Hong Kong Stocks Fail to Lure JPMorgan With Worst Developed Drop

Bloomberg, (28/6) - Hong Kong stocks are set for the biggest decline among developed markets this half as concern about China’s economy drives valuations 22 percent below the five-year average.

The Hang Seng Index tumbled 9.8 percent in 2013, trailing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by the most in 15 years and wiping more than $145 billion from the value of shares. The losses dragged the gauge’s valuation to 9.7 times estimates earnings, compared with a five-year average of 12.5, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

JPMorgan Asset Management and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. say Hong Kong stocks may get even cheaper as a manufacturing slowdown in China collides with the worst cash shortage in a decade. The waning outlook for the world’s second-biggest economy is exacerbating declines spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to dial back unprecedented stimulus measures.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/hong-kong-stocks-fail-to-lure-jpmorgan-with-worst-developed-drop.html

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 1:50 PM

Harga minyak beranjak ke bawah US$ 97 per barel

NEW YORK. Harga minyak mentah di bursa berjangka Amerika Serikat (A) beranjak menuju ke bawah harga US$ 97 per barel, pada hari Jumat ini (27/6). Harga minyak turun akibat penguatan nilai tukar dolar AS.

Untuk pengiriman bulan Agustus, harga minyak mentah AS turun 44 sen menjadi US$ 96,61 per barel. Untuk minggu ini, kontrak harga minyak masih naik sekitar 3%, kenaikan ketiga dalam empat minggu terakhir.

Sementara itu, harga minyak mentah Brent turun 34 sen menjadi US$ 102,48 per barel. Meskipun turun, harga minyak Brent naik untuk yang ketiga ketiga dalam empat pekan.

Menurut Reuters, penurunan harga minyak sebagian besar didorong oleh kekhawatiran atas rencana pembatasan stimulus AS serta adanya perlambatan ekonomi di China.


source: http://investasi.kontan.co.id/news/harga-minyak-beranjak-ke-bawah-us-97-per-barel

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:47 AM

U.S. Stocks Rise as GDP Report Fuels Fed Stimulus Bets

bloomberg (27/6)--U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) higher for a second day, as China’s cash crunch eased and slower-than-forecast economic growth fueled speculation the Federal Reserve will maintain stimulus. Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. advanced at least 0.5 percent to lead financial stocks higher. Boeing Co. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. jumped more than 1.9 percent to lead gains in the the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. fell more than 4.9 percent, leading a selloff in precious-metal producers as gold and silver slumped to 34-month lows. The S&P 500 increased 0.8 percent to 1,599.94 at 12:16 p.m. in New York, after the equity benchmark rebounded yesterday from a nine-week low. The Dow climbed 107.13 points, or 0.7 percent, to 14,867.44 today. Trading of S&P 500 companies was 5.6 percent below the 30-day average at this time of day.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:04 AM

Asia stocks come off highs; Shanghai falls again

MarketWatch (26/6) - HONG KONG — Stocks in Australia and Hong Kong climbed Wednesday as a positive lead from Wall Street helped a rebound from a string of recent losses, but shares traded in Shanghai extended losses and pulled many regional share markets off the day’s highs. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.5% after a four-day losing streak, while Taiwan’s Taiex rose 1.1% after suffering losses in the previous five sessions. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.5% to 19,947.71, dropping back below the 20,000 after opening above that level. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-stocks-lead-asia-rebound-after-losing-streak-2013-06-25

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 11:24 AM

Gold Bear Market Hits Hardest in South Africa Mines: Commodities

Bloomberg (26/6) - No one has more to lose from gold’s bear market than South African producers as workers digging in the world’s deepest, costliest mines threaten to bring them to a standstill unless pay is more than doubled.

