Daily Market Update @ 18 Nov 2024

Daily Market Update @ 18 Nov 2024

*Daily Market Update*
Indicative as of 18/11/2024

*Index Daily Return* (Local Currency Terms)
🇺🇸 S&P 500 : +0.02%
🇺🇸 NASDAQ : -0.26%
🇪🇺 STOXX : -0.13%
🇲🇾 FBM KLCI : +0.19%
🇨🇳 Shanghai : +0.62%
🇭🇰 HSI : -0.12%
🇯🇵 Nikkei : -1.66%
_Source: Bloomberg_
 
*FX Rate*
🇺🇸 USDMYR : 4.4683 , +0.47%
🇬🇧 GBPMYR : 5.6778 , +0.12%
🇳🇿 AUDMYR : 2.9010 , -0.14%
🇸🇬 SGDMYR : 3.3270 , +0.02%
🇪🇺 EURMYR : 4.7210 , -0.11%
🇭🇰 MYRHKD : 1.7414 , -0.44%
🇲🇨 MYRIDR : 3532.4800 , -0.47%
🇹🇭 MYRTHB : 7.8144 , -0.35%
🇨🇳 MYRCNY : 1.6266 , +0.00%
🇯🇵 MYRJPY : 34.8440 , +0.04%
👑 Gold Spot : 2571.2900 , -0.07%
_Source: Bloomberg_
 
*MGS Yields*
MGS 5 year : 3.66% , +4 bps
MGS 10 year : 3.87% , +1 bps
MGS 20 year : 4.11% , +0 bps
MGS 30 year : 4.19% , -0 bps
_Source: Bloomberg_
 
*Daily News*
*China’s Economy Forecast to Show Modest Pick-Up After Stimulus*
Industrial output, retail sales to grow at faster pace: survey
Trump’s return and tariff threats may derail nascent recovery 

*China’s New Dollar Bonds Yield Almost the Same as US Treasuries*
Investors bid for 20 times the bonds on offer at sale
Dollar bond sale in Saudi Arabia as China-Mideast ties deepen 

*Fed Officials Fret Over How Far They Can Lower Interest Rates*
Elevated uncertainty causing officials to urge caution on cuts
Policymakers still showing confidence over inflation path    

*Markets See 80% Chance of December Fed Cut After Inflation Data*
Treasury two-year yield falls as much as 10 basis points
Measure of underlying US inflation remained firm in October

*Bitcoin Rises Above $90,000 as Rally Resumes on Trump Optimism*
Largest digital asset is setting record after record
Traders mull how much of Trump crypto rhetoric is priced in 
_Source: Bloomberg_

 
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