Busy overnight session with lots of volatility. The Nikkei 225 continued its upwards trend towards its 5 year high. The Japanese Yen had fallen to its lowest point since 2008. This occured before the Chinese PPI data release, which shows that the nations PPI declined 1.9 per cent in March, compared to the previous year. This comes after a 1.6 per cent drop in February. Analysts had estimated a 2per cent fall. Meanwhile China’s CPI dropped to-0.9 per cent which was a harder fall than investor expectation of -0.6per cent. The CPI had risen 2.1 per cent since the same time last year, which underwhelmed analyst expectations of a 2.4 per cent gain. The Chinese data and the BOJ’s first government bond buying program, the sale of 1.2 trillion Yen of debt, had the effect of pushing up the Yen and pushing down the Nikkei 225.
Stocks
A good trading session for the Asian stocks which gained on the back of the Chinese data, and the action taken by the BOJ before rallying on the actions of profit-takers. The Australian S&P/ASX200 saw a 1 per cent gain as it was boosted by the mining corporations that gained on Chinese data eg. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The South Korean Kospi kept its freefall with a further0.35 per cent loss, after North Korea announced their plans to test their nuclear weapons for the 4th time. The Hang Seng was up by 1 per cent during the late Asian session, and the Nikkei hit a new 5 year high earlier in the Asian session.
European stocks were up today, boosted by the Bank of Japan's new heavy bond buying program. EURO STOXX 50 was up 0.63 per cent, the French CAC 40 was up 0.53 per cent and the German DAX 30 was up 0.50 per cent.
Forex
The data from China pushed the AUD/USD pair up with a 0.19 per cent gain. The Australian dollar is linked to the commodities, so that when there is a positive demand for commodities the value of the AUD currency is pushed up.
On Monday, it was confirmed that the Chinese renminbi will start trading against the AUD later, which means that the Chinese currency will now be traded only against the AUD, JPY and the USD. The EUR was up against its counterparts, even with continuing concerns from the Portuguese and Greek banking sector. The euro saw a 0.24 per cent increase against the dollar.
Commodities
The weaker dollar helped boost the commodity markets by pushing investors to find a safe haven asset. Crude oil was up 0.38 per cent after the data from China, and the BOJ government bond buying. Gold gained 0.23 per cent and silver gained 0.83 per cent, boosted by a healthier global outlook thanks to the Japanese stimulus measures. Natural gas is still rising, with a further gain of 0.12 per cent. U.S. Natural gas has reached a new 20-month high.
Stocks
A good trading session for the Asian stocks which gained on the back of the Chinese data, and the action taken by the BOJ before rallying on the actions of profit-takers. The Australian S&P/ASX200 saw a 1 per cent gain as it was boosted by the mining corporations that gained on Chinese data eg. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The South Korean Kospi kept its freefall with a further0.35 per cent loss, after North Korea announced their plans to test their nuclear weapons for the 4th time. The Hang Seng was up by 1 per cent during the late Asian session, and the Nikkei hit a new 5 year high earlier in the Asian session.
European stocks were up today, boosted by the Bank of Japan's new heavy bond buying program. EURO STOXX 50 was up 0.63 per cent, the French CAC 40 was up 0.53 per cent and the German DAX 30 was up 0.50 per cent.
Forex
The data from China pushed the AUD/USD pair up with a 0.19 per cent gain. The Australian dollar is linked to the commodities, so that when there is a positive demand for commodities the value of the AUD currency is pushed up.
On Monday, it was confirmed that the Chinese renminbi will start trading against the AUD later, which means that the Chinese currency will now be traded only against the AUD, JPY and the USD. The EUR was up against its counterparts, even with continuing concerns from the Portuguese and Greek banking sector. The euro saw a 0.24 per cent increase against the dollar.
Commodities
The weaker dollar helped boost the commodity markets by pushing investors to find a safe haven asset. Crude oil was up 0.38 per cent after the data from China, and the BOJ government bond buying. Gold gained 0.23 per cent and silver gained 0.83 per cent, boosted by a healthier global outlook thanks to the Japanese stimulus measures. Natural gas is still rising, with a further gain of 0.12 per cent. U.S. Natural gas has reached a new 20-month high.