singapore, a major transshipment point for the region, has climbed to record levels. Rising share prices would be consistent with an improving outlook for global trade, but the evidence for it so far is limited. Related columns:- Global container freight stuck in doldrums (June 23, 2023)- Global freight shows signs of bottoming out (April 27, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

Persons: Mike Segar, pare, Korea’s, John Kemp Organizations: REUTERS, Manufacturers, Economic, Heathrow, China’s, Global, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Port Elizabeth , New Jersey, U.S, North America, Europe, Netherlands, United States, Japan, Narita, United Kingdom, Asia, Singapore, doldrums

☆ Asia markets mixed ahead of trade data from China and Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A view of the automated container port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. Zhang Jingang | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed on Thursday, following a sell off on Wall Street and ahead of trade data from China and Australia. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 slid 0.45% ahead of its August trade data release. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose marginally after eight straight days of gains, while the Topix was 0.1% higher. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index were mostly flat and stood at 18,449, compared with the HSI's close of 18,449.98.

Persons: Zhang Jingang, Kospi Organizations: Getty, Reuters, Nikkei Locations: Qingdao, Shandong province, Asia, Pacific, China, Australia

Shares slipped Thursday in Asia as China reported weaker global demand hit its trade in August, adding to pressures on its economy. Investors have been hoping that the Fed might moderate interest rate increases going forward as inflation has been easing for months. Wall Street expects the Fed to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at its next meeting later in September. Economic updates last week on consumer confidence, jobs and inflation reinforced those hopes. Wall Street will get several more economic updates on inflation and retail sales later in September ahead of the Fed’s next meeting.

Persons: Australia's, Stephen Innes, “, Brent Organizations: Nikkei, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Apple, Nvidia, Fed, Institute, Supply, Management, Treasury, Federal, Investors, New York Mercantile Exchange, U.S Locations: Asia, China, Seoul

Crude oil prices pushed higher, adding to inflationary pressures at a time when investors are hoping to see central banks back away from interest rate hikes. Energy stocks rose along with crude oil prices after Saudi Arabia and Russia said they will extend their voluntary production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of the year. Much of the information fueled hopes that the Fed might moderate interest rate increases to fight inflation, which has been easing for months. Wall Street expects the Fed to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at its next meeting later in September, just as it did at its previous meeting. The central bank has raised its main interest rate aggressively since 2022 to the highest level since 2001.

Persons: ” Stephen Innes, Russell, Cintas, Brent, Kroger, Alex Veiga, Damian J, Troise Organizations: Japan’s Nikkei, Management, Labor, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, Merck, Co, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Energy, Chevron, New York Mercantile Exchange, Institute for Supply Management, GameStop, Dave, AP Business Locations: Asia, U.S, Seoul, Australia, Shanghai, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Bitcoin’s still struggling to gain acceptance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. China's Shanghai Composite lost 0.72% as the country's service sector logged its slowest expansion in eight months, according to a Caixin survey. Overinvestment in ChinaChina is "overinvested," said Jitania Kandhari, a managing director and deputy chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley. By contrast, India is underinvested, Kandhari said, giving its economy and markets investment opportunities.

Persons: Narendra Modi, China —, Jitania Kandhari, Morgan Stanley, Kandhari, Weizhen Tan Organizations: CNBC, Labor, Shanghai, Indian, BMW, Ford, Mercedes Locations: Miami Beach , Florida, U.S, Asia, Pacific, India, Russia, China, China China, Munich, Germany

☆ Hyundai Motor's union in South Korea votes on strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Heekyong Yang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor's (005380.KS) unionised workers in South Korea on Friday vote on whether to hold a strike after two months of talks with the company over wage increase and extension of the retirement age stalled last week. If the union stages a strike, it would mark the first such action in five years related to wage negotiations at the South Korean carmaker, and could disrupt delivery of some popular vehicles which Hyundai has been struggling to ramp up due to prolonged component shortages. The voting result is expected at around 6 p.m. (0900 GMT), a union official at Hyundai Motor told Reuters, adding that the union will continue working-level negotiations with the management regardless of the vote. "South Korea has relatively low pension replacement rates, compared to other advanced countries in Europe. Unionised workers at Hyundai in South Korea held a four-hour strike for one day in July in support of its umbrella union's general strike, but it was not related to the union's wage negotiations with the management.

