Evening market report
The Aussie sharemarket fell for the fourth straight day after the ASX 200 shed 1.3 per cent or 85pts, to 6601. The market remained cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s decision on US interest rates tomorrow morning (4am AEST). All 11 sectors finished in negative territory, with the interest-rate sensitive Tech and Real Estate…
Financial alarm bells ringing around the world
China China continues its zero-COVID policy as Shanghai has reimposed lockdowns, and Beijing is on high alert after detecting several new COVID cases. A staggered reopening will harm the Australian resource sector and downstream services. BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) is up 11% year-to-date (YTD) and Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) is up 16% YTD. United States…
China’s FDI inflow up 17.3 pct in first five months
BEIJING, – Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.3 percent year on year to 564.2 billion yuan in the first five months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. In U.S. dollar terms, the inflow went up 22.6 percent year on year to 87.77 billion U.S. dollars….
China accounts for 30 pct of global manufacturing output: official
BEIJING, – China accounted for 30 percent of the global manufacturing output in 2021, marking an increase from 22.5 percent in 2012 as the industry grew bigger and stronger, data from the industry regulator showed Tuesday. The manufacturing value-added output had expanded from 16.98 trillion yuan (about 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2012 to 31.4…
Chinese yuan weakens to 6.7482 against USD Tuesday
BEIJING, – The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 300 pips to 6.7482 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each…
3,500 registered general aviation airplanes
BEIJING, – China will strive to have 3,500 registered airplanes for general aviation by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period, according to the country’s civil aviation regulator. A new plan on general aviation unveiled by the Civil Aviation Administration of China states that the number of registered airports for general aviation will…
CommSec Morning Report
Latest news • In US economic data, consumer inflation expectations rose from 6.3% to 6.6% in May (survey: 6.2%). • European sharemarkets fell on Monday. Investors fear that aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve to control inflation could sharply slow global economic growth. Travel & leisure fell 5.3%, automakers fell by 4.5% and…
Are value stocks cyclical or defensive?
Investors may need to rethink their preconceptions about value investing. So far this year US value stocks have outperformed their growth counterparts by a whopping 21% (as at 24 May). But what’s behind the rotation? It can partly be explained by the huge spike in bond yields, which has seen the 10-year US Treasury yield…
Economic trends to watch in the second half of 2022
Rate hikes may slow growth this year, but the longer-term outlook could strengthen as monetary policy shifts to neutral and prices stabilize. The war in Ukraine has driven up the price of oil, gas and other commodities—leading to weakened global growth. Add soaring inflation and tight monetary policies to the mix, and the economic outlook…
The Australian housing game has changed
The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate for the second time in two months, this time by 0.50 points to 0.85%. It won’t be the last such hike. Forecasters expect the cash rate to hit 2.5% by the end of next year. This would lift the typical variable mortgage rate to near 5%. Cue…
