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China Consumer Sentiment Rises In July



China's consumer sentiment increased in July, results of a survey by MNI and Westpac showed Wednesday. The Westpac-MNI consumer sentiment index rose to 114.8 in July from 112.6 in June. However, consumer confidence still remained lower than the long-term average, the survey showed.

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New Zealand Money Supply Rises At Faster Rate In June



New Zealand's money supply increased at a faster pace in June, figures from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand showed Thursday. M3 money supply, the broadest measure of money supply, rose 5.4 percent year-on-year to NZ$272.5 billion in June. This follows a 5.2 percent rise in May. M3 resident aggregate money supply, measuring New Zealand dollar funding from the country's residents only, increased 7.2 percent in June following the 6.4 percent growth in the previous month.

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Malaysian Ringgit Weakens To 4-week Low Against U.S. Dollar



The Malaysian ringgit weakened against the U.S. dollar in the Asian session on Friday. Against the greenback, the ringgit fell to a 4-week low of 3.2092 from an early high of 3.1960. At yesterday's close, the ringgit was trading at 3.1975 against the greenback. If the ringgit extends its downtrend, it is likely to find support around the 3.21 area.


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[IFX Gertrude]

New Zealand Commodity Prices Fall Further In July



New Zealand's commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in July, results of a survey by ANZ showed Monday. The ANZ commodity price index fell 2.4 percent month-over-month in July, which was faster than the 0.9 percent decline in June. Whole milk powder prices decreased the most, by 12 percent, in July. Subsequently, prices of diary products such as butter, cheese, skim milk powder and casein declined in July. Prices of apples fell 4.3 percent in July as demand from Europe softened, though the decrease was offset to some degree by demand from Asia. Also, prices of logs and wood declined in July. However, prices of beef increased 11.3 percent in July. Aluminum prices rose 5.5 percent and kiwifruit prices improved 0.9 percent. Sheep meat prices also increased in July. On a year-over-year basis, commodity prices fell 3.3 percent in July, dragged down by the 18.6 percent drop diary prices. However, meat prices rose 21 percent and aluminum prices grew 9.5 percent. In terms of local currency, commodity prices dropped 3.5 percent month-over-month and 11.6 percent year-over-year in July as the New Zealand dollar strengthened.


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[IFX Gertrude]

Hong Kong Private Sector Activity Improves In July



Hong Kong's private sector activity expandedin July as output improved, results of a survey by Markit Economics and HSBC Bank showed Tuesday. The HSBC purchasing managers' index, or PMI, for the private sector, rose marginally to 50.4 in July from 50.1 in June. This marked the highest reading in five months and signaled continued expansion in activity. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in private sector activity. Private sector output grew for the first time in five months, though at a slow pace, in July. Client demand improved in July as demand from Mainland China increased. However, new orders declined for the third consecutive month, though at a marginal rate. Job shedding decreased to the slowest rate in four months in July. Input costs increased further but at the second-weakest rate in eleven months. Output prices increased marginally and the rate of increase was the joint-slowest since the start of the current sequence of inflation began in May 2013. "Hong Kong's economy is stabilising, although it is still not yet back to normal as the PMI for July only showed a marginal return to overall growth and new orders remained in contraction. Still, there was an encouraging rebound in new business from China, which could potentially be sustained given the improving economic data from the Mainland of late," said John Zhu, HSBC economist.


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UK July Shop Prices Fall At Record Rates



Shop prices in the U.K. declined at the fastest rate in survey-history in July, data from the British Retail Consortium showed Wednesday. The shop prices index fell 1.9 percent year-over-year in July following the 1.8 percent fall in June. Economists had expected a 1.6 percent drop in shop prices. This marked the fastest rate of deflation since the series began in December 2006. Food inflation fell to 0.3 percent, the lowest in survey-history. Non-food deflation slowed to 3.3 percent in July from 3.4 in June.

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Yuan Strengthens To Near 2-month High Against U.S. Dollar



The Chinese yuan strengthened against the U.S. dollar in the Asian session on Thursday. Against the greenback, the yuan rose to nearly a 2-month high of 6.1570. At yesterday's close, the yuan was trading at 6.1625 against the greenback. If the yuan extends its uptrend, it is likely to find resistance around the 6.14 area. The People Bank of China set today's central parity rate for yuan at 6.1670 per dollar, compared to Wednesday's reference rate of 6.1681. The central bank sets the reference rate every morning and allows the currency to move upto 2 percent from that level.

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[IFX Gertrude]

Usd/cny Review



Quotes from Standard Chartered:

-China's official manufacturing PMI for July, at 51.7, was the highest since H1-2012. This has translated into a pick-up in sentiment and a sharp rise in the Chinese yuan (CNY).

-Despite broader US dollar (USD) strength causing the fixing to move higher, the move in onshore USD-CNY has caused spot and the fixing to converge. USD-CNY is now trading at the strong end of the band for the first time since March 2014.

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Japan Money Supply Rises As Expected In July



Money supply in Japan increased at a stable rate in July, confirming the consensus estimate, the Bank of Japan said Monday. The M2 money stock grew 3 percent year-over-year in July, the same rate as in June. This confirmed economists' expectations. The M3 money supply increased 2.4 percent year-over-year, in line with the consensus estimate, following a revised 2.5 percent increase in June.


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Australia Business Confidence Climbs In July - NAB



An index measuring business confidence in Australia touched a four-year high in July, the latest survey from National Australia Bank revealed on Tuesday - showing a score of +11.

That's up from +8 in June.T

The index for business conditions came in with a score of +2, rising from +2 in the previous month.

Among the individual components of the survey, home construction, retailing, sales, profitability and employment all showed improvement in July, the bank said.


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