Persons: Ji, Kim Jinwoo, 1,328.0600, Heekyong Yang, Shri Navaratnam snd Michael Perry Organizations: Hyundai, Hyundai Motor, Reuters, Korea University's School of Law, Analysts, Korea Investment, Securities, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, KS, South Korea, Korean, Korea, Europe

☆ Asia markets largely rise as 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hits 16-year high
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The ICC International Commerce Centre, and Hong Kong's brand new museum of visual culture, Victoria harbor, Hong Kong, China. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets largely rose even as yields of U.S. 10-year Treasury bonds hit levels not seen in over a decade. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield hit a high of 4.34%, reaching its highest level since November 2007. Overnight, SoftBank Group's chip unit Arm filed for a Nasdaq listing that is expected to be the largest of the year. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index point to a rebound for the index and stood at 17,680,compared with the HSI's close of 17,623.29.

Persons: Kospi Organizations: ICC International Commerce Centre, Ucg, Getty, Nikkei, Nasdaq Locations: Victoria, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Pacific

☆ Asia markets fall further as Fed hints at higher rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Asia-Pacific markets extended their losses on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's July minutes showed inflation concerns lingered, which could lead to more rate hikes. The Federal Funds rate currently stands at 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest in 22 years. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 opened down 0.15%, ahead of its unemployment rate for July. Japan's Nikkei 225 slid 0.45% and the Topic was 0.38% lower, as the country saw its trade balance slip into a deficit in July from a surplus in June. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 18,064, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's close of 18,329.3.

Organizations: U.S, U.S . Federal, Japan's Nikkei Locations: Asia, Pacific, U.S ., Australia, South Korea

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Waver as Global Markets Drop
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Global markets slipped Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's Kospi retreating. A worsening crisis at the leading Chinese property developer Country Garden, and weak Chinese loan data, weighed on Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index. Index were flat to modestly higher early Monday, while Treasury yields were also little changed. Recent days have seen the summer stock-market rally starting to cool, with the S&P 500 falling modestly for two weeks in a row. In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield ended Friday at 4.166%, its second-highest settle this year, after hotter-than-expected producer-price data.

Organizations: Japan's Nikkei, Index, Treasury

☆ Asia markets all fall ahead of U.S. inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Sydney Opera House, foreground, and buildings in the financial district stand illuminated at dusk in Sydney, Australia Photographer: Cole Bennetts/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell as investors braced for July consumer price index data out from the U.S. on Thursday. Expectations from economists polled by Reuters are the inflation rate will come in at 3.3%, slightly higher from the 3% seen in June. Japan's Nikkei 225 slid 0.33% and the Topix was down 0.16%. The country saw its July wholesale inflation rate — which measures the price companies charge each other for goods and services — slow to 3.6%, down from a revised figure of 4.3% in June. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 traded just below the flatline, with South Korea's Kospi was down 0.43% and the Kosdaq lost 0.77%Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 19,168, pointing to a lower open compared to the HSI's last close of 19,246.03.

Persons: Cole Bennetts, Australia's, Kospi Organizations: Sydney Opera House, Bloomberg, Getty Images, Reuters, Japan's Nikkei Locations: Sydney, Australia, Getty Images Asia, Pacific, U.S

☆ Stocks in China fall as consumer prices drop for the first time in more than 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A vegetables stall in the Haizhu area of Guangzhou, China, in May 2023. Stocks in China and Hong Kong fell Wednesday as China's consumer prices slipped into negative territory in July, for the first time in 28 months. The CSI300, which tracks stocks of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen, fell 0.22%. Mainland Chinese markets were lower, with the Shanghai Composite down 0.36% and the Shenzhen Component 0.28% lower. Producer price index fell 4.4% in July compared to a year ago, more than the 4.1% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

Persons: Hong Kong, China's, Mohamed El, Kospi, Australia's Organizations: Shenzhen, Reuters —, Reuters, Allianz, Twitter, Nikkei Locations: Haizhu, Guangzhou, China, Stocks, Hong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Asia, Pacific

☆ Asia markets largely rise ahead of China trade data
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cargo ships stop at their berths to load and unload containers at the container terminal in Lianyungang Port, East China's Jiangsu province, June 5, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets largely rose on Tuesday as investors focus on China's trade data for July. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 19,412, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's last close of 19,537.92. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.33%, while the Topix was up 0.25% as the country's household spending remained in negative territory for the fourth straight month. Overall household spending fell 4.2% year on year in June, compared with 4% in May, official data showed.