A record quarterly drop in the metal to as low as $1,270 an ounce is already below production and capital spending costs at Sibanye Gold Ltd., Harmony Gold Mining Co. and Gold Fields Ltd., figures compiled by Bloomberg show. Harmony’s South African output costs are the highest of the world’s 12 biggest producers by volume, according Bloomberg Industries.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:00 AM

Gold inches up as Fed officials downplay stimulus wind-down

Reuters (25/6) - SINGAPORE - Gold edged higher on Tuesday as the dollar weakened after two top Federal Reserve officials downplayed an imminent end to monetary stimulus. Bullion is still down more tha 7 percent since the start of last week due to worries over an early end to the Fed's $85 billion monthly bond purchases and a cash crunch in China. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/markets-precious-idUSL3N0F101K20130625

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:33 AM

Hong Kong shares may start lower, China in focus after Monday rout

Reuters (25/6) - Hong Kong shares may start weaker on Tuesday as investors brace for the first of two open market operations in the mainland to gauge the extent of the cash crunch that has raised fears of a banking crisis. China shares suffered their worst daily loss in almost four years on Monday, with financials hammered on fears that the central bank would keep money tight and economic growth could slow sharply. The Hang Seng Index dropped on Monday for a fourth straight day, ending down 2.2 percent at 19,814 points. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong sank 3.2 percent to its lowest since October 2011. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/markets-hongkong-stocks-preopen-idUSL3N0F105720130625

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:28 AM

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta adalah Daerah Istimewa setingkat provinsi di Indonesia yang merupakan peleburan Negara Kesultanan Yogyakarta dan Negara Kadipaten Paku Alaman. Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta yang terletak di bagian selatan Pulau Jawa bagian tengah dan berbatasan dengan Provinsi Jawa Tengah dan Samudera Hindia. Daerah Istimewa yang memiliki luas 3.185,80 km2 ini terdiri atas satu kota dan empat kabupaten, yang terbagi lagi menjadi 78 kecamatan dan 438 desa/kelurahan. Menurut sensus penduduk 2010 memiliki jumlah penduduk 3.452.390 jiwa dengan proporsi 1.705.404 laki-laki dan 1.746.986 perempuan, serta memiliki kepadatan penduduk sebesar 1.084 jiwa per km2.

Penyebutan nomenklatur Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta yang terlalu panjang menyebabkan sering terjadinya penyingkatan nomenkaltur menjadi DI Yogyakarta atau DIY. Daerah Istimewa ini sering diidentikkan dengan Kota Yogyakarta sehingga secara kurang tepat disebut dengan Jogja, Yogya, Yogyakarta, Jogjakarta. Walaupun memiliki luas terkecil ke dua setelah Provinsi DKI Jakarta, Daerah Istimewa ini terkenal di tingkat nasional dan internasional. Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta menjadi tempat tujuan wisata andalan setelah Provinsi Bali. Selain itu Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta menjadi daerah terparah akibat bencana gempa pada tanggal 27 Mei 2006 dan erupsi Gunung Merapi pada medio Oktober-November 2010.

SEJARAH

Keraton Yogyakarta

Sebelum Indonesia merdeka, Yogyakarta merupakan daerah yang mempunyai pemerintahan sendiri atau disebut Zelfbestuurlandschappen/Daerah Swapraja, yaitu Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat dan Kadipaten Pakualaman. Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat didirikan oleh Pangeran Mangkubumi yang bergelar Sultan Hamengku Buwono I pada tahun 1755, sedangkan Kadipaten Pakualaman didirikan oleh Pangeran Notokusumo (saudara Sultan Hamengku Buwono II) yang bergelar Adipati Paku Alam I pada tahun 1813. Pemerintah Hindia Belanda mengakui Kasultanan dan Pakualaman sebagai kerajaan dengan hak mengatur rumah tangganya sendiri yang dinyatakan dalam kontrak politik. Kontrak politik yang terakhir Kasultanan tercantum dalam Staatsblaad 1941 Nomor 47, sedangkan kontrak politik Pakualaman dalam Staatsblaad 1941 Nomor 577. Eksistensi kedua kerajaan tersebut telah mendapat pengakuan dari dunia internasional, baik pada masa penjajahan Belanda, Inggris, maupun Jepang. Ketika Jepang meninggalkan Indonesia, kedua kerajaan tersebut telah siap menjadi sebuah negara sendiri yang merdeka, lengkap dengan sistem pemerintahannya (susunan asli), wilayah dan penduduknya.

