Dolar Melemah di Perdagangan Asia Terhadap Kekhawatiran Utang AS

AFP, (07/10) - Dolar jatuh di perdagangan Asia pada hari Senin seiring investor khawatir terhadap kebuntuan anggaran AS di Washington yang apabila melewati batas waktu pada pertengahan Oktober untuk menaikkan batas pinjaman negara dan akan menyebabkan default yang menghancurkan. Dolar di perdagangakan pada level 97,08 yen di Tokyo, dan di level 97,47 yen pada perdagangan di New York pada Jumat sore. Euro berada di level $1,3567 dan 131,76 yen, dibandingkan dengan $1,3557 dan 132,14 yen. Pedagang mulai membeli safe-haven yen di tengah kekhawatiran anggota parlemen AS belum meloloskan plafon utang yang telah memaksa shutdown partial pemerintah AS, apabila tidak akan mencapai kesepakatan anggaran sebelum 17 Oktober, ketika pemerintah kehabisan uang tunai untuk membayar tagihan dan pada gilirannya pemerintah AS bisa terjadi default. Sebuah perdebatan yang sama tahun 2011 melihat batas pinjaman meningkatkan pada menit terakhir tetapi tidak sebelum pasar saham global anjlok selama krisis menyebabkan penurunan dari rating utang Washington . Menteri Keuangan AS Jack Lew memperingatkan pada hari Minggu bahwa Kongres 'bermain api ' seiring pemimpin Republik di DPR John Boehner mengatakan partainya tidak akan menaikkan plafon utang AS tanpa pemotongan pengeluaran. Shutdown pemerintah, yang memasuki hari ketujuh, juga mempengaruhi rilis data ekonomi AS tanpa kejelasan saat data non-farm payrolls, yang berakhir pada pekan lalu, akan dipublikasikan. (izr)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 12:55 PM

Oil Prices Down on US Debt Ceiling Concerns

AFP, (07/10) -- Oil prices edged lower in Asian trade Monday on growing concerns the US budget crisis could spiral into a devastating debt default and ravage the global economy. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in November fell 57 cents to $103.27 in mid-morning trade, while Brent North Sea crude for November eased 40 cents to $109.06. The US government shutdown looks set to drag into day seventh on Monday, as a series of marathon talks between Democrats and Republicans in Washington failed to reach a resolution to the stand-off. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Sunday that Congress was 'playing with fire' as Republicans raised the threat of a US default if President Barack Obama refuses to negotiate on spending. Lew said the United States will run out of its ability to borrow money on October 17, and with only $30 billion in hand to meet obligations that can run to $60 billion a day, it will quickly default. Fears are growing that the shutdown could threaten a fragile economic recovery in the US, with some analysts suggesting it could push the country's economy back into recession.

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Hong Kong Stocks Drop as U.S. Debt Limit Impasse Hurts Sentiment

Bloomberg, (07/10) -- Hong Kong stocks fell as the political impasse over the U.S. debt limit and government shutdown weighed on investor sentiment. Energy and materials companies led declines. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.8 percent to 22,967.20 as of 9:34 a.m. in Hong Kong. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, also known as the H-share index, declined 1 percent. Mainland markets are shut until tomorrow. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said lawmakers won’t raise the debt ceiling without packaging it with other provisions. Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.5 percent today. The gauge posted its second weekly decline last week as the first partial government shutdown in 17 years began. The budget impasse has raised concern that lawmakers will be unable to agree on increasing the $16.7 trillion debt limit. The Treasury Department has said measures to avoid exceeding the cap will be exhausted by Oct. 17. Data from payrolls to retail sales will be delayed as long as the shutdown continues, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to assess the economy as it considers when to start paring unprecedented monetary stimulus. Fed San Francisco President John Williams estimated a two-week government halt would shave 0.25 percentage point off fourth-quarter economic growth. The Hang Seng Index gained 2.1 percent this year through Oct. 4 on better-than-expected Chinese data and after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly refrained from cutting stimulus. Hong Kong’s benchmark equity gauge traded at 11.1 times estimated earnings as of Oct. 4, compared with 15.2 for the S&P 500.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:05 AM

Indeks Topix Jepang Berayun seiring Investor Mengamati Kebuntuan Utang AS

Bloomberg, (07/10) - Saham Jepang berayun antara keuntungan dan kerugian setelah jatuh terbesar sejak awal Agustus pada pekan lalu di tengah kekhawatiran tentang kebuntuan atas batas utang AS dan shutdown pemerintah. Nissan Motor Co, produsen mobil yang mendapat sekitar 80% dari penjualan di luar negeri, turun 0,9% seiring yen menguat. Yoshinoya Holdings Co, yang mengoperasikan rantai makanan cepat saji, merosot 1,4% setelah memotong perkiraan pada makanan yang lebih tinggi dan biaya listrik. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, bank terbesar kedua Jepang berdasarkan nilai pasar, naik 2,4% setelah mengatakan laba semester pertama mungkin melonjak. Indeks Topix turun kurang dari 0,1% ke level 1,163.38 pada pukul 09:34 di Tokyo, setelah naik sebanyak 0,2%. Mengukur penurunan sebesar 4,4% pada pekan lalu, terbesar sejak periode yang berakhir pada 9Agustus.  Indeks Nikkei 225 Stock Average naik 0,1% pada hari ini ke level 14,036.02. 'Investor yang ingin membeli pada dominan cenderung ke bawah pada saat ini , 'kata Toshiyuki Kanayama, seorang analis pasar senior di Monex Securities Inc' Di sisi lain, kekhawatiran atas default AS yang kuat dan itu akan sulit bagi saham untuk keluar.' Kontrak pada indeks  Standard & Poor 500 turun 0,5%. Mengukur kenaikan sebesar 0,7% di New York pada tanggal 4 Oktober, pemangkasan penurunan mingguannya menjadi 0,1%. shutdown Partial AS memasuki minggu keduanya, dengan batas waktu pada tanggal 17 Oktober untuk menaikkan plafon utang. Ketua DPR John Boehner mengatakan kepada anggota parlemen Republik yang tidak akan meningkatkan batas pinjaman tanpa kemasan dengan langkah-langkah lain. (izr)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:02 AM