Persons: Kospi Organizations: Reuters, Nikkei Locations: Lianyungang Port, East China's Jiangsu, Asia, Pacific, Australia, South

The sunset glow is seen over buildings and a ferris wheel on May 13, 2022 in Beijing, China. Asia-Pacific markets largely fell as investors look ahead to China's inflation figures and trade balance later this week. China will release its trade balance for Tuesday and inflation data on Wednesday, which will give clues on the country's recovery trajectory. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index climbed marginally, but mainland Chinese markets were also all in negative territory. South Korea's Kospi was down 0.85% to close at 2,580.7, marking its fourth straight day of losses, while the Kosdaq saw a larger loss and tumbled 2.2% to end at 898.22.

Persons: Kospi Organizations: Shanghai, Shenzhen Component, Nikkei, Bank of Japan Locations: Beijing, China, Asia, Pacific, Shenzhen, Australia

☆ Asia markets mixed as rising U.S. bond yields pressure equities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

17 May 2022, Australia, Sydney: The Sydney skyline with the famous Opera House. Photo: Carola Frentzen/dpa (Photo by Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty Images)Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday as rising bond yields continue to put pressure on equities in the wake of the U.S. credit downgrade. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore noted the yield on the U.S. 30 year bond rose by 14 basis points overnight to 4.30%, taking the yield towards its October 2022 4.42% high. "The move higher in long end yields is being driven by lumpy bond issuance, resilient data and Fitch's downgrade earlier in the week," Sycamore said. South Korea's Kospi bucked the trend and rose 0.26%, while the Kosdaq was up 0.19%.

Persons: Carola Frentzen, Tony Sycamore, lumpy, Sycamore Organizations: Opera, Getty Images, Reserve Bank, Nikkei Locations: Australia, Sydney, Asia, Pacific

HONG KONG, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - South Korea’s dealmaking skeletons are back to haunt. Paul Singer's Elliott opposed a $9 billion union eight years ago of Samsung C&T (028260.KS) and Chiel Industries. South Korea’s successful prosecution of Lee, Park and a former minister that oversaw NPS, provided cause for Elliott to demand payback. Elliott sued in 2018 and the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in June awarded the U.S. fund over $100 million. Far from being the end of it though, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government is contesting that award in a British arbitration court.

Persons: Samsung's Lee, Paul Singer's Elliott, Elliott, Jay Y, Lee, Park Geun, Yoon Suk, Hague, Yoon, Taiwan's TSMC, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Korea Inc, Samsung, Chiel Industries, National Pension Service, NPS, U.S ., Korea, Trade, Global, Samsung Electronics, Apple, Tokyo, Korea's Ministry, Justice, Elliott Investment, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, U.S, Hague, Seoul, Korea, China, Beijing, Washington, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, United States

☆ Asian markets tumble as Fitch downgrades US debt rating
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Asian markets may “tread cautiously” as investors turn wary of foreign holders selling their US Treasuries, said Stephen Innes, managing partner of SPI Asset Management. Just hours before, Fitch Ratings had cut the credit rating of US debt from the top AAA level to AA+. Together they own $2 trillion, which is more than a quarter of the $7.6 trillion in US Treasury securities held by foreign countries. Nonetheless, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Wednesday that they don’t believe there are any meaningful holders of Treasury securities who will be forced to sell due to a downgrade. “Because Treasury securities are such an important asset class, most investment mandates and regulatory regimes refer to them specifically, rather than AAA-rated government debt,” the Goldman Sachs analysts said.

