{"id":134593,"date":"2023-09-07T18:19:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/?p=134593"},"modified":"2023-09-07T18:19:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:19:40","slug":"european-shares-seen-up-as-china-steps-up-stimulus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/business\/european-shares-seen-up-as-china-steps-up-stimulus\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Seen Up As China Steps Up Stimulus"},"content":{"rendered":"
European stocks are seen opening on a positive note Friday as China rolled out more measures to help its ailing economy<\/span>. <\/p>\n After recent government measures to cut mortgage costs, five of China’s biggest banks today cut interest rates on a range of deposits. <\/p>\n The People’s Bank of China said it would cut foreign exchange reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions in a bid to boost liquidity and shore up the yuan.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a private survey showed Chinese factory activity unexpectedly expanded in August, raising optimism that the worst of factory slump in Asia’s largest economy may be over.<\/p>\n Asian markets<\/span> traded mixed, with trading in Hong Kong suspended due to typhoon Saola.<\/p>\n The dollar traded weak and was set for a weekly loss as investors await U.S. employment data due later in the day for clues on the Fed’s monetary policy outlook. <\/p>\n Economists expect U.S. employment to increase by 170,000 jobs in August after an increase of 187,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.5 percent.<\/p>\n Manufacturing surveys from the U.S. and a host of countries in the euro zone may also investor attraction later in the day. <\/p>\n On Thursday, Fed Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said that U.S. monetary policy is already tight enough to bring inflation back down to 2 percent over a “reasonable” period.<\/p>\n Oil prices were set for a weekly gain after Russia signaled that it would extend export curbs.<\/p>\n Gold rose and was on course for a second straight weekly gain on hopes of less-aggressive Fed. <\/p>\n U.S. stocks ended mixed overnight and Treasury yields fell amid growing bets that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged at its September meeting. <\/p>\n Jobless claims fell slightly last week, and consumer spending accelerated in July while the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation stayed high in July but matched estimates, various reports showed.<\/p>\n The Dow dipped half a percent and the S&P 500 slid 0.2 percent.<\/p>\n The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.1 percent to extend gains for a fifth consecutive session but still suffered its worst monthly loss of 2023.<\/p>\n European stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday after cautious comments by a leading ECB hawk. <\/p>\n Eurozone inflation stagnated in August while German retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, sharpening the dilemma for policymakers. <\/p>\n The pan-European STOXX 600 eased 0.2 percent. The German DAX edged up 0.4 percent while France’s CAC 40 shed 0.7 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 dropped half a percent. <\/p>\n