Martes 17/04/18 inventarios de negocios

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3067.83 -0.27 -0.01%
Japan: Nikkei 225 21837.39 1.86 0.01%
Stoxx Europe 600 377.74 -1.46 -0.39%
UK: FTSE 100 7198.20 -66.36 -0.91%
CURRENCIES11:48 PM EDT 4/16/2018
LAST(MID) CHANGE
Euro (EUR/USD) 1.2383 0.0002
Yen (USD/JPY) 107.08 -0.04
Pound (GBP/USD) 1.4336 -0.0002
Australia $ (AUD/USD) 0.7765 -0.0017
Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) 0.9604 0.0005
WSJ Dollar Index 83.54 0.00
GOVERNMENT BONDS11:49 PM EDT 4/16/2018
PRICE CHG YIELD
U.S. 10 Year -2/32 2.836
German 10 Year 0/32 0.527
Japan 10 Year -1/32 0.043
FUTURES11:39 PM EDT 4/16/2018
LAST CHANGE % CHG
Crude Oil 66.50 0.28 0.42%
Brent Crude 71.65 0.23 0.32%
Gold 1348.3 -2.4 -0.18%
Silver 16.675 -0.002 -0.01%
E-mini DJIA 24631 68 0.28%
E-mini S&P 500

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LAST CHANGE % CHG
Japan: Nikkei 225 21837.39 1.86 0.01%
Hang Seng 30323.85 8.26 0.03%
Shanghai Composite 3099.90 -10.75 -0.35%
S&P BSE Sensex 34305.43 112.78 0.33%
Australia: S&P/ASX 5866.40 25.10 0.43%
UK: FTSE 100 7198.20 -66.36 -0.91%
DJIA 24573.04 212.90 0.87%
Asia Dow 3607.28 1.31 0.04%
Global Dow 3067

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Copper April 16,23:37
Bid/Ask 3.1143 - 3.1150
Change -0.0041 -0.13%
Low/High 3.1045 - 3.1191
Charts

Nickel April 16,23:35
Bid/Ask 6.4436 - 6.4481
Change -0.0431 -0.66%
Low/High 6.3823 - 6.4889
Charts

Aluminum April 16,23:37
Bid/Ask 1.0745 - 1.0747
Change -0.0050 -0.46%
Low/High 1.0652 - 1.0797
Charts

Zinc April 16,23:30
Bid/Ask 1.4262 - 1.4269
Change +0.0052 +0.37%
Low/High 1.4155 - 1.4303
Charts

Lead April 16,23:29
Bid/Ask 1.0683 - 1.0690
Change -0.0079 -0.74%
Low/High 1.0651 - 1.0765
Charts

Uranium Apr 09, 2018
Ux U308 price: 21.00
Change from
previous week +0.00

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PIB de China crece 6,8 pct interanual en 1er trim 2018, levemente más que lo previsto

PEKÍN (Reuters) - La economía de China creció un 6,8 por ciento interanual en el primer trimestre del 2018, mostraron el martes datos oficiales, levemente por encima de las expectativas y sin cambios con respecto al trimestre anterior.

Los datos demuestran la resistencia de la segunda economía más grande del mundo, incluso en momentos en que su panorama de exportaciones se ve opacado por una escalada de las tensiones con Estados Unidos, su principal socio comercial.

Analistas encuestados por Reuters esperaban que el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) se expandiera un 6,7 por ciento en el lapso enero-marzo, desacelerándose solo marginalmente desde la expansión de un 6,8 por ciento en los dos trimestres previos.

El crecimiento se mantuvo por encima del objetivo del Gobierno de alrededor de un 6,5 por ciento para todo el año, lo que podría dar a las autoridades más confianza para intensificar los esfuerzos que buscan reducir los riesgos en el sistema financiero y reducir la contaminación.

Sobre una base trimestral, el PIB en el primer trimestre se expandió un 1,4 por ciento, en comparación con un crecimiento revisado de un 1,6 por ciento en el período octubre-diciembre, informó la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas.

