[Strong and weak materials]
Bullish material
・The Nikkei Average rose (36442.43, +209.92)
・The NY Dow rose (40008.39, +242.75)
・The Nasdaq Composite Index rose (17192.60, +4.99)
・1 dollar = 147.20-30 yen
・The VIX Index declined (16.19, -1.93)
・Long-term US interest rates have declined
・Expectations that US inflation will calm down
・Active share buybacks
・Request for improvement of corporate value by the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Bearish material
・Chicago Nikkei futures declined (36275, -105 compared to Osaka)
・The SOX index declined (4933.34, -8.96)
・US crude oil futures fell (76.98, -1.37)
・Prolonged fighting in Ukraine and Israel
・Cabinet approval ratings are sluggish
Things to keep in mind
・Preliminary GDP figures (April-June)
・Government bond purchase operation
・Industrial production (June)
・Australian unemployment rate (July)
・China 1-Year Mid-Term Loan Facility Interest Rate
・Prices of new homes in China (July)
・Chinese second-hand house prices (July)
・China Industrial Production Index (July)
・Retail sales in China (July)
・Real Estate Investment in China (July)
・China Housing Sales (July)
・China Survey Unemployment Rate (July)
・British Industrial Production Index (June)
・UK Merchandise Trade Balance (June)
・UK GDP preliminary figures (April-June)
・US New York Fed Manufacturing Business Index (August)
・Number of new US unemployment insurance claims (last week)
・Rice Import Price Index (July)
・Rice retail sales (July)
・US Industrial Production Index (July)
・U.S. Company Inventory (June)
・US NAHB Housing Market Index (August)
・U.S. Securities Investment Balance with U.S. Securities (Net Long-term TIC Flow) (June)
・U.S. St. Louis Federal Bank President gives a speech
・The President of the United States Philadelphia Federal Reserve gives a speech
・Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers Meeting (until 16th)
・Financial results announcements for Walmart, JD.com, Alibaba, Applied Materials, etc.
・Korea, India, and Italy are closed