Bond Market Liquidity Squeeze Keeps Regulators Alert To Risks - FT ft.com/content/c6e03d…

SK Hynix’s AI Memory Chip Orders Almost Fully Booked Till 2025 - BBG bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

UK PM Sunak’s Political Fate Hangs On Results Of Local Elections - FT ft.com/content/a43d42…

Japan's FX Intervention Signals 160 Yen Line In The Sand, Says Ex-Official - MS marketscreener.com/news/latest/Ja…

US May Step Up Verbal Intervention On Yen Rout, Jim O’Neill Says - BBG bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Australian Trade Balance (AUD) Mar: 5024M (exp 7300M; R prev 6591M)
- Exports (M/M) Mar: 0.1% (R prev -3.2%)
- Imports (M/M) Mar: 4.2% (R prev 4.4%)

Australian Building Approvals (M/M) Mar: 1.9% (exp 3.4%; R prev -0.9%)
- Private Sector Houses (M/M) Mar: 3.8% (R prev 12.4%)

Japanese Monetary Base (Y/Y) Apr: 2.1% (prev 1.6%)
- Monetary Base End Of Period (JPY) Apr: 696.3T (prev 686.8T)

South Korean CPI (Y/Y) Apr: 2.9% (exp 3.0%; prev 3.1%)
- CPI (M/M) Apr: 0.0% (exp 0.1%; prev 0.1%)

New Zealand Building Permits (M/M) Mar: -0.2% (prev 14.9%)

Democrats Beg Biden For Higher China Tariffs In Play For Swing State Voters - Politico politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

Japan’s Top Currency Diplomat Kanda: Nothing To Say About Whether Intervened In Currency Market

China Declines To Meet With US On Nuclear Arms Control, US Official Says - Semafor semafor.com/article/05/01/…

Yen Surges 2% In Minutes With Traders Edgy On Intervention Risk - BBG bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BoC’s Macklem: Getting Closer To Being Able To Cut Rates
- Looking Ahead, Expect Core Inflation To Continue To Ease Gradually

$MET | MetLife Q1 24 Earnings:
- ROE: 12.6% (exp 12.8%)
- Adj EPS: $1.83 (exp $1.79)
- Revenue: $17.02B (exp $17.77B)
- Announces New $3B Share Buyback Authorisation

$AIG | AIG Q1 24 Earnings:
- Adj ROE: 9.3% (exp 8.93%)
- Adj EPS: $1.77 (exp $1.67)
- To Buy Back Up To $10B Shares
- Boosts Quarterly Dividend To $0.40/Share

$EBAY | eBay Q1 24 Earnings:
- Adj EPS: $1.25 (exp $1.21)
- Revenue: $2.6B (exp $2.53B)
- Active Buyers: 132M (exp 131.18M)
- Sees Q2 Net Revenue $2.49B To $2.54B (exp $2.56B)

$QCOM | Qualcomm Q2 24 Earnings:
- Adj EPS: $2.44 (exp $2.32)
- Revenue: $9.39B (exp $9.32B)
- Sees Q3 Adj EPS $2.15 To $2.35 (exp $2.16)
- Sees Q3 Revenue $8.8B To $9.6B (exp $9.08B)

Major Earnings Releases Thurs 2nd May 2024

$LIN $CI $CAH $COP $AMGN $AAPL