Setelah Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia (RI), Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX dan Sri Paku Alam VIII menyatakan kepada Presiden RI, bahwa Daerah Kasultanan Yogyakarta dan Daerah Pakualaman menjadi wilayah Negara RI, bergabung menjadi satu kesatuan yang dinyatakan sebagai Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX dan Sri Paku Alam VIII sebagai Kepala Daerah dan Wakil Kepala Daerah bertanggung jawab langsung kepada Presiden RI. Hal tersebut dinyatakan dalam:

1.  Piagam kedudukan Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX dan Sri Paku Alam VIII tertanggal 19 Agustus 1945 dari Presiden RI.
2.  Amanat Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX dan Sri Paku Alam VIII tertanggal 5 September 1945 (dibuat secara terpisah).
3.  Amanat Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX dan Sri Paku Alam VIII tertanggal 30 Oktober 1945 (dibuat dalam satu naskah).

Dalam perjalanan sejarah selanjutnya kedudukan DIY sebagai Daerah Otonom setingkat Provinsi sesuai dengan maksud pasal 18 Undang-undang Dasar 1945 (sebelum perubahan) diatur dengan Undang-undang Nomor 22 Tahun 1948 tentang Undang-undang Pokok Pemerintahan Daerah. Sebagai tindak lanjutnya kemudian Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta dibentuk dengan Undang-undang Nomor 3 Tahun 1950 tentang Pembentukan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 31 Tahun 1950 sebagaimana telah diubah dan ditambah terakhir dengan Undang-undang Nomor 9 Tahun 1955 (Lembaran Negara Tahun 1959 Nomor 71, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Nomor 1819) yang sampai saat ini masih berlaku. Dalam undang-undang tersebut dinyatakan DIY meliputi Daerah Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat dan Daerah Kadipaten Pakualaman. Pada setiap undang-undang yang mengatur Pemerintahan Daerah, dinyatakan keistimewaan DIY tetap diakui, sebagaimana dinyatakan terakhir dalam Undang-undang Nomor 32 Tahun 2004.

Dalam sejarah perjuangan mempertahankan kemerdekaan Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia (NKRI), DIY mempunyai peranan yang penting. Terbukti pada tanggal 4 Januari 1946 sampai dengan tanggal 27 Desember 1949[8] pernah dijadikan sebagai Ibukota Negara Republik Indonesia. Tanggal 4 Januari inilah yang kemudian ditetapkan menjadi hari Yogyakarta Kota Republik pada tahun 2010. Pada saat ini Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat dipimpin oleh Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X dan Kadipaten Pakualaman dipimpin oleh Sri Paku Alam IX, yang sekaligus menjabat sebagai Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur DIY. Keduanya memainkan peran yang menentukan dalam memelihara nilai-nilai budaya dan adat istiadat Jawa dan merupakan pemersatu masyarakat Yogyakarta.

Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X

GEOGRAFI
DIY terletak di bagian tengah-selatan Pulau Jawa, secara geografis terletak pada 7o3’-8o12’ Lintang Selatan dan 110o00’-110o50’ Bujur Timur. Berdasarkan bentang alam, wilayah DIY dapat dikelompokkan menjadi empat satuan fisiografi, yaitu satuan fisiografi Gunungapi Merapi, satuan fisiografi Pegunungan Selatan atau Pegunungan Seribu, satuan fisiografi Pegunungan Kulon Progo, dan satuan fisiografi Dataran Rendah.

Satuan fisiografi Gunungapi Merapi, yang terbentang mulai dari kerucut gunung api hingga dataran fluvial gunung api termasuk juga bentang lahan vulkanik, meliputi Sleman, Kota Yogyakarta dan sebagian Bantul. Daerah kerucut dan lereng gunung api merupakan daerah hutan lindung sebagai kawasan resapan air daerah bawahan. Satuan bentang alam ini terletak di Sleman bagian utara. Gunung Merapi yang merupakan gunungapi aktif dengan karakteristik khusus, mempunyai daya tarik sebagai objek penelitian, pendidikan, dan pariwisata.

source:
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daerah_Istimewa_Yogyakarta

