- China equities push higher with Shanghao Comp up 5.26%, having opened down 4%
- Not quite sure if this move is led by intervention, but I suspect it is
- Shanghai Comp gad opened 4% lower
- Nikkei lower though by 0.4% to 19,652
- Hang Seng rises 4% to 24,498
- Trading on NYSE was suspended yesterday due to a computer glitch
- Feds minutes show members are concerned about greece/EU issues
- Worry about disruption spilling over into global financial markets
- Minutes also mention worries over China
- But message is that conditions seem consistent with start of normalization
- But Feds Williams remains hawkish, still sees two rate rises this year
- Greece to propose detailed reform plans today
- Yesterday Greece requested 3 year bailout program
- Some suggestion the request was softer on debt restructuring
- But Tsipras remains defiant after EU parliament
- Greek banks to remain closed until next week
- EUR holding up well, EURUSD 1.1100, EURJPY 134.90
- AUD pushes higher on slightly better employment data
- AUDUSD now 0.7485, AUDJPY up to 91.00
— 10.45 Feds Kocherlakota speaks
- 12.00 UK BoE MPC rate announcement
- 13.30 US initial jobless claims
- 13.30 CAD house price index
- 15.15 Feds Brainard speaks
- 18.00 Feds George speaks