Emas Berjangka Mencatat Kerugian Ketiga Dalam Empat Sesi

MarketWatch (04/10) SAN FRANCISCO - Emas berjangka ditutup sedikit melemah pada hari Kamis untuk mencatat sesi penurunan ketiganya seiring shutdown pemerintah AS di hari ketiganya.

Emas untuk pengiriman bulan Desember turun $ 3,10, atau 0,2%, untuk menetap di posisi $ 1,317.60 per ons di divisi Comex New York Mercantile Exchange. Kontrak tersebut naik $ 34,60, atau 2,7%, untuk menetap di level $ 1,320.70 per ons pada hari Rabu, menarik dukungan terhadap emas dari nomor penggajian ADP yang mengecewakan.

Sebenarnya fokus pasar adalah berkurangnya emas "walaupun shutdown pemerintah AS dan lainnya [harga emas] bullish berita," kata Chintan Karnani, kepala analis di Insignia Consultants. "Ini sebenarnya membuat pedagang bingung. Tapi bagiku emas telah jatuh seiring pedagang percaya bahwa politisi AS bijaksana untuk memastikan bahwa langkah penutupan ini tidak akan berlangsung lama. "

Sebuah pertemuan antara Presiden Barrack Obama dan para pemimpin Kongres berakhir pada hari Rabu malam dengan tidak ada kesepakatan untuk membuka anggaran pemerintah yang baru.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:20 AM

European shares edge higher, miners advance

Reuters (3/10) - European shares edged higher in early trading on Thursday after declines in the previous session, with strong economic data from China offsetting concerns about the impact of a prolonged U.S. government shutdown.

Expectations that some recent disappointing economic numbers would force the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep its policies loose for longer were also seen underpinning the market.

However, investor mood remained relatively cautious given the likely impact of the shutdown on talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling by mid-October, with analysts saying failure to do this would push the world's biggest economy into default and hurt the pace of economic recovery.

Activity in services sector in China, the world's biggest metals consumer, expanded at the fastest pace in six months in September as demand grew.

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector rose to 55.4, the highest reading since March.

Miners were the top sectoral gainers, with the STOXX Europe 600 basic resources index gaining 0.6 percent, helping the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index to advance 0.3 percent to 1,250.5 points by 0705 GMT. The index fell 0.7 percent in the previous session.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/03/markets-europe-stocks-idUSL6N0HT0NA20131003

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 2:44 PM

Wall Street ends lower on worries of prolonged shutdown

(Reuters) - Wall Street retreated on Wednesday, the second day of a partial U.S. government shutdown, as political wrangling in Washington raised investor concerns that the stoppage could be prolonged.
Adding to worries, a report showed private employers added fewer-than-expected jobs in September. Investors were looking for more guidance from this data because Friday's broader, government payrolls report will be delayed if no deal on the budget is reached by then.

Losses were across the board, led by stocks in the industrial sector .SPLRCI, which fell 0.4 percent.
The shutdown fight is rapidly merging with a higher-stakes battle over the government's borrowing power that is expected to come to a head soon. The Treasury has said the United States will exhaust its borrowing authority no later than October 17.

"I wouldn't call the market's decline today a panic. But the longer this (shutdown) goes on, and the more headlines shift towards the October 17 deadline, investors are becoming more and more concerned," said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist for Newark, New Jersey-based Prudential Financial Inc.

"As impossible as it seems, investors are thinking that there might now be a possibility of a default."
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 58.56 points, or 0.39 percent, at 15,133.14. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 1.13 points, or 0.07 percent, at 1,693.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 2.96 points, or 0.08 percent, at 3,815.02.

Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama planned to meet in the White House at 5:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) on Wednesday to discuss the budget impasse and raising the U.S. debt limit.

Among individual stocks, the possibility of a second offer for Blackberry Ltd (BB.TO) (BBRY.O) reversed a slide in its stock price after the struggling smartphone maker said it expected to record $400 million in pre-tax charges related to cuts announced last month. The stock ended up 0.3 percent to $78.06 after falling to a 11-month low earlier of $77.28.

Despite the recent declines, buyers have come in as the S&P approached its 50-day moving average of 1,679.99. The moving average represents a measure of the near-term trend in the market and often investors will buy in clusters at such levels.

The CBOE Volatility index .VIX, used to measure investor anxiety, rose 6.8 percent to 16.60. The index has gained more than 25 percent over the past two weeks.

Trading volume totaled about 5.3 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, below the average daily closing volume of about 6.3 billion this year.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing stocks by about 16 to 13 on the New York Stock Exchange while on the Nasdaq, decliners beat advancers by about 3 to 2. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE9890IQ20131002

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