Japanese equities are higher on Wednesday and fell in the previous session while the US inflation data released overnight missed expectations on the core Consumer Price Index, adding some relief to the US stock market, if only momentarily.
Core CPI missed estimates, suggesting that the Federal Reserve might not need to be in such a hurry that the market has been pricing for. Core prices, which exclude food and energy prices, moved up by just 0.3%, below the 0.5% expectations and the smallest increase since September.
By 0340 GMT, the Nikkei share average had risen 1.68% after hitting a near four-week low on Tuesday. The broader Topixhad climbed 0.77% to 1,880.45. Meanwhile, China's markets are less dented with the relief that lockdowns and easing up in the City of Shanghai.
However, China reported 26,525 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases and 1,513 symptomatic ones on Wednesday. Chinese blue chips lost and Hong Kong fell 0.2%. The trade data was non-impactful though, which showed China's exports rose 13.4% in yuan terms year on year in January-March, while imports increased 7.5%.
© 2000-2024. All rights reserved.
This site is managed by Teletrade D.J. LLC 2351 LLC 2022 (Euro House, Richmond Hill Road, Kingstown, VC0100, St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
The information on this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute any investment advice.
The company does not serve or provide services to customers who are residents of the US, Canada, Iran, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Yemen and FATF blacklisted countries.
Making transactions on financial markets with marginal financial instruments opens up wide possibilities and allows investors who are willing to take risks to earn high profits, carrying a potentially high risk of losses at the same time. Therefore you should responsibly approach the issue of choosing the appropriate investment strategy, taking the available resources into account, before starting trading.
Use of the information: full or partial use of materials from this website must always be referenced to TeleTrade as the source of information. Use of the materials on the Internet must be accompanied by a hyperlink to teletrade.org. Automatic import of materials and information from this website is prohibited.
Please contact our PR department if you have any questions or need assistance at pr@teletrade.global.