Risk aversion on fear of Wuhan coronavirus pandemic continues to be the main theme in the financial markets. DOW lost over -1000 pts overnight as it's suffering one of the worst weeks in history. 10-year and 30-year yield hit new record lows. Asian markets naturally follow with all major indices in deep red. Oil price is suggesting its biggest weekly loss since 2014, could prompt counter measures from OPEC+. In the currency markets, Canadian Dollar is the worst performing one for the week so far, thanks to free fall in oil prices. New Zealand and Australian Dollars are not too far away. Yen is currently the strongest, as risk aversion overshadows worries over Japan's economy. Euro is following as the second strongest, with help from strong rally against Dollar and Sterling. The greenback is mixed as expectation of March Fed cut soared. In Asia, currently, Nikkei is down -3.48%. Hong Kong HSI is down -2.52%. China Shanghai SSE is down -2.74%. Singapore Strait Times is down -2.28%. Japan 10-year JGB yield is down -0.0297 at -0.l132. Overnight, DOW dropped -4.42%. S&P 500 dropped -4.42%. NASDAQ dropped -4.61%. 10-year yield dropped to -0.011 to 1.299, new record low. |
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