Global stock market turmoil might not be here to stay. Both China stocks and the yuan rallied after China PMIs show the economy is making a strong comeback. This round of data was very impressive. China’s February Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.6, the highest levels since April 2012, crushing the 50.6 estimate. Non-Manufacturing (Services) PMI impressed with a 56.3 reading, above the 54.9 consensus estimate.
Chinese stocks might get a boost as earnings season heats up, with many companies having improving outlooks. The Chinese yuan rallied to 6.9289 after the impressive PMI data.
Aussie
The Australia dollar initially tumbled to a two-month low after Q4 GDP unexpectedly slowed and prompted some traders to downgrade their half-point rate rise bets to only a quarter point rise for the March 7th meeting. The Aussie-dollar pared those losses after robust Chinese PMI data provided more optimism for improving demand from the their key trading partner.
Content is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily that of OANDA Business Information & Services, Inc. or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers or directors. If you would like to reproduce or redistribute any of the content found on MarketPulse, an award winning forex, commodities and global indices analysis and news site service produced by OANDA Business Information & Services, Inc., please access the RSS feed or contact us at info@marketpulse.com. Visit https://www.marketpulse.com/ to find out more about the beat of the global markets. © 2023 OANDA Business Information & Services Inc.
Ed Moya
His particular expertise lies across a wide range of asset classes including FX, commodities, fixed income, stocks and cryptocurrencies.
Over the course of his career, Ed has worked with some of the leading forex brokerages, research teams and news departments on Wall Street including Global Forex Trading, FX Solutions and Trading Advantage. Prior to OANDA he worked with TradeTheNews.com, where he provided market analysis on economic data and corporate news.
Based in New York, Ed is a regular guest on several major financial television networks including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Yahoo! Finance Live, Fox Business, cheddar news, and CoinDesk TV. His views are trusted by the world’s most respected global newswires including Reuters, Bloomberg and the Associated Press, and he is regularly quoted in leading publications such as MSN, MarketWatch, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Ed holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.
Latest posts by Ed Moya (see all)
- Market Insights Podcast – Powell struggles to deliver a hawkish hold - 1 November 2023
- Fed React: USD/JPY softer after Fed fails to deliver hawkish hold - 1 November 2023
- EUR/USD: Dollar wavers on slower pace of Treasury Refunding Sales and mixed labor data - 1 November 2023