Persons: Fitch, “, Australia’s, Stephen Innes, Goldman Sachs, ” Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Nikkei, . Tech, China’s, Fitch, AAA, AA, Treasury Locations: Hong Kong, China’s Shanghai, United States, China, Japan

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Could the market bears be right?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on July 18, 2023 in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Asian markets plungeU.S. stocks traded mixed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, once again, outperforming other major indexes. Credit rating cutFitch Ratings downgraded the United States' long-term foreign currency issuer default rating from AAA to AA+.

Persons: Fitch, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, That's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Dow Jones, Nikkei, United, AAA, AA, Stock, Trump Former U.S, Trump, Barclays Locations: New York City, Asia, Pacific, United States, U.S, East

☆ Asia markets rise as China's factory activity contracts for fourth straight month
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

(Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images)Asia-Pacific markets rose on Monday as China's factory activity for July remained in contraction territory for the fourth straight month. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index came in at 49.3, higher than June's figure of 49.0, according to the national bureau of statistics. The PMI for non-manufacturing activity came in at 51.5, a slower rate of expansion compared to the 53.2 in June. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged over 1.71%, while the Hang Seng Tech index saw a larger climb of 4.84%. The country's industrial output for June came in lower than expected, registering a 2% growth month on month compared to the 2.4% expected by economists.

Persons: Hong, HSI, Australia's Organizations: Getty Images, PMI, Hang Seng, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nikkei, Reserve Bank, Reuters Locations: SHENZHEN, CHINA, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China, Asia, Pacific

SEOUL, July 28 (Reuters) - SK Innovation Co Ltd (096770.KS), owner of South Korea's top refiner SK Energy, said on Friday it expects refining margins to gradually improve in the second half thanks to favourable market conditions backed by solid travel season demand. Analysts said SK Innovation's refining business had been hit by declines in refining margins and oil prices, while its battery business had continued generating losses due to costs related to its newly set up U.S. battery plants. SK Innovation's battery unit SK On, which was split off last year, accounted for about 20% of the company's revenue in the second quarter. SK Innovation said it expects its battery unit's profitability to improve in the second half thanks to the U.S. tax subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act. Shares of SK Innovation were trading down 0.9%, versus benchmark KOSPI's (.KS11) 0.5% fall at 0210 GMT.

Persons: Refinitiv SmartEstimate, Kim Kyunghoon, 1,282.8300, Heekyong Yang, Joyce Lee, Jamie Freed, Kim Coghill Organizations: SK Innovation Co, refiner SK Energy, Analysts, SK Innovation's, SK, SK Innovation, Ford Motor, Hyundai Motor, Chief, SK On's, LG Energy, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North America, Europe

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s conference had something for bulls and bears
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. However, Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to a subsequent rate hike, saying the central bank will make decisions "meeting by meeting." At his post-meeting press conference, Chair Jerome Powell, in other words, deftly negotiated expectations from market bulls and bears, and somehow managed to reaffirm the case of both camps. The "hawkish" part will please the bears, while the "hold" portion will appeal to the bulls.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Al Drago, Hong, Mukesh Ambani, Dow, that's, —, Powell, Frances Donald, CNBC's Fred Imbert, that'd Organizations: US Federal Reserve, Market, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Federal, Dow Jones, Samsung Electronics, Wall, Revenue, Reality Labs, BlackRock, India BlackRock, Jio Financial Services, CNBC Pro, Manulife Investment Management, Nasdaq, Dow Locations: Washington , DC, Asia, Pacific, Indian

☆ Asia-Pacific markets fall after Fed hikes rates to 22-year high
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The ICC International Commerce Centre, and Hong Kong's brand new museum of visual culture, Victoria harbor, Hong Kong, China. Asia-Pacific shares fell Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised rates to their highest level in more than 22 years while leaving the door open for further tightening. Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped 0.32% during its first hour of trade. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is poised to dip, with futures at 19,541 compared to the benchmark's close of 19,365.14. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Thursday raised its base rate by 25 basis points.

