6 July 2025 | 9:06PM HKT China: Three things in China Three quick highlights from China: n Manufacturing PMIs up, services PMIs down: Both the official (NBS) and Caixin manufacturing PMIs rose from May to June (NBS manufacturing PMI from 49.5 to 49.7 and Caixin manufacturing PMI from 48.3 to 50.4), beating market expectations. On the other hand, both the NBS and Caixin services PMIs fell from May to June (NBS services PMI from 50.2 to 50.1 and Caixin services PMI from 51.1 to 50.6). While the different surv ...

South Korea’s parliament approved a $23.3 billion extra budget as President Lee Jae Myung seeks to revive an economy struggling with weak consumption and mounting trade risks from US tariffs https://t.co/J9ytaqJYwh ...

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Lingering political risks have pushed French five-year bonds to the brink of becoming the highest-yielding in the euro region https://t.co/Sqe49wozho ...

June 30, 2025 03:21 PM GMT China Financials | Asia Pacific Tracking Industrial Risks: Will Weaker May Data Lead to Higher Risks? Key Takeaways Despite weaker May industrial profit growth, we believe the incremental impact on industrial credit risks remains small due to: 1) profit deterioration concentrated in a few sectors affected by US tariffs; 2) US tariffs have declined notably from the peak in April and early May; 3) negative impact on EBIT interest coverage remains modest. Positively, more sectors hav ...

California's housing crisis deepens as wildfires, rising seas and climate risks increasingly limit where and how new homes can be built https://t.co/B1wvJZ2qaI ...

Key Takeaways IBKR's June DARTs rose 39.7% YoY to 3.45M, boosting shares by 3.4% on increased client activity. The company's global expansion and tech upgrades continue to support strong revenue momentum. Non-interest expenses climbed at a 13.8% CAGR through 2024 and remained elevated in early 2025.Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) reported a rise in its client Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) on a year-over-year basis for June 2025. In light of this, shares of the company rose 3.4% in yesterday’ ...

Market risks abound, but there are still promising areas to invest, according to financial advisers https://t.co/UhYpUJv8W5 ...

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Poland will likely keep interest rates unchanged after policymakers turned cautious, citing loose fiscal policy and global price risks https://t.co/9JheNe3y6U ...