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• Asian equities ended sharply lower Friday on concerns central banks are set to extend their tightening cycle deeper into H2.

• Japan saw a steep loss Friday that led to its first weekly loss in almost three months.

• Australia also down sharply for the second day in a row.

• Japan’s Core CPI rose 3.2% y/y in May, compared to consensus 3.1% and follows 3.4% in the previous month. While slight moderation in core inflation was confirmed after surprising strength in April, ex-fresh food & energy prices accelerated further to 4.3% from 4.1% vs consensus 4.2%.

• Japan’s flash manufacturing PMI was 49.8 in June, down from 50.6 in the previous month, marking a return to contraction since April.

• Jack Ma plans to be more deeply involved at Alibaba with Eddie Wu as CEORBA terminal rate forecasts nudging higher with economists and markets projecting 2-3 more increases by end-2023.

• Philippine central bank governor says bank has done enough to tame inflation, signals 2023 pauseEurope, Middle East, Africa

• European equity markets lower. Oil/Gas, Banks and Basic Resources the worst performers, while Health Care, Telecom and Food/Beverage outperform.

• Euro and bond yields fall sharply after weak PMIs from France and Germany. Single currency breaks $1.0900 and extends to $1.0850 region, its lowest level since 15-Jun. German Bund is more than 10 bps lower at ~2.37%.

• UK retail sales surprised to the upside in May, with a 0.3% increase versus consensus for a 0.2% drop and prior 0.5% gain.

• Germany locks in more US Natural Gas in a move to shun Russia. Germany will purchase 2.25mn tonnes annually for 20 years. The amount is about 5% of Germany’s demand but, the companies did not disclose the price at which the gas would be sold.

• The Turkish Lira took a dive of -5.3% yesterday after the Central Bank rate hike and continues to decline in today’s trading by -2.5%. The Turkish currency is headed for a 16th week of declines, its longest losing streak since 1999.

• UK housebuilders extend losses to a second consecutive session, weighed by BoE's bigger-than-expected 50bps hike on Thursday.The Americas

• Demand for longer-dated Treasuries remains healthy as investors bet central banks will succeed in bringing down inflation.

• Fed's Barkin 'unconvinced' inflation in decline but will not prejduge July meetingLululemon athletica unable to find buyer for Mirror.

• 3M reaches tentative $10.3B deal over US 'forever chemicals' claims.

• Ford preparing for a new round of layoffs for US salaried workers.

• Regulators flag stricter capital rules to banks with over $100B in assets; borrowing at the Fed’s BTFP window increased again this week.

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