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 11:51 AM

WTI Trades Near Two-Week Low on Concern China Recovery May Slow

Bloomberg (24/6) - West Texas Intermediate traded near the lowest price in more than two weeks on speculation China’s economic recovery may be threatened by cash constraints. A measure of crude’s technical momentum faltered. WTI for August delivery was at $93.48 a barrel, down 21 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 1:13 p.m. Sydney time. The volume of all futures traded was 12 percent above the 100-day average. The contract declined $1.45, or 1.5 percent, to $93.69 on June 21, the lowest close since June 4. Brent for August settlement was down 40 cents at $100.51 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The European benchmark grade was at a premium of $7.03 to WTI futures. The closing spread was $7.22 on June 21.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:56 AM

China Money Rates Tumble for Second Day on Targeted PBOC Easing

Bloomberg (24/6) - China’s benchmark money-market rates tumbled for a second day, extending a retreat from record highs, on signs targeted injections of funds are being used to ease a cash crunch that threatens to worsen an economic slowdown. Interbank loans were recorded in the final hour of trading on both June 20 and 21 at below-market rates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The People’s Bank of China said the nation should “appropriately fine-tune” its policies, according to a statement yesterday that summarized the monetary policy committee’s second-quarter meeting in Beijing. The monetary authority gauged demand for sales of repurchase agreements and reverse repo contracts this morning, according to a trader at a primary dealer required to bid at the auctions.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:39 AM

Dollar Climbs to 2-Week High Versus Yen on Fed Tapering Outlook

Bloomberg (24/6) - The dollar rose to a two-week high versus the yen before data that may add to the case for the Federal Reserve to pare back bond purchases. The U.S. currency strengthened ahead of reports tomorrow that will probably show orders for durable goods grew and house prices continued to recover. Fed Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher will speak on monetary policy in London today. The yen slumped against most major peers as Japan’s ruling coalition won a majority in Tokyo elections, signaling support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Declines in the euro were tempered before the release of a German sentiment survey. The greenback rose 0.7 percent to 98.61 yen as of 11:52 a.m. in Tokyo, the highest level since June 11. It gained 3.8 percent last week, the biggest jump since the five days ended Dec. 4, 2009. The U.S. currency added 0.2 percent to $1.3093 per euro, gaining for a fourth day, after earlier touching $1.3087, the most since June 6. The yen declined 0.5 percent to 129.07 per euro. The Dollar Index, which Intercontinental Exchange Inc. uses to monitor the greenback against the currencies of six U.S. trade partners, rose 0.4 percent to 82.664 and reached 82.686 earlier, the highest level since June 5.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:30 AM

Gold inches up after biggest weekly fall in two years

Reuters, (24/6) -- Gold edged higher on Monday after a tumultuous week that saw prices drop the most in nearly two years on fears of an early end to the Federal Reserve's bond purchases and a cash crunch in China. Spot gold gained 0.07 percent to $1,297.66 an ounce by 0018 GMT. It rose over 1 percent on Friday but recorded its worst weekly performance - down 7 percent - since September 2011. Comex gold rose about $5 to $1,297.30. Markets were roiled last week after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out a strategy for the U.S. central bank to start scaling back its $85 billion monthly bond buying program. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on Friday said neither the central bank's own economic growth forecasts nor its expectations for continued weak inflation supported a decision to dial back bond purchases. China's central bank faced down the country's cash-hungry banks on Friday, letting interest rates again spike to extraordinary levels of some 25 percent for some banks as it stepped up the pressure to contain rampant informal lending. Hedge funds and money managers slashed their bullish bets in gold futures and options for a second consecutive week to the lowest level in a month, a report by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday. SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.54 percent to 989.94 tonnes on Friday.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:28 AM

Gold Trade Most Bearish Since ’10 as Fed Spurs Drop: Commodities

Bloomberg ~ Gold traders are the most bearish in 3 1/2 years after prices fell to the lowest since 2010 following Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s comments that the central bank may start curbing stimulus.

Fifteen analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to fall next week, with six bullish and five neutral, the largest proportion of bears since January 2010. The metal slumped below $1,300 an ounce for the first time since September 2010 yesterday. Investors sold 520.7 metric tons valued at about $21.7 billion from exchange-traded products this year.
 
Gold as much as doubled since 2008 as quantitative easing swelled the Fed’s balance sheet to a record $3.41 trillion. Bernanke said June 19 the central bank may start reducing the $85 billion in monthly debt buying this year and end the program in 2014. Bullion is heading for its first annual drop since 2000 after some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value.

