Asian FX, stocks weaken on slower Fed cut hopes, potential Trump win
Thai baht hits 6-week low, down 1%
Asian stocks largely trade lower
EM FX set to log worst month in over one year
Updates at 0634 GMT
By Roushni Nair and Aaditya GovindRao
Oct 24 (Reuters) -The Thai baht sank to a six-week low on Thursday, while most Asian currencies seesawed in a narrow range and regional equities edged lower as traders tempered bets of aggressive U.S. rate cuts and considered the possibility of a second Trump presidency.
The baht THB=TH dropped as much as 1% to 33.83 per U.S. dollar, its lowest since Sept. 10, seemingly looking tocatch up with the decline in its peers in the previous session as the currency resumed trading after a holiday.
The Singapore dollar SGD= and Philippine peso PHP= were last up 0.2% each, while the South Korean won KRW=KFTC ticked 0.1% higher.
The dollar index =USD, which measures the currency against six rivals, held close to athree-month high, getting a boost asinvestors no longer expect an outsized 50-basis-point rate cut from the Federal Reserve, a view that is reflected in rising Treasury yields. USD/
The greenback is also getting a boost from the anticipation that Donald Trump will win a second term as U.S. president, as his tax and tariff policies are considered inflationary, which would keep U.S. rates high and hit trading partner currencies.
In Indonesia, the rupiah, which has slid more than 3% from its September peak, despite central bank intervention, is at the forefront of policymakers' thinking.
The newly sworn-in cabinet, which includes the highly regarded Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, indicates a continuation of existing policies, helping boost investor confidence and supporting the currency, said Christopher Wong, a currency strategist with OCBC said.
The rupiah IDR= rose 0.2%, while equities in Jakarta .JKSE slipped 0.4%.
In Malaysia, annual inflation came in at 1.8% in September, slightly below expectations. The Malaysian central bank remains the only one in Emerging Asia that analysts anticipate will maintain its policy stance through 2025.
Last week, the Philippine central bank reduced its key interest rate, while Bank Indonesia kept rates unchanged. Bank of Thailand surprised markets with a cut but indicated it was not the beginning of an easing cycle.
Equities in Manila .PSI, Kuala Lumpur .KLSE, Shanghai .SSEC and Bangkok .SETI retreated between 0.2% and 0.9%. Shares in Singapore .STI however, inched up 0.4%.
HIGHLIGHTS:
** South Korea's Q3 economic growth misses expectations
** Thailand's car production slides over 25% in September
Asian stocks and currencies as at 0634 GMT | ||||||
COUNTRY | FX RIC | FX DAILY % | FX YTD % | INDEX | STOCKS DAILY % | STOCKS YTD % |
Japan | JPY= | +0.40 | -7.28 | .N225 | 0.10 | 14.58 |
China | CNY=CFXS | +0.26 | -0.23 | .SSEC | -0.75 | 10.19 |
India | INR=IN | +0.01 | -1.03 | .NSEI | -0.09 | 12.34 |
Indonesia | IDR= | +0.13 | -1.28 | .JKSE | -0.39 | 6.66 |
Malaysia | MYR= | -0.07 | +5.52 | .KLSE | -0.42 | 12.37 |
Philippines | PHP= | +0.22 | -4.42 | .PSI | -0.91 | 13.19 |
S.Korea | KRW=KFTC | +0.10 | -6.68 | .KS11 | -0.72 | -2.80 |
Singapore | SGD= | +0.20 | -0.08 | .STI | 0.40 | 11.57 |
Taiwan | TWD=TP | +0.07 | -4.15 | .TWII | -0.61 | 29.34 |
Thailand | THB=TH | -0.73 | +1.26 | .SETI | -0.19 | 3.65 |
Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E
Asian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
Reporting by Roushni Nair and Aaditya Rao Govind in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul and Savio D'Souza
Aloqador aktivlar
Eng oxirgi yangiliklar
Javobgarlikdan voz kechish: XM Group korxonalari har biri faqat ijro xizmatlarini koʻrsatadi va onlayn savdo platformamizdan foydalanish huquqini beradi, bu odamga veb-saytda yoki veb-sayt orqali mavjud boʻlgan kontentni koʻrish va/yoki undan foydalanishga ruxsat beradi hamda uni oʻzgartirishga moʻljallanmagan va uni oʻzgartirmaydi yoki kengaytirmaydi. Bunday kirish va foydalanish huquqi doimo quyidagilarga boʻysunadi: (i) Shartlar va qoidalar; (ii) Risklar haqida ogohlantirish; va (iii) Javobgarlikni toʻliq rad etish. Shuning uchun bunday kontent umumiy maʼlumot sifatida taqdim etiladi. Xususan, shuni esda tutingki, bizning onlayn savdo platformamiz mazmuni moliyaviy bozorlarda biror bitimni amalga oshirishga oid maslahat yoki taklif emas. Har qanday moliyaviy bozorda savdo qilish sizning kapitalingiz uchun jiddiy risk darajasini oʻz ichiga oladi.
Onlayn savdo platformamizda chop etilgan barcha materiallar faqat taʼlim/axborot maqsadlari uchun moʻljallangan va unda moliyaviy, investitsiya soligʻi yoki savdo maslahatlari va tavsiyalar; yoki bizning savdo narxlarimizning qaydlari; yoki har qanday moliyaviy vositalar bilan bitim tuzish maslahati yoki taklifi; yoki sizga kerak boʻlmagan moliyaviy reklama aksiyalari hisoblanmaydi
Har qanday uchinchi tomon kontenti, shuningdek XM tomonidan tayyorlangan kontent, masalan: fikrlar, yangiliklar, tadqiqotlar, tahlillar, narxlar va boshqa maʼlumotlar yoki bu veb-saytda joylashgan uchinchi tomon saytlariga havolalar umumiy bozor sharhi sifatida "boricha" taqdim etiladi va investitsiya maslahatini tashkil etmaydi. Har qanday kontent investitsiya tadqiqoti sifatida talqin qilinsa, siz bunday kontentni investitsiya tadqiqotlarining mustaqilligini ragʻbatlantirish uchun moʻljallangan qonun talablariga muvofiq moʻljallanmagan va tayyorlanmaganligini eʼtiborga olishingiz va qabul qilishingiz kerak, shuning uchun unga tegishli qonunlar va qoidalarga muvofiq marketing kommunikatsiyasi sifatida qaraladi. Mustaqil boʻlmagan investitsiya tadqiqoti va yuqoridagi maʼlumotlarga oid risk haqida ogohlantirishimizni oʻqib chiqqaningizga va tushunganingizga ishonch hosil qiling, unga bu yerdan kirish mumkin.