Organizations: ICC International Commerce Centre, U.S . Federal, Nikkei, Hong, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Locations: Victoria, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Pacific, South Korea, Australia

The company, which supplies General Motors Co (GM.N), Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and others, warned it faces weaker EV demand in Europe and China than previously expected. The U.S. is the only market where demand forecasts have not been cut, the company said. LGES reported an operating profit of 461 billion won ($363 million) for the April-June period, up from 196 billion won a year earlier, but that was far below the company's estimate of 612 billion won and an average analyst forecast of 641 billion won compiled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate. "LGES' comment on sluggish EV demand in Europe, where it has major customers like Volkswagen and Renault, seems to be affecting the company's share price," said Kang Dong-jin, an analyst at Hyundai Motor Securities. Revenue for the quarter rose 73% to 8.8 trillion won, LG Energy said in a regulatory filing.

Persons: bln, Lee Chang, LGES, Refinitiv SmartEstimate, Jang Seungkwon, Kang Dong, 1,271.1000, Heekyong Yang, Jihoon Lee, Hyunsu Yim, Shri Navaratnam, Sonali Paul Organizations: GM Bolt, Korea's LG Energy Solution, General Motors, General Motors Co, Tesla Inc, sil, Volkswagen, Renault, Hyundai Motor Securities, Revenue, LG Energy, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Europe, China, U.S

[1/2] A Hyundai Kona vehicle is unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. PERFORMANCEHyundai said vehicle sales rose 8.5% to 1.06 million units in the second quarter, with EV sales soaring 47% to nearly 78,000 units. In the United States, Hyundai's biggest market, sales of green energy cars that include EVs and plug-in hybrids more than doubled to 46,000 units. Overall vehicle sales in the U.S. grew 14% to 225,000 units, led by sedans, while in South Korea, its second-biggest market, sales rose 13% to 206,000 units. Hyundai said last month it planned to boost EV production in the United States to three-quarters of its total production there by 2030 from just 0.7% now.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Elon Musk, Kim Jinwoo, Zayong Koo, Refinitiv SmartEstimate, 1,279.1700, Heekyong Yang, Miyoung Kim, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Hyundai, New York, REUTERS, Kia Corp, Korea Investment & Securities, EV, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, SEOUL, KS, United States, North America, South Korea

☆ Stellantis, Samsung SDI set plan to build second US battery plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Stellantis said the second U.S. battery plant will be the sixth to support the company's goals. "The second plant will accelerate our market penetration into the U.S.," Samsung SDI CEO Yoon-ho Choi said in the statement. In May 2022, Stellantis and Samsung SDI said they would invest more than $2.5 billion to build their first joint battery plant, to open in the first quarter of 2025 in Kokomo, Indiana. Stellantis is also building a joint-venture battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, in Canada with South Korea's LG Energy Solution (373220.KS). Samsung SDI shares extended gains after Monday's announcement, rising to as much as 4.1% versus a 0.8% increase in the benchmark KOSPI (.KS11).

Persons: Carlos Tavares, Stellantis, Ram, Alfa Romeo, Yoon, Choi, Ben Klayman, Heekyong Yang, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Samsung SDI, North, Peugeot, Jeep, Citroen, Opel, Samsung, South Korea's LG Energy, General Motors, United Auto Workers union, Stellantis, GM, Ford, Thomson Locations: Korean, U.S, Europe, Kokomo , Indiana, Indiana, Windsor , Ontario, Canada, Detroit, Seoul

☆ Asia stocks set for best week of 2023, dollar reels on dovish Fed bets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Kevin Buckland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Gold was poised for its best week in three months as the dollar floundered, while crude oil rose to the highest in nearly three months. U.S. E-mini equity futures also pointed to a 0.16% lower restart for the S&P 500 (.SPX), after the index rallied 0.85% overnight. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index - which measures the currency against six major peers - edged about 0.1% lower to touch 99.637 for the first time since April of last year. "The dollar index can probably trade down toward 98 over the coming weeks without too many problems," said IG's Sycamore. It has rallied nearly 2% this week.

Persons: Gold, we've, Tony Sycamore, HSI, Korea's, Michele Bullock, Kevin Buckland, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Federal, Treasury, IG, Japan's Nikkei, U.S, Bank of Japan's, Reserve Bank of Australia, Brent, . West Texas, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Sydney, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Australia

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