Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as U.S. Fed commits to continuing to support the economy

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Thu, 17 Dec 2020 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 30,154.54 44.77 -0.15%  S&P 500 3,701.17 6.55 +0.18%  NASDAQ 12,658.19 63.13 +0.50%  HSI 26,460.29 0.00 0.00%  STI 2,862.28 5.56 +0.19%  ASX 200 6,720.70 41.50 +0.62%  Quotes and charts as of Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:15 AM +08. Top News Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:12 AM +08 Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as U.S. Fed commits to continuing to support the economy Australia's unemployment rate in November was at 6.8%, according to seasonally adjusted estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 04:00 AM +08 Fed raises its economic outlook slightly, sees 4.2% growth next year and 5% unemployment rate The central bank now expects real gross domestic product to fall just 2.4% in 2020, compared to the decline of 3.7% predicted in September. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 07:42 AM +08 'We want them infected,' Trump HHS appointee said in email pushing to expose infants, kids and teens to Covid to reach 'herd immunity' During his time at HHS, Paul Alexander also allegedly directly meddled with Covid-related studies published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:15 AM +08 U.S. quarantines Pfizer vaccine shipments in California and Alabama after transit 'anomaly' left vials too cold Doses of Pfizer's vaccine were quarantined after an "anomaly" in the transportation process caused the storage temperature to get too cold. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 05:28 AM +08 Powell says stock prices are not necessarily high considering the low level of interest rates Low rates are helping justify an equity surge that has gone on largely unabated since the March pandemic crisis lows, Powell said. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 09:45 Clete Willems Partner, Akin Gump U.S. stimulus 10:00 Adrian Zuercher Head Global Asset Allocation, UBS Global Wealth Management CIO Asia markets 10:30 Erik Nelson Macro Strategist, Wells Fargo Securities Foreign exchange 10:45 Chinta Bhagat Managing Partner, Asia, L Catterton China & India consumers 11:00 James Sullivan Head of Asia ex-Japan Equity Research, JPMorgan Asia markets 11:30 Lee Ju Ye Economist, Maybank Kim Eng ASEAN economy 11:40 Catherine Birch Senior Economist, ANZ Research New Zealand GDP, Australia jobs data 13:40 Jan Friederich Head of Middle East and Africa Sovereign Ratings, Fitch Ratings 2021 outlook for MENA sovereigns . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us