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On May 19, Xiaomi announced today that it will hold a Xiaomi strategic new product launch conference at 7 pm on May 22. At that time, Xiaomi will launch the new mobile phone SoC chip Xuanjie O1, the new flagship Xiaomi 15S Pro and Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra, as well as the new Xiaomi YU7, Xiaomis first SUV.On May 19, by the location of business units, in April, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3237.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 479.8 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%. From January to April, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 14043.3 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 2141.2 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%. By consumption type, in April, the retail sales of goods was 3300.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%; catering revenue was 416.7 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2%. From January to April, the retail sales of goods was 14365.1 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; catering revenue was 1819.4 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%. By retail formats, from January to April, the retail sales of convenience stores, specialty stores, supermarkets, department stores and brand stores in retail units above the limit increased by 9.1%, 6.4%, 5.2%, 1.7% and 1.4% year-on-year respectively.On May 19, from January to April, the sales area of new commercial housing was 282.62 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 2.8%, and the decline was narrowed by 0.2 percentage points compared with January to March; among them, the sales area of residential housing decreased by 2.1%. The sales of new commercial housing was 2703.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.2%; among them, the sales of residential housing decreased by 1.9%. At the end of April, the area of commercial housing for sale was 781.42 million square meters, a decrease of 5.22 million square meters from the end of March. Among them, the area of residential housing for sale decreased by 4.55 million square meters.According to May 19th news, in April, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3717.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 3354.8 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%. From January to April, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 16184.5 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods other than automobiles reached 14700.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2%.Preview: The National Development and Reform Commission is scheduled to hold a May press conference at 10:00 a.m. on May 20 in the conference room on the third floor of the central building of the National Development and Reform Commission.

Fears of Stagflation Caused by Tightening Policies Increase As Asian Stocks Fluctuate

Haiden Holmes

Jun 15, 2022 11:11

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Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed this morning, Wednesday. Ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that is likely to provide strong tightening decisions, U.S. share markets continued to decline.


Nikkei 225 dropped 0.67 percent at 10:49 PM ET (2:49 AM GMT).


The KOSPI decreased by 1.21 percent.


Australia's ASX 200 index declined 0.38 percent.


Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.14 percent .


Shenzhen Component rose 0.49 percent and Shanghai Composite rose 0.90 percent.


China's industrial output climbed by 0.7% year-over-year in May, according to statistics released on Wednesday, which was marginally higher than market estimates. In April, a decrease of 2.9% was seen, whereas Investing.com had expected a decrease of 0.7%.


Nonetheless, as Beijing saw clusters of COVID-19 breakouts, the city's officials warned on Tuesday that the city was in a "race against time," heightening concerns that the reinstatement of harsh restrictions might harm the city's economy and global supply chain.


The S&P 500 finished down for the fifth consecutive day due to concerns that Fed measures to tighten monetary policy to calm raging inflation might lead to stagflation.


Investors are now betting on aggressive interest rate rises, such as 75 basis points from the Fed, which would be the largest increase since 1004


Steve Englander, director of global G10 FX research at Standard Chartered Bank, wrote in a note, "Inflation is front and center in the headlines and asset markets, and few are voicing worry about over tightening the monetary policy."

After their greatest decline in decades, Treasuries stabilized. Two-year rates recovered after reaching a level not seen since 2007, while 10-year yields retreated from around 3.5 percent.


Barbara Ann Bernard, chief investment officer of Wincrest Capital Ltd., told Bloomberg, "The sooner they are explicit about how rapidly they would increase interest rates and what amount of inflation they consider acceptable, the sooner the markets will settle down."


The Bank of England will announce its policy decision on Thursday, while the Bank of Japan will announce its decision on Friday.


Bitcoin's value on the cryptocurrency market steadied at $22,000.