“The comments by the Fed are really the last signal for the soft hands that the bull market in gold is ending,” said Frederique Dubrion, the Geneva-based president and chief investment officer of Blue Star Advisors SA, which manages metals and energy assets. “One of the appeals of gold, especially since 2008, was because of quantitative easing. That they are going to slow down the pace of purchasing is not a good signal for gold.”

source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-20/gold-trade-most-bearish-since-10-as-fed-spurs-drop-commodities.html

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:54 AM

Hong Kong Stocks Head for Longest Weekly Loss Streak Since 2008

Bloomberg, (21/6) - Hong Kong stocks fell a fourth day, heading for the longest weekly losing streak in 4 1/2 years, amid concern a worsening credit crunch for Chinese banks and a stalling recovery in the world’s second-largest economy will hamper earnings. The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.9 percent to 20,003.57 as of 9:45 a.m. in Hong Kong, extending this week’s slide to 4.6 percent. The equity benchmark is heading for a sixth week of declines, the longest such losing streak since October 2008. All but one of the 50 companies on the index fell, with volume 50 percent above the 30-day intraday average. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 2.2 percent to 9,058.63. “We see a lack of recovery momentum in China,” Tai Hui, Hong-Kong based chief market strategist for Asia at JPMorgan Asset Management, which oversees about $1.5 trillion globally, said in a Bloomberg TV interview. “What’s happening in China with the data as well as the liquidity squeeze have added to uncertainty. The government and central bank are willing to let the economy go through some pain.” (riko)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:38 AM

Dollar Set for Weekly Gain Before Data on Housing, Goods Orders

Bloomberg, (21/6) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against all of its 16 major peers before U.S. data next week on home prices and durable-goods orders that may add to the case for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases. The yen snapped a four-day decline against the greenback as Asian stocks extended a global rout before a speech today by Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda. Deutsche Bank AG’s G10 FX Carry Basket index fell to the lowest level since September as borrowing costs rose in the U.S. “I expect the dollar to remain resilient because it’s become clear that the Fed’s policy stance is tapering,” said Yuki Sakasai, a foreign-exchange strategist at Barclays Plc in New York. The yen may weaken further as “there’s a sufficiently good chance that the Bank of Japan will have to introduce additional monetary easing.' The dollar traded little changed at $1.3216 per euro as of 10:13 a.m. in Tokyo, set for a 1 percent advance on the week. The yen was little changed at 97.29 per dollar and added 0.1 percent to 128.55 against the euro.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:35 AM

WTI Crude Drops a Second Day on Rising Stockpiles, Fed Easing

Bloomberg, (20/6) -- West Texas Intermediate crude fell for a second day after U.S. stockpiles unexpectedly increased and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may start reducing bond purchases later this year.   U.S. crude inventories rose by 313,000 barrels last week, the Energy Information Administration said yesterday. Supplies were forecast to decline by 500,000 barrels, according to a Bloomberg News survey. The Fed may begin tapering bond purchases this year and end them in 2014 should the economy continue to improve, Bernanke said in Washington. WTI for July delivery, which expires today, dropped as much as 89 cents to $97.35 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The volume of all futures traded was 12 percent above the 100-day average. Prices decreased 20 cents to $98.24 yesterday. The more actively traded August contract was down 80 cents at $97.68 at 11:39 a.m. Sydney time. Brent for August settlement on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange lost as much as 97 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $105.15 a barrel. The European benchmark grade was at a premium of $7.58 to WTI futures, from $7.64 yesterday.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:22 AM

China shares down 0.74% in morning trade

Telequote, (20/6) -- Chinese shares were down 0.74 percent in early trading on Thursday after the government ruled out the possibility of monetary easing in the short term, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 15.82 points to 2,127.63. Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday at a meeting that China would stick to prudent monetary policy, state media reported, dashing hopes of a cut in interest rates or banks' reserve requirements to boost the domestic economy.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:10 AM

