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31.07.26 - 16:42
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Futures Rise After Record Rip In Kospi; Bond Bounce Fades As Oil Jumps, BoJ On Hold (ZeroHedge)
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Futures Rise After Record Rip In Kospi; Bond Bounce Fades As Oil Jumps, BoJ On Hold
A broad rally in US tech stocks is extending for a second day, with Nasdaq 100 futures rising over 1%. Amazon is the standout in premarket trading, up by 12% after reporting a fifth quarter of cloud sales growth, while Apple is sinking 7% after its sales forecast was dented by industry-wide supply shortages.
The gains in big-tech come amid signs that, for some, AI spending is paying off - underpinned by strong demand. Amazon shares rallied in late trading after it reported AWS revenue growth of 37%, above consensus of 31.3% and the fastest clip since 2021, enabling traders to overlook another increased capex guide and negative free-cash flow.
On the flip side, Apple shares fell after component shortages weighed on the company's sales forecast, echoing caution mentioned by Qualcomm the previous day. Apple had run into the print as the best performing stock within the Mag 7 cohort year-to-date.
“The w...
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17.03.26 - 00:36
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South Korea and Japan bear brunt of global stock sell-offs amid oil shock (SCMP)
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South Korea and Japan have led declines in global stock markets amid the oil shock, underscoring how supply disruptions in the Middle East are weighing on growth in economies heavily reliant on fuel imports.
The Kospi index in Seoul has slumped 12 per cent since the US-Israel war with Iran broke out on February 28, while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 has slid nearly 9 per cent. South Korea last week moved to cap oil price increases to limit inflation, while rising crude costs added to price pressures in......
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13.03.26 - 18:06
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South Korea to Use Excess Tax Revenue for Oil Shock Extra Budget, Says Finance Minister (Bloomberg)
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South Korea will use extra tax revenue to fund a supplementary budget to cushion households and businesses from surging oil prices triggered by the Iran war, according to the nation's finance minister. “The government's top priority right now is responding to the Middle East situation in the short term, while reducing Korea's structural dependence on oil over the medium to long term,” Koo Yun Cheol told Bloomberg's Shery Ahn in Tokyo. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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