Australian Balance of Trade (Dec) 3.37B vs. Exp. 3.325B (Prev. 2.936B, Low. 2.6B, High. 4.0B)
The Australian Balance of Trade for December came in at 3.37 billion AUD, slightly exceeding expectations and marking an improvement from the previous month's 2.936 billion.
PRE-MARKET TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE STOCKS NEWS: MediaTek (2454 TT) Q4 (TWD) rev. rose 8.8% Y/Y to 150.2bln
Japanese PM Takaichi is to meet with TSMC's (2330 TT) CEO at 11:00 JST (02:00GMT/21:00EST)
Australian Balance of Trade (Dec) 3.37B vs. Exp. 3.325B (Prev. 2.936B, Low. 2.6B, High. 4.0B)
PBoC is expected to set USD/CNY mid-point at 6.9468 (prev. 6.9533)
[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks are mostly lower following the continued tech rout on Wall St, where semiconductor names were hit, while recent focus was also on geopolitics after US/Iran talks were reported to be off, and then on again
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This positive print suggests continued strength in Australia’s export sector, which may have implications for the AUD's strength against other currencies and reflects a resilient growth outlook, supporting the case for stable monetary policy.
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