Asia Market Movers: Japan Services PMI eases with cost pressures rising and confidence weakening

Friday, 03 Apr, 2026 News Japan Services PMI eases with cost pressures rising and confidence weakening Japan's services sector remains in expansion but is losing a little momentum, with weaker demand growth, rising energy-driven costs, and sharply lower business confidence signalling a more uncertain o Central Banks Fed's Goolsbee warns oil surge risks lifting inflation expectations Goolsbee warns the oil shock risks derailing disinflation, with duration key. Rising gasoline prices could lift inflation expectations, complicating Fed policy just as inflation was expected to ease. Learn more Forex Preview: February non-farm payrolls by the numbers. A Good Friday report Let's dig into the non-farm payrolls report and the numbers we have so far. What's expected: Consensus estimate +60K (range -25K to +125K) January -92K Private payrolls consensus estimate +70K Unemplo News A holiday across much of Asia, but Japan is open. We get PMI data from there & from China It's a sparse agenda in Asia. Much of the region is out for the Good Friday holiday. But Japan is open. From Japan and China its Services PMIs. Earlier this week: Japan's manufacturing in expansion bu News investingLive Americas market news wrap: Oil skyrockets but stock markets shrug it off US initial jobless claims 202K vs 212K estimate US February trade balance -57.30 billion vs -61.00 billion expected Canada February trade balance -5.74B vs -2.25B expected Trump: The biggest bridge co Stocks Broader US indices erase declines and close higher on the day The markets opened up sharply lower after the Trump news conference yesterday, but rebounded with the broader indices closing in positive territory. At session lows: S&P was down -100.38 points NA Central Banks Fed's Williams: Monetary policy is well-positioned to manage risks Energy prices affect inflation and disposable income Higher energy prices hit both sides of the Fed's mandate So far the war is showing up in gasoline prices but not yet economic data Uncertainty and Technical Analysis AUDUSD finds sellers against the 200 hour MA The AUDUSD slipped below its 100-hour moving average at 0.68846 during the Asian session, and early attempts to hold below that level added a more bearish technical tone. However, downside momentum st Learn more Commodities The oil market and the stock market are having a disagreement. Here's why it makes sense Throughout this conflict, there has been a general alignment in markets. It has led to a sortof 'war-on' or 'war-off' trade where crude oil would rally on signs of escalation and it would mean stocks

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