Asian Stock Markets: Mixed Signals from China Test Traders Ahead of Fed Key Talks

Asian Stock Market News Points Today
- Asia-Pacific equities higher as China's PMI (Purchasing Management Index) reads, buyers' anxiety ahead of Powell
- US Treasury yields are sluggish despite hawkish expectations from Fed chairman Powell
- Commodities welcome US Dollar pullback against mild gains
- Dim data from Australia, New Zealand and Japan added a filter to the bullish movement.
On the other hand, China's regional stocks have surged to higher levels as the country announced a variety of measures to ease strict lockdowns in key regions after seeing a decline in daily coronavirus infections from record highs. However, in China's dim activity data in November, the virus-positive atmosphere in the country, which has earned the nickname "Bamboo Curtain Country", said to be China's official NBS Manufacturing Purchasing Management Index fell to 48.0 compared to previous estimates of 49.2 and 49.0. Further details said that the Non-Manufacturing PMI also declined to 46.7 from the previous forecast of 48.7 and 51.7. Furthermore, still from elsewhere, Australia's ASX 200 rose at a level of 0.20% due to the influence of disappointing inflation figures, raising expectations of interest rate hikes from the RBA (Reverse Bank of Australia). The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) from Australia was 6.9% YoY compared to the previous forecast of 7.4% and 7.3%.Easy unconditional money with this account!
In line with this, New Zealand's NZX 50 strengthened and approached 1.0% after New Zealand's dimmed building index for October was around -10.7% MoM against the 2.4% previously expected of around 3.6%.Get the Iphone 14 Pro Max of your dreams here!
