Asia shares win for the third day as US futures slip: Markets Wrap

Elsewhere, the Indonesian stocks fell the most for over a decade and triggered a trading talent, which concerns about a weaker economy and a softer consumption.

German vote

Futures indicate progress in European stocks. German legislators will vote on a bill on Tuesday that would unlock hundreds of billions of euros in debt-financed defense and infrastructure expenditure. The euro and the stocks of the block have gathered in the past few weeks when Germany has caused a major change in Europe to relax fiscal handles.

Back in the United States, retail sales rose less than forecast in February and the previous month became lower. The so-called sales with control groups, which in the calculation of the goods expenditure for the gross domestic product by the government, but fits in 1% in the past month and turned the previous decline.

“While recessions -cuffs may seem exaggerated for the time being, the US economy remains on a slow trajectory and keeps the ratings under close control,” said Jun Rong Yeap, market strategist at IG Asia.

A feeling of waiting time can arise from political decision -makers this week, in her initial assessment of how Trump's trade policy influences the economy. Since the Fed officials are expected to keep stable on Wednesday, the market will concentrate on the updated economic projections of the officials and the press conference of Chairman Jerome Powell for information on the path ahead.

In raw materials, oil rose for a third day when it escalated that the tensions in the Middle East overshadowed the concerns about potential global clamp.

Key events this week:

• US apartment construction, import price index, industrial production, Tuesday

• Tariff decision of the Bank of Japan, Wednesday

• Federal Reserve Rate decision, Wednesday

• On Thursday

• Tariff decision of the Bank of England, Thursday

• Us Philadelphia Fed Factory Index, unemployed claims, existing home sales, Thursday

• Consumer confidence in the euro zone, Friday

• John Williams from Fed speaks on Friday

Some of the main movements in markets:

Shares

• S&P 500 Futures fell by 0.4% at 2:19 a.m.

• Japan's Topix rose by 1.4%

• Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was hardly changed

• Hong Kongs Hang Seng rose by 1.9%

• The Shanghai Composite changed little

• Euro Stoxx 50 Futures rose by 0.3%

Currencies

• The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose by 0.1%

• The euro was hardly changed at 1.0912 US dollars

• The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to $ 149.54 per dollar

• The offshore -yuan was hardly changed at 7,2343 per dollar

Cryptocurrencies

• Bitcoin fell by 1.2% to $ 82,990.82

• Ether fell by 1.5% to $ 1,905.68

Bindings

• The return on 10-year government bonds hardly changed in 4.29%

• Japan's 10-year return has progressed to 1.515%

• The 10-year return of Australia has hardly changed in 4.40%

Were

• West Texas Intermediate Rohroh

• Spot Gold rose by 0.3% to $ 3,009.89 per ounce

This story was produced with the support of Bloomberg automation.

-with the support of Winnie Hsu.

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