Asia Stocks Look Muted Ahead of Central Bank Week: Markets Wrap

-- Asian stocks are poised for a mixed start into a week that includes policy decisions from the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve that will likely set the near-term direction for global markets.Apple Without AI Looks More Like Coca-Cola Than High-Growth TechAustralian equity futures point to a slight loss early Monday while Japanese and Hong Kong contracts showed small gains. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.

“We expect the BOJ to point out that although there is still a high degree of uncertainty about the future, it is now in a situation where it can see the achievement of the price target and it could likely abolish negative rates and yield-curve-control policies,” Societe Generale economists including Jin Kenzaki wrote in a note to clients.

Bond traders, meanwhile, appear to have painfully surrendered to a higher-for-longer reality. Yields on policy sensitive two-year Treasuries have climbed 11 basis points this month to 4.73%, extending last month’s gain. Swaps traders are pricing about 71 basis points of rate cuts by year-end, down from 134 basis points at the start of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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