SPDR Gold Holdings Slump Below 1,000 Tons as $30 Billion Erased

Bloomberg, (20/6) -- Holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest exchange-traded product backed by bullion, fell below 1,000 metric tons for the first time in four years, wiping $30 billion from the value of the fund this year. Assets slumped 351.3 tons, or 26 percent, this year to 999.56 tons, the lowest since February 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Holdings reached a record 1,353.35 tons in December. Billionaire John Paulson is the biggest investor. Bullion sank to a one-month low today after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said asset purchases may be reduced later this year as the economy strengthens. The drop in holdings underscores how some investors have lost faith in the metal as a store of value amid low inflation and a global equity rally. “Gold’s weakness is related to the willingness to take risk and we expect ETF liquidation to continue in the coming months,” said Dominic Schnider, head of commodities research at UBS AG’s wealth-management unit in Singapore. “Many of the SPDR investors are in the U.S. and people there probably feel that there are better opportunities” elsewhere, he said. Bullion declined 20 percent in 2013, sliding into a bear market in April, as the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities climbed 6.7 percent, and the dollar gained 2 percent against a basket of six major currencies. Gold rallied for 12 years through 2012 as the Fed cut borrowing costs to a record to bolster the economy. Bernanke said yesterday the central bank, which currently buys $85 billion of Treasury and mortgage debt each month, may begin reducing purchases this year and end the program in 2014 should the U.S. economy continue to improve. The Federal Open Market Committee raised its U.S. growth forecasts for 2014. Cash gold lost as much as 0.9 percent to $1,339.60 an ounce, the cheapest since May 20, and traded at $1,340.55 at 8:26 a.m. Singapore time. While prices rebounded from a more than two-year low of $1,321.95 on April 16 as the rout spurred a purchasing frenzy of coins, bars and jewelry from China to India and the U.S., they have tumbled 30 percent from an all-time high of $1,921.15 in September 2011. U.S. government filings in May showed billionaire investor George Soros joined funds run by Northern Trust Corp. and BlackRock Inc. in cutting holdings in SPDR assets in the first quarter. Paulson kept his stake of 21.8 million shares. Paulson posted a 13 percent decline in his Gold Fund last month, according to a letter to investors. The drop brings losses in the strategy to 54 percent since the start of the year, the firm said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg News. The Gold Fund is the smallest strategy of the $19 billion money manager, with about $360 million, or 2 percent of assets, most of it Paulson’s own money. Holdings in global ETPs backed by gold shrank 517.4 tons, or 20 percent this year, to 2,114.6 tons, the least since March 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Assets reached a record 2,632.52 tons in December. The number of hedge funds investing in gold globally shrank to 290 in May, the lowest since 2010, from 310 in December, with their assets slumping 31 percent this year to $22.2 billion on losses and redemptions, according to EurekaHedge Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based fund-research company. “The ETF size and the outflows from the ETF market have a disproportionate effect on the sentiment of the market because of their extreme visibility,” Mark Keenan, an analyst at Societe Generale SA, said this week on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up” with Zeb Eckert. “We see ultimately about 800 tons coming out of the ETFs for this year.”

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:08 AM

Perubahan paradigma membawa emas meluncur ke $1200 :SocGen

Marketwatch, (18/6) -- Kejatuhan harga emas yang cukup cepat di beberapa waktu lalu membuat analis dari Sociate General pada Senin kemarin memangkas perkiraan akhir tahun untuk si logam kuning tersebut. Dalam catatan terbarunya, analis yang dipimpin oleh kepala peneliti komoditi Michael Haigh memprediksi penurunan ke $1200 per ounce hingga akhir tahun, turun dari estimasi yang diberikan pada 2 April lalu di $1375 - perubahan yang terjadi karena emas sekarang tengah merubah arah mendekati $1382 - $1600. Dalam dalam tulisannya, 'kami percaya bahwa aksi selloff dramatis di bulan April, dikombinasikan dengan prospek dimulainya pengurangan pelonggaran kuantitatif sebelum akhir tahun, telah menghasilkan perubahan paradigma dari tingkah laku investor terhadap harga emas, yang kemungkinan juga akan menghasilkan kelanjutan penjualan dalam skala besar pada ETF emas tahun ini dan mungkin hingga tahun depan. Penjualan ETF emas telah rata-rata mencapai 100 ton per bulan sejak selloff April. Kami perkirakan bahwa kelanjutan penjualan pada ETF akan melampaui tingginya permintaan untuk perhiasan/koin dan emas batangan. Oleh karenanya kami merevisi turun target harga emas untuk kuartal empat 2013 ke $1200 per ounce. Dari hal tersebut berarati 13.2 persen kelanjutan penurunan pada harga emas. Hingga Jumat, emas untuk kontrak pengiriman segera telah jatuh 17.2 persen sejak awal tahun. (brc)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:59 AM

