HALISTER: China March Retail Auto Sales Rise 7.8% on Year: PCA

China March Retail Auto Sales Rise 7.8% on Year: PCA

(Bloomberg) -- China’s retail auto sales in March rose to 1.92m units, Passenger Car Association says on website.
  • Jan.-March retail auto sales rose 6.8% to 5.64m units
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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GM US (General Motors Co)
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HALISTER1: Japan’s T-Bill Yields Likely to Stay Low on BOJ Policy: MUFJ-MS

Japan’s T-Bill Yields Likely to Stay Low on BOJ Policy: MUFJ-MS

(Bloomberg) -- BOJ is guiding overnight call rates below zero and demand-supply balance is very tight in Japan’s T-bill market, says Katsutoshi Inadome, senior bond strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, in an interview today.
  • “I don’t think this situation will change in two or three months,” says Tokyo-based Inadome; says buyers may include domestic investors who need to park their cash as well as global funds using basis swaps
  • Yield on 3-mo. T-bills dropped to -0.479% on April 8, lowest level in Bloomberg data going back to 1992
  • Japan’s T-bill auction conducted on April 7 drew bid-to- cover ratio of 5.09, highest since Nov. 5
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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Katsutoshi Inadome (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc)

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(2) *CHINA MARCH RETAIL AUTO SALES RISE 7.8% ON YEAR: PCA

*CHINA MARCH RETAIL AUTO SALES RISE 7.8% ON YEAR: PCA

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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F US (Ford Motor Co)
600006 CH (DongFeng Automobile Co Ltd)
489 HK (Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd)
GM US (General Motors Co)
UG FP (Peugeot SA)

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HALISTER: Malaysia’s CIMB-Principal Investment Head Leaves for Eastspring

Malaysia’s CIMB-Principal Investment Head Leaves for Eastspring

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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PFG US (Principal Financial Group Inc)

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Guy Strapp (Eastspring Investments Singapore Ltd)
Lynn Cheah
Raymond Tang (Eastspring Investments Bhd)

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HALISTER: Abenomics Rebuked as BlackRock Joins $46 Billion Japan Pullout

Abenomics Rebuked as BlackRock Joins $46 Billion Japan Pullout

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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BLK US (BlackRock Inc)

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Shinzo Abe (Japan)
Dan Chamby (BlackRock Inc)
Hitoshi Ishiyama (Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co Ltd)
Masahiro Ichikawa (Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co Ltd)
Masahiro Suzuki (SMBC Nikko Securities Inc)

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HALISTER1: CHINA PREVIEW: CPI Seen Rising to 22-Month High on Food Prices

CHINA PREVIEW: CPI Seen Rising to 22-Month High on Food Prices

(Bloomberg) -- China’s consumer prices likely rose in March at fastest pace since May 2014 as food inflation climbed to a four-year high, according to a Bloomberg survey.
  • CPI rose 2.4% y/y last month, according to median est. in survey; was up 2.3% in Feb.; ests. range from +1.5% to +3.0%; data due at 9:30am local time today
  • Bloomberg’s China food inflation tracker rose 7.87% in March, highest since Jan. 2012, after 4.64% advance in Feb.; CPI and food inflation tracker have had a correlation of 0.944 since 2009
  • China CPI data to mimic Korea and Taiwan, which were hit with same kind of food supply shocks, ING says in note dated April 8; has raised its 2016 CPI inflation forecast to 2.0% from 1.5%
  • Producer prices probably fell 4.6% y/y in March after 4.9% drop in Feb., a separate survey shows; data also due at 9:30am local time today; PPI has been negative since early 2012
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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HALISTER: Fink Warns Negative Rates Could Lead to ‘Dangerous’ Consequences

Fink Warns Negative Rates Could Lead to ‘Dangerous’ Consequences

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Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

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BLK US (BlackRock Inc)
21429Z US (Pacific Investment Management Co LLC)

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Laurence Fink (BlackRock Financial Management Inc)
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