Analistas esperaban un crecimiento del 1,5 por ciento sobre una base trimestral.

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Global Dow 3069.96 1.86 0.06%
Japan: Nikkei 225 21847.59 12.06 0.06%
Stoxx Europe 600 379.10 1.36 0.36%
UK: FTSE 100 7204.80 6.60 0.09%
CURRENCIES7:51 AM EDT 4/17/2018
LAST(MID) CHANGE
Euro (EUR/USD) 1.2377 -0.0003
Yen (USD/JPY) 107.05 -0.07
Pound (GBP/USD) 1.4345 0.0007
Australia $ (AUD/USD) 0.7774 -0.0008
Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) 0.9620 0.0021
WSJ Dollar Index 83.54 0.00
GOVERNMENT BONDS7:51 AM EDT 4/17/2018
PRICE CHG YIELD
U.S. 10 Year -3/32 2.840
German 10 Year -0/32 0.528
Japan 10 Year -1/32 0.043
FUTURES7:41 AM EDT 4/17/2018
LAST CHANGE % CHG
Crude Oil 66.27 0.05 0.08%
Brent Crude 71.42 0.00 0.00%
Gold 1345.6 -5.1 -0.38%
Silver 16.635 -0.042 -0.25%
E-mini DJIA 24749 186 0.76%
E-mini S&P 500 2695

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LAST CHANGE % CHG
UK: FTSE 100 7204.66 6.46 0.09%
Germany: DAX 12486.05 94.64 0.76%
France: CAC 40 5335.41 22.45 0.42%
Stoxx Europe 600 379.08 1.34 0.35%
Hang Seng 30062.75 -252.84 -0.83%
Japan: Nikkei 225 21847.59 12.06 0.06%
DJIA 24573.04 212.90 0.87%
Europe Dow 1868.76

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Copper April 17,07:39
Bid/Ask 3.0859 - 3.0866
Change -0.0324 -1.04%
Low/High 3.0739 - 3.1191
Charts

Nickel April 17,07:39
Bid/Ask 6.3256 - 6.3302
Change -0.1610 -2.48%
Low/High 6.2803 - 6.4889
Charts

Aluminum April 17,07:39
Bid/Ask 1.0738 - 1.0745
Change -0.0057 -0.53%
Low/High 1.0652 - 1.0960
Charts

Zinc April 17,07:39
Bid/Ask 1.4198 - 1.4203
Change -0.0011 -0.08%
Low/High 1.4121 - 1.4303
Charts

Lead April 17,07:39
Bid/Ask 1.0669 - 1.0681
Change -0.0093 -0.86%
Low/High 1.0560 - 1.0765
Charts

Uranium Apr 09, 2018
Ux U308 price: 21.00
Change from
previous week +0.00

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Ventas trimestrales de Johnson & Johnson suben 12,6 pct

(Reuters) - El conglomerado de salud Johnson & Johnson reportó el martes un alza del 12,6 por ciento en sus ventas trimestrales, ayudado por la fuerte demanda de sus medicamentos contra el cáncer.

Las ventas en el primer trimestre subieron a 20.010 millones de dólares desde los 17.770 millones del mismo periodo del año anterior.

Las ganancias netas cayeron a 4.370 millones de dólares, o 1,60 dólar por acción, desde los 4.420 millones, o 1,61 dólar por acción, del mismo periodo del año anterior.

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Canadá retirará a familias de diplomáticos en Cuba en medio de síntomas inusuales

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadá retirará a las familias de los diplomáticos de su embajada en Cuba ya que aún desconoce la causa de unos inusuales síntomas de salud, aunque la información de especialistas médicos generó inquietud sobre un nuevo tipo de lesión cerebral, dijo el lunes un funcionario canadiense de alto rango.

Canadá está investigando la causa de los síntomas que fueron reportados por primera vez por ciudadanos canadienses vinculados a su embajada de La Habana en el 2017 y que también afectaron a diplomáticos estadounidenses en Cuba.

