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Japan manufacturers' business mood improves slightly amid pandemic woes – Reuters Tankan Survey
According to the latest monthly Reuters Tankan survey, released on Tuesday, the Japanese business sentiment improved slightly in the four months to August, but risks remained skewed to the downside due to the coronavirus pandemic-led slow economic recovery.
Key findings
The poll, which tracks the Ba
AUD/USD struggles to gather upside traction as Aussie jobless rate rises
AUD/USD trades in the red near 0.6995 on dismal Aussie jobs report.
Australia's jobless rate ticked higher to 7.4% and full-time jobs tanked.
The Sino-US tensions keep risk appetite under pressure.
The AUD/USD pair is struggling to draw bids as Australia's jobless rate ticked higher in June and
S&P 500: Futures struggle to refresh two-week top as virus, Hong Kong news heavy trading sentiment
S&P 500 Futures probe the four-day winning streak, recently weakened from 3,155.
The US registered largest daily increase in virus cases by any country on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Hong Kong Activist Nathan Law attack China’s Communist Party (CCP).
Light calendar, US session o
European Shares Set To Open On Stable Note
European stocks look set to open higher on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said that the U.S.-China trade deal is intact, easing doubts sparked by comments from Trump aide Peter Navarro that the trade deal signed in January was over.
Peter Navarro, director of trade and manufacturing polic
S&P 500: Futures trying to heal the pain of Wall Street traders despite a little hope
S&P 500 Futures gain 0.50%, or 15 points, to 3,025, Dow Futures recover 150 points to 25,310.
Calls of virus vaccine from China seem to favor the recent risk reset amid a light calendar.
Negative Fed rate expectations are back in motion after the gloomy Thursday.
S&P 500 Futures are up 0.50
South Korea Bourse May Extend Winning Streak
The South Korea stock market has climbed higher in back-to-back trading days, soaring nearly 60 points or 3 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just shy of the 2,040-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is broadly positive on opti
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