Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Stocks in Asia Looked Set to Fall After a Decline in U.S. Equities — Futures on equities in Japan and Australia fell, while those in Hong Kong nudged higher. Chinese equity markets are due to reopen after a holiday, with traders getting their first chance to react to President Donald Trump’s order for a review of additional tariffs that prompted an aggressive response from China. While Friday’s selloff left U.S. stocks teetering on a key support level, futures on the S&P 500 Index climbed in early trading.
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Asia Stocks Mixed on New Trade Move
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Japanese shares fluctuated, while South Korean equities drifted. Futures on the S&P 500 Index declined following three days of gains for the underlying cash index that were driven in part by comments from White House officials indicating talks were in the offing between the world’s top two economies. Chinese markets are shut for a holiday. Crude oil prices dropped and gold rose. Treasuries recovered from recent losses.
Goldman Says Four Fed Hikes Little Problem for Asian Equities
Gold Silver Reports – Investors should look through the worries about a faster pace of U.S. monetary tightening that have shaken Asian stocks so far this week, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.