[Bull and Bear Materials]
Bullish materials
- NY Dow rose (38,711.29, +140.26)
- Nasdaq composite index rose (16,857.05, +28.38)
Long-term US interest rates fell.
Expectations for inflation to ease in the US.
Request for improvement in corporate value by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Bearish materials
- Nikkei average fell (38,837.46, -85.57)
- 1 dollar = 154.80-90 yen
- Chicago Nikkei Futures fell (38,425, Osaka differential -325)
- The SOX index fell (5116.27, -36.25)
- The VIX index rose (13.16, +0.05)
- US crude oil futures fell (73.25,-0.97)
Concerns about early additional rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.
Prolonged fighting in Ukraine and Israel.
Low approval rating of the Cabinet.
Notes to be aware of:
- Monthly labor statistics (April)
- Service industry PMI (May)
- Integrated PMI (May)
- Astroscale Holdings new listing
- Australian GDP (Q1)
- South Korean GDP (1Q-3Q) - China Caixin Services PMI (May) - China Caixin Composite PMI (May) - Indian Services PMI Final Value (May) - Indian Composite PMI Final Value (May) - St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (until the 8th) - German 7-year government bond auction - Eurozone Services PMI (May) - Eurozone Composite PMI (May) - Eurozone Producer Price Index (April) - Brazilian Mineral Industry Production (April) - Brazilian Services PMI (May) - Brazilian Composite PMI (May) - Canada Bank (Central Bank) Policy Interest Rate Announcement - US ADP National Employment Report (May) - US ISM Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index (May)
- China Caixin Services PMI (May)
- China Caixin Composite PMI (May)
- Indian Services PMI Final Value (May)
- Indian Composite PMI Final Value (May)
- St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (until the 8th)
- German 7-year government bond auction
- Eurozone Services PMI (May)
- Eurozone Composite PMI (May)
- Eurozone Producer Price Index (April)
- Brazilian Mineral Industry Production (April)
- Brazilian Services PMI (May)
- Brazilian Composite PMI (May)
- Canada Bank (Central Bank) Policy Interest Rate Announcement
- US ADP National Employment Report (May)
- US ISM Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index (May)