Stocks Are Mixed Ahead Of The Us Jobs Report

Toru Hanai | Bloomberg via Getty Images Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to the US jobs report for August, a key indicator ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision later this month. South Korea’s consumer price index rose more slowly than expected — 5.7 percent in August from a year earlier, less than the 6.1 percent analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was flat, while the Topix fell 0.24%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.62 percent and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell nearly 1 percent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rebounded from earlier losses and rose slightly. Mainland China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.28 percent and the Shenzhen Component traded 0.231 percent higher. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.26 percent and the Kosdaq rose 0.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.32% lower. Economists forecast 318,000 jobs were added in August, down from the 528,000 jobs added in July, according to Dow Jones. Unemployment is forecast unchanged at 3.5%. “All the focus today is on payrolls later tonight, where the [whisper] The number is for a stronger than expected print, which would add to the case for a 75bp hike in September,” Tapas Strickland, economist at National Australia Bank, wrote in a note on Friday. Overnight in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.99 points, or about 0.5%, to 31,656.42. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 3,966.85 and the Nasdaq Composite slipped about 0.3% to 11,785.13. — CNBC’s Patti Domm, Sarah Min and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.

title: “Stocks Are Mixed Ahead Of The Us Jobs Report Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Joseph Dibbles”

Toru Hanai | Bloomberg via Getty Images Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to the US jobs report for August, a key indicator ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision later this month. South Korea’s consumer price index rose more slowly than expected — 5.7 percent in August from a year earlier, less than the 6.1 percent analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was flat, while the Topix fell 0.24%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.62 percent and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell nearly 1 percent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rebounded from earlier losses and rose slightly. Mainland China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.28 percent and the Shenzhen Component traded 0.231 percent higher. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.26 percent and the Kosdaq rose 0.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.32% lower. Economists forecast 318,000 jobs were added in August, down from the 528,000 jobs added in July, according to Dow Jones. Unemployment is forecast unchanged at 3.5%. “All the focus today is on payrolls later tonight, where the [whisper] The number is for a stronger than expected print, which would add to the case for a 75bp hike in September,” Tapas Strickland, economist at National Australia Bank, wrote in a note on Friday. Overnight in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.99 points, or about 0.5%, to 31,656.42. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 3,966.85 and the Nasdaq Composite slipped about 0.3% to 11,785.13. — CNBC’s Patti Domm, Sarah Min and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.

title: “Stocks Are Mixed Ahead Of The Us Jobs Report Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Marcus Dikes”

Toru Hanai | Bloomberg via Getty Images Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to the US jobs report for August, a key indicator ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision later this month. South Korea’s consumer price index rose more slowly than expected — 5.7 percent in August from a year earlier, less than the 6.1 percent analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was flat, while the Topix fell 0.24%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.62 percent and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell nearly 1 percent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rebounded from earlier losses and rose slightly. Mainland China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.28 percent and the Shenzhen Component traded 0.231 percent higher. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.26 percent and the Kosdaq rose 0.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.32% lower. Economists forecast 318,000 jobs were added in August, down from the 528,000 jobs added in July, according to Dow Jones. Unemployment is forecast unchanged at 3.5%. “All the focus today is on payrolls later tonight, where the [whisper] The number is for a stronger than expected print, which would add to the case for a 75bp hike in September,” Tapas Strickland, economist at National Australia Bank, wrote in a note on Friday. Overnight in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.99 points, or about 0.5%, to 31,656.42. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 3,966.85 and the Nasdaq Composite slipped about 0.3% to 11,785.13. — CNBC’s Patti Domm, Sarah Min and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.

title: “Stocks Are Mixed Ahead Of The Us Jobs Report Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “David Anderson”

Toru Hanai | Bloomberg via Getty Images Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to the US jobs report for August, a key indicator ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision later this month. South Korea’s consumer price index rose more slowly than expected — 5.7 percent in August from a year earlier, less than the 6.1 percent analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was flat, while the Topix fell 0.24%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.62 percent and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell nearly 1 percent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rebounded from earlier losses and rose slightly. Mainland China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.28 percent and the Shenzhen Component traded 0.231 percent higher. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.26 percent and the Kosdaq rose 0.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.32% lower. Economists forecast 318,000 jobs were added in August, down from the 528,000 jobs added in July, according to Dow Jones. Unemployment is forecast unchanged at 3.5%. “All the focus today is on payrolls later tonight, where the [whisper] The number is for a stronger than expected print, which would add to the case for a 75bp hike in September,” Tapas Strickland, economist at National Australia Bank, wrote in a note on Friday. Overnight in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.99 points, or about 0.5%, to 31,656.42. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 3,966.85 and the Nasdaq Composite slipped about 0.3% to 11,785.13. — CNBC’s Patti Domm, Sarah Min and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.