Los síntomas, que incluyen mareos, dolores de cabeza y náuseas, han afectado a 10 de 27 empleados canadienses y miembros de sus familias que inicialmente se sometieron a pruebas médicas, agregó el funcionario.

Si bien no ha habido nuevos incidentes desde el otoño boreal del 2017, las familias de los diplomáticos que han regresado a Canadá han seguido sintiendo síntomas. En algunos casos, los síntomas han disminuido en intensidad antes de volver a presentarse, dijo el funcionario.

Canadá también recibió información de especialistas médicos de su país y estadounidenses que expresaron inquietud por un posible tipo de lesión cerebral adquirida, dijo el funcionario, aunque las teorías iniciales de un ataque sónico planteadas por funcionarios estadounidenses el año pasado o causas psicosomáticas ahora se consideran improbables.

Las pruebas de calidad del aire y el agua de los alojamientos del personal en La Habana no indicaron una causa de los problemas de salud, dijo el funcionario a periodistas.

Debido a la incertidumbre, la embajada de Canadá en Cuba será designada como un puesto no acompañado, lo que significa que los diplomáticos no estarán estacionados con sus familias, dijo el Gobierno en un comunicado por separado.

El Departamento de Estado Estadounidense dijo en agosto pasado que los ciudadanos de ese país relacionados con su embajada en Cuba habían experimentado síntomas físicos causados ​​por “incidentes” no especificados que comenzaron a fines del 2016.

Funcionarios cubanos han negado cualquier participación o conocimiento de lo que estaba detrás de los incidentes. A nivel general, Canadá ha tenido buenas relaciones con Cuba, incluso con el bloqueo económico estadounidense a La Habana por décadas.

Reporte de Leah Schnurr. Editado en español por Javier López de Lérida y Carlos Aliaga

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China to Ease Rules on Foreign Auto Makers

Beijing hands U.S. an important concession

Trefor Moss
Updated April 17, 2018 7:50 a.m. ET
Employees work on the Honda Civic production line at the automaker's Dongfeng Honda factory in Wuhan, China.
Employees work on the Honda Civic production line at the automaker's Dongfeng Honda factory in Wuhan, China. Photo: str/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
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Trefor Moss
SHANGHAI—China said Tuesday it will phase out rules requiring foreign auto makers to share their factory ownership and profits with Chinese companies by 2022, answering U.S. calls for a level playing field in the world’s biggest auto market.

China now forces foreign auto makers to set up 50-50 joint ventures with Chinese partners if they want to locally produce cars to avoid 25% tariffs. The government said these rules will be eliminated this year for companies building electric vehicles—a move that could benefit Tesla Inc. —and for all vehicles by 2022.

“This will completely change the situation in China within 10 years,” said Yale Zhang, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight.

The action could bolster President Donald Trump’s assertions that his policy of pressurizing China to modify its trade behavior is yielding swift results. Even so, people in the industry said the reshaping of China’s auto sector wouldn’t necessarily hand an advantage to foreign players, as the implications of the reforms would take years to become clear.

“We have no plan to change our investment ratio,” said Keitaro Nakamura, a China-based spokesman for Honda Motor Co. , which operates joint ventures with local auto makers Guangzhou Auto and Dongfeng Motor Co. “If we had this option 20 years ago when we were first coming into the market, we might have thought differently. But we’ve been working with them for two decades.”

A China-based executive at a foreign auto maker said, “I think the trade threat hastened it and forced the top to make a tough call after so many years of bureaucratic bickering and pushback by vested interest(s).”

Michael Laske, China president of Austrian powertrain supplier AVL GmbH, called the action a “positive step forward for global trade” but added that the big winner would likely be China itself. Lifting limits on electric-car makers by the end of this year would encourage foreign investments from Tesla and others, helping China to strengthen its EV supply chain and become the world’s factory for EVs, he said.

While handing the U.S. an important concession, China wouldn’t have lifted investment restrictions unless “they felt they were ready to compete,” he said.

