🌅 Morning Update (23.12.2024)

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📈 Asian Markets Rally

Asian stocks surged after softer U.S. PCE inflation data boosted hopes for policy easing:


🌏 MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan: +0.3%

🇰🇷 South Korea: +1.3%

🇹🇼 Taiwan: +2.6%

🇯🇵 Japan’s Nikkei: +1.2%, driven by reports of a potential Honda-Nissan merger targeting completion by June 2025.

📉 Emerging Market Outflows

Emerging markets saw heavy outflows last week:


💵 Bond funds: -$1.5B (Hard currency bonds: -$1B)

📊 Equity funds: -$4.6B (ETFs: -$3.1B)

Year-to-date: Bonds (-$28.2B), Equities (-$30.3B).

🇸🇬 Singapore Inflation Falls

Core inflation in Singapore eased to 1.9% in November 📉, the lowest since 2021 and below the forecast of 2.1%. Analysts believe the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) might delay policy changes until later in 2025 amid global uncertainties.


🚗 Honda-Nissan Merger Buzz

Reports suggest Honda and Nissan could finalise merger terms by June 2025, potentially joined by Mitsubishi Motors. If successful, the alliance would form the world’s third-largest automaker 🚘, addressing challenges in overseas sales and EV markets.


💵 Currencies & Dollar Watch


The dollar held near two-year highs.

USD/JPY: 156.59

USD/CNY: Hit one-year highs.

🇮🇳 Indian rupee stabilised after record lows above 85.

🇸🇬 Singapore dollar steady ahead of inflation data.

🛢️ Oil Update


Brent: $73.29 ⬆️

WTI: $69.86 ⬆️

Concerns over a supply surplus limit gains, while Sinopec forecasts China's oil demand peaking in 2027. Druzhba pipeline resumed operations, easing European worries.

🏅 Metals Recap


Gold: $2,626 (+0.2%) 🟡

Silver: $30.14 (+0.6%)

Platinum: $940.15 (+0.8%)

📉 Crypto Slump


Bitcoin fell over 7% to $94,344 📉, marking its first weekly decline since Trump’s election.

Ethereum: $3,288

Despite short-term volatility, analysts remain bullish on crypto for Q1 2025.

🌍 Diplomatic Sparks

President-elect Trump’s comments on reasserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal triggered sharp criticism from Panama’s President Mulino, raising concerns over potential shifts in U.S. foreign policy 🇺🇸🤝🇵🇦.


Stay tuned for more updates! 📰

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