Asia Market Movers: Japan flash PMI slips to five-month low in May as selling prices hit record high

Thursday, 21 May, 2026 News Japan flash PMI slips to five-month low in May as selling prices hit record high Japan's flash composite PMI eased to 51.1 in May from 52.2 in April, a five-month low, as services activity stalled for the first time in over a year and selling prices rose at the sharpest pace in ne Stock market update KOSPI sidecar triggered as futures surge 5% on Wall Street rally and Samsung wage deal South Korea's Korea Exchange activated a sidecar halt after KOSPI 200 futures surged 5%, pausing program trading for five minutes, as Samsung Electronics rallied following a last-minute wage deal that Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7955 – Reuters estimate The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exch News Japan data shows a massive trade surplus beat in April as exports rocket Japanese Machinery Orders March 2026 -9.4% m/m expected -8.1% prior 13.6% Japanese Machinery Orders 5.9% y/y expected 4.5% prior 24.7% --- Japanese Balance of Trade April 301.9bn, a massive beat, and News South Korea to extend fuel tax break until end-July South Korea to extend fuel tax break until end-July, Yonhap says Info via Reuters. Yonhap citing the finance ministry. Measure is part of government efforts to allay the burden on drivers from higher News Australia flash PMI slumps to 47.8 in May as new orders fall at fastest pace since 2021 Australia's flash composite PMI fell to 47.8 in May from 50.4 in April, signalling the second contraction in three months, as new orders dropped at the fastest pace since September 2021, per S&P G Central Banks ECB June rate hike nearly certain but July move seen as premature, sources say The ECB is set to raise rates on June 11 but will signal caution on any July follow-up, four sources told Reuters, as analysts at Deutsche Bank forecast quarter-point hikes in June and September takin News New Zealand data: More exports in April than in March, but fewer imports New Zealand Balance of Trade (Apr) 1.920B expected, 0.842B, prior 0.698B Imports 6.70B prior 7.25B Exports 8.62B prior 7.94B Big beat on the trade balance — more than double the forecast, with exports Learn more Central Banks Japan April CPI preview: core inflation seen slipping further below BOJ target Japan's core CPI is forecast to ease to 1.7% year-on-year in April, a third straight month below the BOJ's 2% target, as government energy subsidies and fading food price pressures subdue consumer pri

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