Wolf Money(world market review 18-24 April 2022)

 

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Market Summary 18-24 April 2022

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- US 50 bps increase of key interest rates will be considered for May meeting 

- US Services PMI Business Activity Index at 54.7 in April at 3-mth low 

+ US jobless claims decreased by 2000 to 184,000, fewest since 1970

- US existing home sales fell 2.7% from Feb to seasonally adjusted rate of 5.77m as mortgage rates, home prices rise 

- US crude inventories decrease by 8m barrels to 413.7m in week ending 15 April 

- US to add another 17 Chinese firms to list that could face delisting 

- US imposed new sanctions on Russian bank, oligarchs, virtual currency mining company 

- Yellen: caution needed on complete energy ban on Russia

- ExxonMobil may completely withdraw from Russia this summer: Reuters 

- Meta meets issues with payment-to-merchant WhatsApp feature in Brazil due to disagreement with processing firms 

- American Airlines Q1 operating revenue up 122% to reach US$8.9bn, company recorded net loss of US$1.63bn 

- United Airlines operating revenue Q1 at US$7.5bn, below estimates, net loss stood at US$1.37bn  

+ American Express Q1 revenue annual rise 29% to reach US$11.73bn, net income down 6% on annual level to US$2.1bn 

+ Musk is willing to invest between US$10bn and US$15bn of his own money in attempt to take Twitter 

- Tesla Q1 revenue at US$18.8bn, surge by 81%, seven times more than year ago 

- Netflix stock plunged >30% after reported loses 200,000 subscribers in Q1, aims to curtail password sharing

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+ China’s GDP hit 4.8% growth in Q1, beats market expectations 

+ China on track for 2022 GDP target of around 5.5% as it has ample stimulus space: govt economists 

+ China’s industrial output up 6.5% in Q1: NBS

+ China will flexibly use variety of monetary policy tools to increase support for real economy 

- China’s fiscal revenue slowed in March vs first 2 mths

+ China’s state asset regulator vowed to ensure debt risks of centrally administered state firms are controllable 

+ China held it benchmark loan rates unchanged 

+ China’s non-financial outbound direct investment rose 6.3% in Q1 to 170.95bn yuan 

- China’s real estate service provider E-House defaulted on US$298m US dollar bond  

- Shanghai’s March industrial output fall 7.5% on Covid lockdowns 

- Shanghai reported 3.1% GDP growth in Q1, sharp decline from 17.6% last year 

+ China said will coordinate and solve solving difficulties encountered by foreign-funded firms amid Covid outbreak

+ China plans to increase its coal capacity by 300m tons this year to ensue energy supplies 

+ China’s 3 oil giants are now listed on domestic capital market after CNOOC began trading on A-share market 

+ China-Vietnam cross-border freights trains more than triples in Q1 

+ China-Laos railway set records in passenger and cargo transportation during Water Splash Festival in Laos 

+ Chinese 8 companies attended a major investment and trade show in In India, signal of warming relationship

+ HK reopened venues, extends dinning hours as Cvoid-19 cases fall 

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+ Japan’s inflation increases to 1.2% in March

- Japan reported bigger than-expected trade deficit of US$3.2bn in March 

+ Russia to spend US$32.3bn on supporting its economy under sanctions 

+ Russia considering further rate cuts at upcoming meetings after cutting 300 basis points to 17% 

+ Russia unveiled plans for digital ruble, domestic payment system, plans to launch by 2023

+ Russia to update its strategy in WTO amid sanctions: Putin 

- G7 finance ministers pledge >US$24bn to Ukraine 

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- Eurozone inflation could reach double digits if EU decides to impose full embargo on Russian natural gas exports 

- Eurozone inflation stood at 7.4% in March on annual basis vs 5.9% in Feb 

- Eurozone manufacturing output at 22-mth low in April 

+ EU has failed to reach consensus on full ban of Russian oil and gas imports 

- ECB: all large euro zone banks can withstand full write-off of their Russian exposure 

+ ECB should end its stimulus programme in July and could raise interest rates: ECB vice-president 

- European passenger car registrations down 20.5% in March: ACEA 

+ EU issues guidelines for gas payments in rubles

- EU firms face logistical issues in Shanghai post-lockdown: business group 

- German producer prices rose 30.9% in March at record high mainly due to rising energy prices 

- Germany’s Purchasing Managers’ Index Composite Output Index at 3-mth low in April 

- Germany will completely cuts its dependence on Russian gas and oil by end year: foreign minister 

+ BMW presented its first all-electric model of 7-series sedans 

- UK consumer confidence in April near record low: GFK

- BOE warned inflation would continue to increase due to global energy crisis 

- UK retail sales in March down 1.4% vs previous mth 

+ France’s €7bn recover has been approved by EU 

- France urging EU to ban Russian crude 

- Credit Suisse expects to report quarterly loss when it releases it results next wk 

- Ukraine asks IMF for US$5bn a mth to maintain economy 

+ Israel adds Chinese yuan to reserves, reducing dollar and euro exposure

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+ Australia’s first bitcoin ETF to be listed on April 27

+ India, UK hope to reach free trade deal this year 

+ Indian importers plan to increase purchases of Russian crude oil and coal at discounted prices: ET

+ Sri Lanka to receive up to US$600m from World Bank over next 4 mths to buy medicine, other essential goods 

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+ Indonesia recorded a budget surplus for 3rd mth in a row in March, imports, exports hit all-time high in March 

- Indonesia’s central bank cuts 2022 economic growth outlook, holds rates steady

- Indonesia announced 2023 budget plan would return the deficit to below 3% 

+ Indonesia plans giant solar power projects for Singapore 

+ Thailand drops on-arrival Covid-19 test for vaccinated visitors from May 1 to boost tourism 

+ Vietnam will implement plan to eliminate fossil-fuel vehicles, tighten emission control to become greener 

- Indonesia to ban palm oil exports to tackle domestic shortage 

+ Philippines has potential to install 21-gigawatt offshore wind power by 2040, cover 1/5 of power demand: world bank 

- Laos lost US$767m to corruption since 2016: state inspector 

+ Malaysia’s vehicles sales jimp nearly 12.8% YoY to over 73,000 units in March 

+ Genting Behard could be readying to launch a new cruise line registered the name “Resorts World Cruises” in Singapore  

+ Sg exports rose for 16th straight mth in March by 7.7%, helped by surged in gold: ESG

+ Sg to lift most pandemic curbs from Apr 26, no more tests for vaccinated travellers to Sg 

+ Sg prices of private residential properties rise by 0.7%, HDB rents dip 3.4% in Q1

- Sg some banks have suspended fixed-rate home loan packages as cost of funds rises 

+ Singaporeans looking for work in overseas grew by 72% in Feb

+ Sg businesses rush to hire returning Malaysians with land border now fully opened 

+ Sg to have world’s largest sustainable aviation fuel plant when Neste’ Tuas facility is completed in 2023 

Contribution by Derek@valueinvestments chat group. Thank you.

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