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Japan -0.43% BOJ maintained its key short-term interest rate at -0.1% and that of 10-year bond yields at around 0%.
Japan’s Manufacturing PMI dips to 48.6 in September, falling for fourth month straight.
Japan’s annual inflation drops to 3.2% in August, lowest in three months.
China +1.30%
Hong Kong +1.21%
India +0.02%
Australia -0.11% Australia’s manufacturing PMI falls to 48.2, lowest in four months; Australia 10 Year Government Bond Yield increased to a 9-year high of 4.36%.
Turkish central bank boosts policy rate by 5 pp after hot inflation prints
The Bank of England kept its bank rate unchanged at 5.25%, in a five-to-four vote on Thursday. Four members of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee favored a 25 basis point increase to 5.5%.
Car sales in Thailand shrank 11.25% from a year earlier to 60,535 units in August 2023, following an 8.77% fall in the previous month.
The annual inflation rate in Malaysia stood at 2% in August 2023, unchanged from July’s 23-month low figure, in line with market forecasts.
In the U.S. on Thursday, all three major indexes edged lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was the worst performer among the major averages, retreating 1.82% to 13,223.98 points. The benchmark S&P 500 slipped 1.64% to 4,329.99 points, notching its worst day since March 22. The blue-chip Dow declined 1.07% to 34,070.68 points.
Coming up in the session: Major European country PMI figures, UK and Canada retail sales expected today.
WTI crude futures rose above $90 per barrel on Friday, hovering close to ten-month highs amid concerns that a Russian ban on fuel exports could tighten global oil supply further.
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,923.29 per ounce by 0350 GMT, having logged its biggest daily drop since Sept. 5 on Thursday. U.S. gold futures also rose 0.2% to $1,943.10. Spot silver rose 0.4% to $23.47 per ounce, set for its best week in four. Platinum gained 0.7% to $925.77 and palladium jumped 0.8% to $1,272.85.
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US stock futures edged higher on Friday after the market saw another day of heavy losses during Thursday’s regular session, as the Federal Reserve’s hawkish pause this week continued to weigh on sentiment. Dow +0.20%; S&P 500 +0.22%; Nasdaq +0.31%.
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