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Japan +0.24%. Japan data – October real wages fall to lowest since June 2015; fell 2.6% y / y in October (September was -1.2%).
China -0.21%. China’s financial markets will halt trading for three minutes on Tuesday morning to mourn Former President Jiang Zemin who died last week, according to information on the website of the People’s Bank of China.
Reuters reported on Monday that China could announce further relaxation of Covid curbs from Wednesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Hong Kong -1.29%.
Australia -0.47%. Australian data: The latest Q3 account misses the big time at -2.3bn AUD (expected +6.2bn).
The weekly Australian consumer confidence survey, fell to 82.7 this week
India -0.49%.
Overnight on Wallstreet, the major US indices are closing high to start the new trading week. Better than expected ISM -non manufacturing index, sent yields moving to the upside, USD higher and stocks to the downside. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down -482.80 points or -1.40% at 33947.10. The S&P 500 fell -72.88 points or -1.79% at 3998.83. The Nasdaq Composite fell -221.55 points or -1.93% at 11239.95.
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, after G-7 tariffs on Russian oil went into effect on Monday on top of the European Union’s ban on Russian exports by sea.
Brent crude Futures were up 66 cents at $83.34 a barrel by 0108 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) rose 70 cents to $77.63 a barrel.
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, helped by a slight recovery in the US dollar, making the greenback-priced bullion cheaper for buyers with other currencies.
Spot gold was up 0.4% at $1,775.69 on the hour as of 0224 GMT. US Gold Future rose 0.3% to $1,787.10.
Dollar index down 0.2%.
Spot silver rose 1.2% to $22.52. Platinum rose 0.5% to $1,002.50 and palladium gained 0.6% to $1,886.63.
The future of the US is mixed. Dow Jones +0.08%; The value of the S&P500 +0.04%; Nasdaq -0.08%.