Tesla has been struggling to complete a deal to open a plant in China, but the rules announced Tuesday appear to clear the way for the electric-car maker to open a wholly owned company here.

Tesla didn’t immediately respond to questions.

Rules that forced auto makers such as General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. to set up joint ventures were criticized by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s investigation into Chinese trade practices last month, which triggered tit-for-tat punitive measures between the world’s two largest economies.

“Made in China 2025” is Beijing’s industrial plan to dominate high-tech industries including robotics, aerospace and computer chips. The Trump administration argues China is using the plan to give its tech companies unfair advantage over foreign rivals. But what is it exactly?

The U.S. investigation contended that China’s investment restrictions were a means of forcing foreign auto makers to transfer technology to local partners.

Last week, President Xi Jinping, addressing the Boao Forum in southern China, said those restrictions would be removed, in an apparent attempt to defuse trade tensions.

Foreign-investment limits on companies building new energy vehicles—a term covering electric cars powered by batteries or fuel cells—will be removed this year. Limits on those building commercial vehicles and passenger cars will be lifted in 2020 and 2022, respectively.

Mr. Zhang, the industry analyst, predicted that most of China’s car-making joint ventures would be gone by 2030, enabling foreign auto makers to retain all their China profits, and forcing domestic auto makers to stand on their own.

“They have four years to arrange the divorce,” Mr. Zhang said.

However, foreign auto makers could find it difficult to extricate themselves from joint ventures that have existed in some cases for more than two decades; reaching an agreement on valuation is likely to be one obstacle. And even if a price could be agreed upon, foreign auto makers might not be able to afford to buy out their Chinese partners, said Janet Lewis, Macquarie Capital Research’s managing director of equity research.

For some auto makers, staying together could prove easier.

“GM’s growth in China is a result of working with our trusted joint venture partners,” said a spokeswoman for GM, which builds cars in China with state-run Shanghai Auto. “We will continue to work with our partners to provide high-quality products and services to consumers.”

Ford didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

—Yoko Kubota, Liyan Qi and Lin Zhu in Beijing contributed to this

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Goldman Sachs Reports Higher Earnings

Results boosted by lower taxes and newly active markets

Liz HoffmanApril 17, 2018 7:42 a.m. ET
Goldman Sachs still relies heavily on its traders, who make money selling everything from stocks to interest-rate swaps to big investors.
Goldman Sachs still relies heavily on its traders, who make money selling everything from stocks to interest-rate swaps to big investors. Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News
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Liz Hoffman
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS 0.77% reported higher profit and revenue from a year ago, catching the wave of lower taxes and newly active markets that boosted other big banks’ quarterly earnings.

Revenue at the Wall Street firm rose to $10.04 billion from $8.03 billion a year ago. Goldman’s profit was $2.83 billion, or $6.95 a share, up from the year-ago first quarter when the bank’s traders made bad bets on the dollar and interest rates.

Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of $2.21 billion, or $5.58 a share, on revenue of $8.74 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.

For all of Goldman’s changes in recent years—launching a consumer bank and embracing steadier businesses like asset management and corporate lending—it still relies heavily on its traders, who make money selling everything from stocks to interest-rate swaps to big investors. They account for about one-third of the firm’s revenue.

That business was expected to benefit this quarter as volatility returned to the markets. The dollar fell, and interest rates rose. Stocks swung around amid fears of a trade war and as the tumult at Facebook Inc. weighed on shares of technology companies.

But the trading seen early in the quarter, which was active but followed familiar patterns, devolved into more troublesome chaos for the banks in its later weeks.

Indeed, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. in recent days reported mixed trading results, doing better in equities but disappointing in areas like bond and credit trading.

Goldman’s return on equity, a measure of how profitably it invests shareholders’ money, was 15.4% for the quarter. Goldman has been pouring money into its new consumer bank and hiring senior executives in its investment-banking and technology divisions, which weighs on profitability.

Shares of Goldman Sachs, up 1.2% in 2018, slid 0.5% to $256.69 in premarket trading.

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