Banking, Economy

“U.S. Treasury yields rise after strong China economic data”

“What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.681% rose 1.2 basis points to 0.681%, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, 0.137% was steady at 0.139%. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, 1.425% added 2.1 basis points to 1.429%. Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields.… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“SMIC, China’s largest chipmaker, plunges 23%…”

“GUANGZHOU, China — Shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China’s biggest contract chipmaker, plunged over 23% on Monday, after the U.S. government said it was considering putting export restrictions on the company.  The firm’s Hong Kong-listed shares plummeted by 22.88% to… Continue Reading…

Business

“Alibaba Earnings Top Expectations…”

“Alibaba (BABA) reported quarterly results before the market open Friday that beat estimates as total gross merchandise volume for the year hit a record $1 trillion. Alibaba stock fell. The China e-commerce giant reported adjusted earnings of $1.30 per share, up… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Europe’s stagnant economy is vulnerable to a shock from China”

“Recession fears are stalking Europe again after Germany’s economy flatlined at the end of 2019. The coronavirus now threatens to slam exports to China. The German economy did not grow in the final three months of last year, setting up… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The global economy is likely to rebound in 2020…”

“Global growth is expected to hit 3.3 percent this year, the IMF predicted. That is up from 2.9 percent last year, which was the worst year for the world economy since the Great Recession. The more upbeat forecast for 2020 is… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Yuan rises as US lifts China’s currency manipulator label”

“The Chinese yuan strengthened Tuesday to its highest level in more than five months as the United States removed China from its currency manipulator list. The US Treasury Department on Monday stripped away its designation of China as a currency manipulator, days… Continue Reading…

Economy

“China Moves to Steady Its Slowing Economic Growth”

“China on Wednesday moved to pump more cash into its financial system, suggesting that Beijing remained concerned about faltering growth despite signs that the world’s second-largest economy was stabilizing… The country’s slowdown has sent ripples through the global economy. Germany narrowly… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Nasdaq tops 9,000 on boosts from Amazon, trade optimism”

“The Nasdaq crossed the 9,000-point mark for the first time on Thursday as all three major Wall Street indexes posted record closing highs, boosted by optimism over U.S.-China trade relations and gains in shares of Amazon.com after a report signaled… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Mnuchin says trade deal with China to boost global economy”

“…The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Top economist lowers recession risk for 2020, but says hurdles remain”

““We do need to get over some of these hurdles that are a problem for business-sector spending of which is both U.S.-China trade concerns as well as things like Brexit and other geopolitical risks,” the firm’s head of U.S. economic… Continue Reading…