Kinesiske og asiatiske aktier er i nat blevet sendt nedad, på grund af nervøsitet for fortsatte vækst opbremsnings signaler i PMI data fra Markit i morgen, tirsdag. Nervøsiteten er med til at skubbe de amerikanske aktiefutures og europæiske aktier ned mandag morgen. Den amerikanske S&P future er aktuelt (9:24) i 1992 mod toppen fredag i 2015. Altså mere end een procent ned.
China’s flash manufacturing PMI reading on Tuesday could come in below the 50 level, indicating that manufacturing activity is contracting. “The psychological effect of a below-50 reading will be significant and consistent with the slew of softer Chinese data over recent weeks.” Mitul Kotecha, head of FX strategy Asia-Pacific for Barclays in Singapore, said in a note to clients.
China will not dramatically alter its economic policy because of any one economic indicator, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said on Sunday, in remarks at a meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 nations who met in the Australian city of Cairns. His remarks came days after many economists lowered growth forecasts having seen the latest set of weak data. The G20 leaders said they were close to adding an extra $2 trillion to the global economy and creating millions of new jobs, but Europe’s extended stagnation remained a major stumbling block.
