Mixed Markets
- Hong Kong: Hang Seng closed UP +0.76%
- China CSI 300 -0.11%
- Taiwan KOSPI +1.42%
- India Nifty 50 +0.53%
- Australia ASX -0.30%
- Japan Nikkei +0.79%
- All European bourses broadly in positive territory so far this morning
- US indices pretty flat so far this morning in pre-market, USD -0.47%
Overnight Data/News
- PBoC Sets Yuan Mid-Point At 6.8882 / Dlr VS Last Close 6.8835
- China PPI Y/Y Mar: -2.5% (est -2.5%, prev -1.4%) – China CPI Y/Y Mar: 0.7% (est 1.0%, prev 1.0%)
- Bank Of Korea Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged At 3.50% As Expected
- Australia NAB Business Confidence Mar: -1 (prev -4)
- Norwegian PPI Including Oil (M/M) Mar: -3.5% (prev -2.9%) – PPI Including Oil (Y/Y) Mar: -21.9% (prev -5.4%)
- Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence Apr: -8.7 (est -10.1; prev -11.1)
- Eurozone Retail Sales (M/M) Feb: -0.8% (est -0.8%; prevR 0.8%) – Eurozone Retail Sales (Y/Y) Feb: -3.0% (est -3.5%; prevR -1.8%)
- US Small Business Optimism Mar: 90.1 (est 89.8; prev 90.9)
- China May Keep Injecting Cash Via MLF At Unchanged Rate – Daily
- China’s Consumer Inflation Slows, Producer Prices Fall Further – BBG
- JPX CEO Says No Major Issues Now From BoJ’s ETF Purchases
- Warren Buffett Says He Intends To Add To Japanese Stock Holdings – Nikkei
- Big US Banks Expected To Report Deposit Flight In Upcoming Earnings – FT
- Money Managers Bullish Oil Bets Surge Most Since 2016 After Surprise OPEC+ Cut
US DATA TODAY
