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On September 11, most short-term Shibor rates rose. The overnight Shibor rate fell 5.6 basis points to 1.369%, the 7-day Shibor rate rose 1.7 basis points to 1.466%, the 14-day Shibor rate rose 0.9 basis points to 1.51%, and the 1-month Shibor rate rose 0.2 basis points to 1.53%.Fitch: The financial position of gas operators in Asia Pacific remains strong.On September 11th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference this morning on the theme of "High-Quality Completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan," highlighting the achievements of health care during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. According to the report, from 2020 to 2024, the number of primary healthcare institutions will increase from 970,000 to 1.04 million, the number of healthcare personnel will increase from 4.34 million to 5.26 million, and the number of medical consultations will increase from 4.1 billion to 5.3 billion.On September 11th, UBS published a report stating that Pop Mart (09992.HK)s share price has fallen approximately 19% from its recent high. The bank attributes this primarily to three factors: profit-taking following its inclusion in the Hang Seng Index, weakening secondary market prices for some products, and a decline in global Google search trends. Its worth noting that the bank has observed similar trends before, but these developments havent altered its positive outlook on Pop Marts fundamentals. UBS believes that Pop Marts current share price correction is creating buying opportunities ahead of anticipated short-term catalysts, including the launch of new Halloween products and its 15th anniversary collection, as well as the crucial Christmas sales season. The bank reiterated its Buy rating on the stock with a target price of HK$432.On September 11th, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated that he saw no need to persist with a previously proposed plan to expand the scope of capital gains tax. At a press conference on Thursday, Lee mentioned that the formal proposal, presented at the end of July, would have lowered the capital gains tax threshold from 5 billion won (approximately $720,000) to 1 billion won, raising questions about the governments commitment to reviving the stock market. "Some seem to see this as a litmus test of whether we are truly committed to policies to revive the stock market," Lee said. "If thats the case, I dont think its necessary to persist to the end. I will submit this issue to the National Assembly for review." The original proposal had caused a sharp drop in South Korean stocks and faced strong opposition from retail investors. Following Lees remarks, the Kospi index rose as much as 0.9% during intraday trading on Thursday before retreating. The index had reached a record closing high the previous day, partly due to market expectations that the government would abandon the tax increase proposal.

S&P 500 Struggling to Find Direction Ahead of Powell’s Speech on Wednesday

Steven Zhao

Nov 30, 2022 16:12

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Following encouraging developments in China overnight and U.S. housing statistics that revealed a further drop in home values, the major US stock indices are anticipated to open Tuesday with mixed results.


Investors are putting their faith in China's early exit from COVID-related curbs.


Tuesday's early loss in the broad S&P 500 and NASDAQ Indexes was reversed after China reported a drop in new COVID-19 infections for the period ending November 28. According to CNBC calculations using Wind Information data, the nation reported that local illnesses, the majority of which lacked symptoms, totaled 38,421, down from a record high of 40,052 reported on Sunday.


The data showed that on November 19, the daily case count decreased from the day before.


On Monday, there was also no sign of any fresh demonstrations. Students and other groups protested the strict zero-COVID policy in China over the weekend by holding rallies in front of the public.


As a result of this announcement, markets rose overnight on expectations that China might lift its COVID restrictions sooner than expected.