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Japan +0.60%. The Reuters Tankan sentiment index for manufacturers in Japan stood at +4 in October 2023, unchanged from the previous month.
China -0.06%. In China, Beijing is weighing the issuance of additional sovereign debt for spending on infrastructure to help the economy meet the official growth target of around 5% this year.
Hong Kong +1.39%.
India +0.61%.
Australia +0.68%.
In the U.S. on Tuesday, all three major indexes ended higher, the third straight day of gains after dovish comments for Federal Reserve officials pushed Treasury yields lower.
Investors are now awaiting the minutes of the latest Fed meeting on Wednesday and key U.S. inflation readings on Thursday to determine the central bank’s monetary policy stance.
Meanwhile, investors continued to monitor the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Group Hamas which jolted financial markets on Monday and briefly drove safe-haven demand for the dollar.
Currencies: (JPY:USD), (CNY:USD), (AUD:USD), (INR:USD), (HKD:USD), (NZD:USD).
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the producer price index report later today and the Consumer Price Index report on Thursday: Dow -0.05%; S&P 500 -0.01%; Nasdaq +0.10%.
ETFs: (JEQ), (EWJ), (DXJ), (FXY), (FXI), (KWEB), (CQQQ), (MCHI), (ASHR), (YINN), (TDF), (CHIQ), (GXC), (EWH), (KBA), (YANG), (CXSE), (CAF), (CWEB), (PGJ), (KURE), (CHIX), (CYB).
