Japanese Retail Sales YoY (Mar) Y/Y 1.7% vs. Exp. 0.8% (Prev. -0.2%)
Japanese retail sales for March have significantly outperformed expectations, coming in at 1.7% year-over-year compared to the anticipated 0.8%.
PBoC is expected to set USD/CNY mid-point at 6.8414 (prev. 6.8608)
[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac bourses open mixed (ASX 200 -0.4%, Nikkei 225 -0.7%, KOSPI +0.7%), US equity futures continues to trade near session highs (NQ outperforming, +0.9%); DXY flat, USD/JPY retreats from 160.50; WTI modestly higher
Japanese Retail Sales YoY (Mar) Y/Y 1.7% vs. Exp. 0.8% (Prev. -0.2%)
Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) - Q1 2026 (KRW): Net 47.1tln (exp. 38.3tln), Operating profit 57.2tln (exp. 57.2tln), Revenue 133.9tln (exp. 117.5tln), chip business aided by HBM4 and SOCAMM2 sales to Nvidia
US Senators Grassley and Banks are demanding answers from major tech and AI companies over concerns that employees with ties to China could access US AI systems, Axios reports
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This notable increase not only reverses the previous decline but also signals a potential rebound in consumer spending, which could have positive implications for economic growth and influence currency markets in the region, particularly the yen.
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