Aug 30 Reuters A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever
Another dam has burst, with the twoyear U.S. Treasury yield39;s rise to a 15year high just shy of 3.50 flooding global markets with extra uncertainty and fear.
Wall Street managed to claw back some of its earlier losses on Monday but still closed in the red, a noteworthy development given the extent of Friday39;s selloff. The failure to bounce back at all is a reflection of how jittery investors are right now.
Not only are they having to adjust to a hawkish Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank also appears poised to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes. Bonds are selling off globally, the dollar is surging, and no corner of the investment world is being spared the fallout.
The scale of the twoyear U.S. bond yield rise is truly remarkable a year ago it was as low as 16 basis points, today it nudged 350 bps. With the Fed likely to continue tightening, few would bet against it rising further.
China39;s travails aren39;t helping either. The yuan has sunk to a twoyear low against the dollar and the psychological 7.00 barrier is within touching distance.
Chinese corporate earnings reports on Tuesday could give further clues on the health or otherwise of the property and financial sectors, with ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and China Resources Land all releasing firsthalf results.
Japanese jobs data is the headline release on Asia39;s macro calendar on Tuesday the…