Asia markets rallied significantly after the rally on Wall Street on Friday

A private survey showed that Japan’s service sector expanded at a record pace in April.

Bank au Jibun The Japanese Services PMI was at 55.4, higher than March’s figure of 54.9 and marking the fifth consecutive month in expansion territory.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector, while a number below 50 indicates contraction.

Japan’s composite PMI for April – which combines manufacturing and service sector figures – came in unchanged at 52.9.

This marks the fastest pace of growth since June 2022, and the fourth month in a row that the Composite PMI has remained above the 50 mark.

– Lim Hwi Ji

A Reuters poll of economists showed that China’s trade surplus is expected to have narrowed slightly from $88.2 billion in March to $74.3 billion in April.

Exports are expected to grow 8% y/y after growing 14.8% in March, while imports are expected to remain unchanged after falling 1.4% y/y the previous month.

Goldman Sachs economists said in a note on Monday that the weaker trade data in April likely reflects the “lingering seasonality” after this year’s Lunar New Year.

“We expect the dissipation of this seasonal bias to slow export growth in April. We expect import growth to slow month-on-month,” the economists wrote, adding that seasonal patterns related to the holidays are not so conspicuously observed in imports.

The economy is also scheduled to release inflation data later in the week.

– Jihe Lee

A number of economic data is expected next week for the Asia-Pacific markets, including inflation data in China, Indian industrial production and the trade balance of the Philippines.

On Monday, Taiwan announced its trade data. Citi economists forecast that in April, Taiwan’s exports fell 21.4% year-on-year and imports fell 22.6% year-on-year.

“Non-technology exports to China have yet to recover (as trade data from China suggests) and lower commodity prices will depress exports,” Citi economists wrote in a note on Thursday.

China’s trade data for April will also be released on Tuesday along with Malaysia’s GDP.

On Wednesday, South Korea’s current account balance for March and the unemployment rate for April are expected.

China’s PPI and CPI are due to be released on Thursday. For the month of March, China’s CPI reading increased marginally by 0.7% year-on-year, while the PPI posted a decline of 2.5% year-on-year. The Philippines reported its Q1 GDP on this day as well.

Indian Industrial Output for March will be published on Friday after posting 5.6% annualized growth in February. Citi economists expect the headline inflation rate to decline around 4.8% year-on-year, marking the first reading below 5% since November 2021.

– Jihe Lee

Morgan Stanley predicts that global spending on education will reach $8 trillion by 2030, saying there are market opportunities that are “just beginning with technology”.

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Major European companies posted bumper profits over the past two weeks.

However, according to Bank of America strategists, there were more ratings downgrades than analyst upgrades to the company’s earnings estimates.

The investment bank scrutinized large European stocks that saw an increase in net earnings per share revisions.

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– Ganesh Rao

Wall Street analysts see recent results from Apple as another sign of the tech giant’s continued resilience and defensive standing.

According to Amit Daryanani of Evercore ISI, the results confirm the diversification of the company’s revenue streams and show the “core consumer nature” of the iPhone.

The stock rose 2.7% in pre-market trading.

Read more about what analysts are saying after Apple’s results here.

WTI (June) settled up 4.05% on Friday at $71.34, after hitting a high of $71.81 earlier on Friday. This was the highest level since May 2^{second abbreviation,} When WTI was trading at $71.42

Meanwhile, WTI is down -7.09% week-to-date for the three^{Research and development} A negative week in a row and the worst week since March 17, when WTI lost -12.96%

Brent crude settled, up 3.86%, to $75.30, to reach $75.75. Brent closed down -5.33% WTD for the 3rd^{Research and development} Negative week in a row.

Natural Gas (JUN) settled up 1.71% at $2.137, after hitting $2.031. Nat gas closed down 11.33% week-to-date for the first negative week in 4 and the worst week since March 10, when natural gas lost -19.24% Natural gas fell 52.25% in 2023.

– Hakyung Kim

The Labor Department said the US economy added 253,000 jobs in April. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected an addition of 180,000 jobs. The report comes after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday and indicated that a pause was in sight.

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Regional banking shares extended their rally on Friday, led by PacWest with gains of more than 70%.

However, the stock still has a long way to go to recoup all of its losses from this year. In fact, PacWest shares are still trading below where they closed on Wednesday.