TAG: Japan

Japan, NVIDIA & Berkshire: What’s Moving the Markets?

February 12-14, 2024, may have unveiled valuable information about the state of the global economies and markets. From NVIDIA’s new disclosures to Japan’s economic decline and Berkshire’s sale of Apple shares, here’s what you need to know:More Investments...

7 months ago

UK house prices fell 1% in March

US indices US indices ended Thursday’s session in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is on track to post its worst weekly performance in 2024. Asia–Pacific (APAC) equity markets followed the US lead, with Japan’s Nikkei shedding more than 2%...

6 months ago

Week ahead: Meta; Microsoft; Alphabet; Tesla; SAP; Bank of Japan; US GDP

Plus, the titans of the earnings week including Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla. Software giant SAP’s numbers could shed some light on the health of corporate Europe. (AI Video Summary) Geopolitical tensions impacting volatility outlooks The financia...

5 months ago

FTSE 100 at record high

Europe indices Europe indices opened higher on Tuesday after the rebound of US equity markets on Monday and a positive performance in APAC. In the UK, the FTSE 100 traded at a record high. Jibun Bank manufacturing PMI Currencies were broadly unchanged ahe...

5 months ago

Week ahead: Fed interest rate decision; NFP; Amazon; Apple; Shell; HSBC; GSK

This comes on top of a hectic earnings calendar with Apple and Amazon reporting in the US and HSBC, Shell, and GSK among the big names in Europe. (AI Video Summary) Key economic data for the coming week The upcoming week from Monday, 29 April will be...

5 months ago

Yen falls under suspected intervention

USD/JPY The yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Monday morning, after USD/JPY hit ¥160 earlier, its weakest level since April 1990, with traders citing yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities to boost the currency. The Japan Ministry of Fina...

5 months ago

Look ahead: Amazon; McDonald’s; HSBC; Coca-Cola; Japan industrial output

Industrial production and retail sales from Japan will be interesting after the Japanese yen fell to 34-year lows of 160 per dollar. (AI Video Summary) Australian and Japanese economic data Angeline Ong previews key financial highlights for Tuesday, 3...

5 months ago

Asia Day Ahead: Nikkei extend gains, HSI remains subdued

Asia Open The Asian session looks set for a steady start in today’s session, with Nikkei +0.56% and ASX +0.59% at the time of writing. Korean markets are closed for holiday today. Overnight, risk sentiments continue to ride on the all-clear signal, after...

2 months ago

Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: Clues to be sought on the timing for the BoJ’s next move

What to expect at the upcoming BoJ meeting? The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 19 – 20 September 2024. Having surprised markets back in July by raising its short-term policy target to 0.25% from a zero-to-0.1% range, a ba...

1 month ago

Yen rally is a lesson in the lost art of FX intervention

Japan's currency is enjoying an epic rally, heading for the biggest quarterly advance in years. That's quite a shift from a few months ago, when yen bulls were few and far between. Who can claim credit for this turnaround?Looming interest-rate cuts by the...

1 month ago

Asia Day Ahead: What’s next for the USD/JPY?

Asia Open The Asian session kicked off the new quarter on a slight breather, with Nikkei +1.31%, ASX -0.50% and NZX -0.13% at the time of writing. That said, weak seasonality has failed to stand in the way in the month of September, which reflected strong...

2 weeks ago