non-manufacturing PMI back to expansion territory in June
BEIJING, — The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for China’s non-manufacturing sector came in at 54.7 in June, up from 47.8 in May, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below it reflects contraction. As the epidemic prevention and control situation in China continues to improve,…
CommSec Evening Report Thursday
Latest News On the last day of the financial year, the Aussie market finished near session lows and extended its losses to a second straight day after the ASX 200 shed 132.1pts or 1.97 per cent to 6568.1. All sectors finished lower for the 16th time this year. The index was held back by the…
High Oil Pressure
Oil supply is stretched around the world. Squeezes at any juncture are ballooning prices. What is driving these jittery markets? Tight supply lines Libyan oil ports are experiencing blockades from the Eastern political factions, threatening the supply of 1 million barrels of oil per day to the global markets. In already stretched trading, the removal…
Market exchange rates in China — June 30
BEIJING,– The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 671.14 Euro 100 700.84 Japanese yen 100 4.9136 Hong Kong dollar 100 85.519 British pound…
OIl down ahead of OPEC+ meeting & Sintra fallout hammers the Euro + the Parity Party
MARKETS Window dressing, quarter- and month-end rebalancing, and the June 30 redemption deadline are all factors in play over the next few days. Hence folks are trying to get books in line ahead of Friday with a thought here that pension fund rebalancing should support the broader tape. Accordingly, you will hear a lot of…
China’s foreign trade sees positive changes in Q2: trade council
BEIJING, — China’s foreign trade saw positive changes in the second quarter as the government’s pro-growth policies gradually pay off, according to a survey conducted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). In the second quarter, firms in the foreign trade sector reported improvements in new orders and operation costs, CCPIT…
Audi builds new e-car plant in China
BERLIN,– German carmaker Audi’s China joint venture has laid the cornerstone of a new electric car vehicle plant in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. The new plant will be the first in China to exclusively produce fully electric models by Audi. The…
CommSec Morning Report Thursday June 30, 2022
Latest news At a European Central Bank forum, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will not let the economy slip into a “higher inflation regime”: “our job is to literally prevent that from happening and we will prevent that from happening.” In US data, the economy, as measured by GDP, contracted…
Evening report Wednesday
The Aussie market snapped a four-day winning streak, with the ASX 200 sliding by 63.4 pts or 0.94 per cent to 6700.2, after US markets posted their largest daily losses in a week. Declines were led by the real estate sector, which faced pressure after a number of real estate trusts traded ex-distribution. A 2.0…
Installed capacity of renewable energy exceeds 1 bln kilowatts
BEIJING — China’s installed capacity of renewable energy had reached 1.1 billion kilowatts by the end of May, up 15.1 percent year on year, data from the National Energy Administration showed. From January to May, China’s newly installed capacity of renewable energy was 43.49 million kilowatts, accounting for 82.1 percent of the total newly installed…
