South Korea Retail Sales -0.2% On Month In October
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South Korea Retail Sales -0.2% On Month In October
New Zealand Building Permits -10.7% On Month In October
Gold prices climbed higher on Tuesday, as the dollar languished in the red for most part of the session.
Gold prices had drifted lower in the previous session in the wake of hawkish comments from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard.
Fed officials Bullard and John Williams reiterated their hawkish stance on further rate hikes.
Also, optimism surrounding China's reopening offset rate-hike fears and weighed on the greenback.
China reported a slight dip in new COVID-19 infections and also stepped-up support for the country's property sector.
However, the dollar's recovery from lower levels capped gold's uptick. The dollar index, which dropped to 106.06 in the Asian session, climbed to 106.80 later in the day, gaining a marginal 0.1%.
Gold futures for February ended higher by $8.40 or about 0.5% at $1,763.70 an ounce.
Silver futures for March ended up $0.311 at $21.436 an ounce, while Copper futures for March settled at $3.6395 per pound, up $0.0240 from the previous close.
In U.S. economic news, the Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing a modest decrease in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of November.
The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dipped to 100.2 in November from a revised 102.2 in October. Economists had expected the index to slip to 100.0 from the 102.5 originally reported for the previous month.
The modest decrease by the headline index came as the present situation index edged down to 137.4 in November from 138.7 in October.
The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.6 percent in October, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Tuesday.
That missed expectations for 2.5 percent, although it was unchanged from the September reading.
The job-to-applicant ratio was 1.35, in line with forecasts and up from 1.34 in the previous month.
The participation rate ticked down to 62.8 percent, shy of expectations for 63.0 percent - which would have been unchanged from the September reading.
Japan will on Tuesday release October figures for retail sales and unemployment, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Retail sales are expected to rise 5.0 percent on year, up from 4.5 percent in September, while the jobless rate is tipped to ease to 2.5 percent from 2.6 percent a month earlier.
Singapore will provide annual October data for import, export and producer prices. In September, import prices were up 8.8 percent, export prices jumped 10.0 percent and producer prices climbed 12.7 percent.
Taiwan will see final Q3 figures for gross domestic product; in the three months prior, GDP was up 3.05 percent on year.
After an early move to the upside, treasuries moved modestly lower over the course of the trading session on Monday.
Bond prices pulled back off their early highs and into negative territory, although selling pressure was somewhat subdued. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, inched up by 1.2 basis points to 3.703 percent.
The downturn by treasuries came as traders kept an eye on the latest developments in China, as widespread protests against the Beijing's zero-Covid policy broke out over the weekend.
A recent surge in new Covid cases in China has led officials to impose new restrictions in several major cities, dashing hopes the world's second-largest economy was on the way toward easing curbs.
Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA, said the protests "highlight how increasingly frustrated the public is becoming with the leadership's zero-Covid policy."
"Record cases across multiple cities are putting the policy to the test and the unrest highlights the enormity of the challenge facing President Xi Jinping and his commitment to zero-Covid," Erlam said.
He added, "The combination of these creates huge uncertainty, both in terms of how the protests are handled and what the whole experience means for the future of the policy and the economy."
Traders were also looking to the release of some key economic data in the coming days, including the Labor Department's closely watched monthly jobs report on Friday.
Following a quiet day on the U.S. economic front, trading on Tuesday may be impacted by reaction to reports on home prices and consumer confidence.
After spending much of the day's session in the red, crude oil prices climbed higher past noon on Monday to eventually settle on a firm note.
Oil prices fell to an 11-month low earlier in the day, as worries about outlook for demand from China rose amid the growing unrest in the country due to widespread protests against Covid lockdowns in several cities.
However, oil prices surged higher amid speculation OPEC+ will seriously consider a new production cut at its meeting early next month.
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman had indicated last week that the OPEC+ will likely decide to increase output cut later this week.
West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for January settled with a gain of $0.96 or about 1.3% at $77.24 a barrel, well off the day's low of $73.60 a barrel.
Brent crude futures were up $0.15 or 0.12% at $83.86 a barrel a little while ago.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, will meet on December 4 to discuss their production strategy. The group had last month agreed to reduce its output target by 2 million barrels per day through 2023.
Traders also continued keep traking news about the Group of Seven and European Union Diplomats' discussions regarding a price cap on Russian oil of between $65 and $70 a barrel.
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German consumer confidence is set to rise moderately in December, survey results from the market research group GfK showed on Friday.
The forward-looking consumer confidence index rose to -40.2 in December from -41.9 in November. The reading was expected to improve to -39.6.
Consumers' long-standing fears of skyrocketing energy prices eased somewhat, which had a positive impact on consumer sentiment, Rolf B?rkl, GfK consumer expert said. Despite the improvement, the consumer climate situation remains tense. Both economic and income expectations increased moderately in November.
The economic expectations indicator climbed 4.3 points to -17.9 in November. Nonetheless, consumers expect that a recession is unavoidable in the near term. Gross domestic product is forecast to shrink around half a percent in the coming year.
Private consumption is unlikely to make a positive contribution to growth next year, the market research group said.
Benefiting from the fall in energy prices, income expectations gained strength. Consumers are also hoping that the real income losses will not be quite as severe as recently feared. The income expectations index rose 6.2 points to -54.3 in November.
Meanwhile, the propensity to buy index dropped 1.1 points to -18.6 as households still face sharp increase in energy bills.
Singapore Oct Industrial Production -0.8% On Year Vs. +1.9% In September
Quarterly national accounts and consumer sentiment survey results from Germany are due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.
At 2.00 am ET, Germany's statistical office Destatis is slated to issue detailed GDP data for the third quarter. According to preliminary estimate, the economy had expanded 0.3 percent sequentially.
In the meantime, the market research group GfK is set to release Germany's consumer sentiment survey results. The consumer sentiment index is forecast to rise to -39.6 in December from -41.9 in November.
At 2.30 am ET, employment data is due from Switzerland.
At 2.45 am ET, the French statistical office INSEE publishes consumer sentiment survey results. The consumer sentiment index is seen at 83 in November versus 82 in October.
At 3.00 am ET, October producer prices figures are due from Spain. Also, unemployment data is due from Hungary.
At 4.00 am ET, business and consumer sentiment survey results are due from Italy. The business confidence index is forecast to fall to 99.6 in November from 100.4 in October. Meanwhile, the consumer sentiment index is seen at 91.0 versus 90.1 a month ago.
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