index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) has grown by 116.66 points (1.09%) and closed at 10798.32. Yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds is 1.360 (increased from the previous closing on 0.020). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Haeng Seng (Hang Seng) has grown by 137.28 points (0.62%) and is located at 22406.73.
After yesterday”s increase to the level of 93.74, the highest since 28 August, the dollar /yen has adjusted to a mark of 93.11. New Japanese Finance Minister Kang said today that the exchange rates at forex market should be based on supply and demand of its members. This differs somewhat on what was said yesterday.
Prime Minister of Japan said that the sharp fluctuations of exchange rates on the forex market are undesirable.
All investors” attention is directed at today”s labor market survey data in the United States. They can bring new information about when the Fed will raise interest rates.
Preliminary
value composite index of leading indicators, 91.2 (Leading indicators composite) in Japan for November (forecast 91.4, the previous value of 89.4). Preliminary results of a composite index of coincident indicators (Coincident indicators) in Japan for November, 95.9 (the previous value of 94.3).
Balance of Payments (Current account) in billions of euros in Germany in December 18.1 (the previous value of 11.0). Trade Balance (Trade balance) in billions of euros in Germany in December 17.4 (forecast 11.8, the previous value of 13.6).
Today is scheduled for release the following data:
at 09:30 GMT - an index of industrial prices “downstream” (PPI Output) in the UK in December (forecast 0.1% per month, 3.1% for theyear, the previous value of 0.2% per month, 2.9% for the year);
at 09:30 GMT - an index of industrial prices “out” without taking into account the price of food, alcohol, tobacco and fuel (PPI Output excluding food, drink, tobacco and petroleum) in the UK in December (forecast 0.1% per month, 2.0% for the year, the previous value of -0.1% per month, 2.0% for the year);
at 09:30 GMT - an index of industrial prices “at the entrance” (PPI Input) in the UK in December (forecast 0.3% per month, 6.3% for the year, the previous value of 0.1% per month, 4.0% for the year);
at 10:00 GMT - unemployment rate (Unemployment) in Europe (16) for November (forecast 9.9%, the previous value of 9.8%);
at 10:00 GMT - final index value of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Europe (16) for the third quarter (forecast 0.4% for the quarter, -4.1% for the year, a preliminary value of 0.4% for the quarter, -4.1% for the year);
at 11:00 GMT - Index of Industrial Production (Industrial production) in Germany for November (forecast 0.8% for the month, the previous value of -1.8% for the month, -12.4% per year);
at 13:30 GMT - the number of new jobs (Nonfarm payrolls) in the U.S. in December (weather-5K, the previous value-11K);
at 13:30 GMT - unemployment (Unemployment rate) in the U.S. for December (forecast 10.0%, the previous value of 10.0%);
at 13:30 GMT - an index of average hourly earnings (Average hourly earnings) in the U.S. for December (forecast 0.2%, the previous value of 0.1%);
at 15:00 GMT - an index of stock in warehouses wholesalers (Wholesale inventories) in the U.S. for November (-0.3% forecast, the previous value of 0.3%);
at 20:00 GMT - consumer credit (Consumer credit) in billions of dollars in the U.S. for November (estimate -5.7, the previous value of -3.5).
Share indexes of Asia have grown up to the 3rd week in a row
Beginning of the year for the SP 500 was the best since 2006
European indexes finished the first week of growth, Stoxx 600 reached a maximum of 15 months
Forex - results of the day
Forex - in the European session
Stock trades in the U.S. closed raznonapravlenno against the background of news from China
During the week are expected to key macro-economic reports from the U.S.
Asia: the growth of Chinese imports was not left unattended
Savchenko, Deputy Minister of Finance considers appropriate the current level of debt of 40% of GDP