IN THE OVERNIGHT 26 MAY

PCE and durable goods at 8:30 AM ET

Asia broadly green after yesterday’s selloff

Keep an eye on that yuan (it’s always the first bullet point under overnight data) …deval going on

  • Hong Kong: Hang Seng closed for holiday
  • China CSI 300    +0.01%
  • Taiwan KOSPI   +0.16%
  • India Nifty 50    +0.95%
  • Australia ASX    -1.03%
  • Japan Nikkei    +0.22%
  • European bourses mostly in positive territory so far this morning
  • US indices in slight positive territory  so far in pre-market, USD retreats -0.27%

Overnight Data/News

  • PBoC Sets Yuan Mid-Point At 7.0760 / Dlr VS Last Close 7.0795
  • Japan PPI Services Y/Y Apr: 1.6% (est 1.4%, prev 1.6%)
  • Tokyo CPI Ex-Fresh Food Y/Y May: 3.2% (est 3.4%, pre 3.5%) – Tokyo CPI Y/Y May: 3.2% (est 3.4%, prev 3.5%)
  • UK Retail Sales Inc Auto Fuel (M/M) Apr: 0.5% (est 0.3%; prevR -1.2%) – Retail Sales Inc Auto Fuel (Y/Y) Apr: -3.0% (est -2.8%; prevR -3.9%)
  • UK Retail Sales Ex Auto Fuel (M/M) Apr: 0.8% (est 0.4%; prevR -1.4%) – Retail Sales Ex Auto Fuel (Y/Y) Apr: -2.6% (est -2.8%; prevR -4.0%)
  • Spanish Total Mortgage lending (Y/Y) Mar: -11.5% (prev -1.9%) – Spanish House Mortgage Approvals (Y/Y) Mar: -15.7% (prev -2.0%)
  • Italian Consumer Confidence Index May: 105.1 (est 105.0; prev 105.5) – Italian Manufacturing Confidence May: 101.4 (est 102.5; prevR 102.8) – Italian Economic Sentiment May: 108.7 (prevR 110.4)
  • Inflation In Japan’s Capital Slows Slightly In May, But Remains Elevated – RTRS
  • China Easing Bets Climb To Highest This Year As Growth Sputters – BBG
  • Yield-Hungry Investors Push US Money Market Assets To Record $5.4tn – FT
  • US Credit Squeeze Triggers Rise In Corporate Bankruptcies – FT
  • China’s State Banks Seen Selling Dollars In Onshore FX Market – RTRS
  • BoJ Will Keep YCC Until 2024, Three-Quarters Of Economists Say – RTRS
  • US Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo: We’re Making Progress On Debt Ceiling – CNN Interview

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