[Bull and Bear Materials]
Bullish materials
The Nikkei Average is up (38062.92, +674.30).
Long-term US interest rates fell.
Expectations for inflation to ease in the US.
Active share buybacks
Request for improvement in corporate value by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Bearish materials
The NY Dow is down (40834.97, -61.56).
The NASDAQ composite index is down (17816.94, -59.83).
1 dollar = 145.10-20 yen.
Chicago Nikkei futures are down (37535, Osaka comparison -545).
The SOX index is down (5196.30, -70.27).
The VIX index is up (15.88, +1.23).
US crude oil futures are down (74.04, -0.33).
Prolonged fighting in Ukraine and Israel.
Concerns about a slowdown in China's economy.
Uncertainty about the future of the US presidential election.
Notes to be aware of:
Trade statistics (July).
Petroleum product prices (19th).
- Government bond purchase operation
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (July).
Policy interest rate announcements from the central banks of Thailand and Indonesia.
Optoro has launched a new listing.
German manufacturing PMI (August).
German service sector PMI (August).
German composite PMI (August).
South African consumer price index (July).
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes (July 30-31 meeting).
US 20-year government bond auction.
Earnings reports from Analog Devices, Zoom Video Communications, Xiaomi, and others.
The Philippines is closed.