Saham Hong Kong Turun karena harga kenaikan rumah di Cina

Bloomberg, (18/6) - Bursa Hong Kong menurun di tengah kekhawatiran kenaikan luas dalam harga- harga rumah di Cina akan membatasi ruang lingkup untuk pelonggaran moneter. Indeks Hang Seng kehilangan  0,7 persen menjadi 21,076.42 pukul  9:33 pagi  di Hong Kong. Sekitar empat saham melemah untuk setiap satu Saham yang naik  pada 50 anggota Bluechips, dengan volume 11 persen di atas 30  hari rata-rata intraday. Index Hang Seng China Enterprises turun 0,8 persen menjadi 9.668.(Gio)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:49 AM

Gold holds steady ahead of Fed meeting

Reuters, (18/6) -- Gold was little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited guidance from a Federal Reserve meeting on the outlook for the bank's stimulus programme, amid some strong U.S. economic data. Spot gold was near steady, easing $0.40 to $1,383.95 an ounce by 0018 GMT. Bullion fell about 0.5 percent on Monday as U.S. stocks rallied ahead of the Fed policy meeting over Tuesday and Wednesday. U.S. gold also marked time, rising $0.40 to $1,383.5. Markets are closely watching for any clues on whether the Fed will wind down its $85 billion monthly bond buying program, which has supported gold prices. Recent strong U.S. data has increased speculation the Fed could taper the program soon. The majority of U.S. homebuilders view conditions in the industry as favourable for the first time since the start of the housing crisis seven years ago, with an industry report showing confidence in the sector surged in June. Any scale-back of the stimulus would hurt gold, which is typically seen as a hedge against inflation. Bullion is down 17 percent so far this year as investors have shunned its safe-haven appeal, while global stocks have rallied. Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, stood at 1,003.17 tonnes on Monday -- their lowest in more than four years.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:45 AM

Jepang rapat FOMC bursa Jepang berusaha menguat

Bloomberg, (18/6) - Pasasr saham Jepang berayun antara keuntungan dan kerugian Selasa pagi ini di tengah volume rendah dan yen yang stabil menjelang pertemuan kebijakan Federal Reserve mulai hari ini. Properti naik sementara perusahaan farmasi mundur. Pertambangan, asuransi dan produsen minyak mencatat kenaikan tertinggi di antara 33 kelompok industri Topix. Pembuat mesin listrik Meidensha Corp menguat paling besar di Nikkei 225 Stock Average setelah SMBC Nikko Securities Inc menaikkan rating saham tersebut. Indeks Topix naik 0,2 persen menjadi 1,087.57 pada pukul 09:46 a.m. di Tokyo, dengan volume sekitar 37 persen di bawah 30-hari rata-rata intraday. Sekitar tiga saham naik untuk setiap dua yang jatuh. Sementara itu, Indeks Nikkei 225 naik 0,1 persen menjadi 13,041.91 dan Kontrak pada indeks diperdagangkan di Singapura sedikit berubah. 'Kita akan bergerak terkait dengan the Fed,' kata Toshihiko Matsuno, senior strategist dari SMBC Friend Securities Co di Tokyo. 'Sudah ada laporan bahwa the Fed kemungkinan akan memberi sinyal untuk mengurangi pelonggaran dengan segera. Namun Bank of Japan telah memulai pelonggaran sendiri jadi saya berpikir kita tidak perlu terlalu khawatir jika skala likuiditas global kembali sedikit.' Investor akan fokus pada konferensi pers dari Ketua the Fed Ben S. Bernanke besok setelah pertemuan kebijakan dua harinya. Sebanyak $ 2,5 triliun telah keluar dari pasar global sejak ia mengatakan pada 22 Mei bahwa bank sentral Amerika bisa mulai mengurangi stimulus jika pasar tenaga kerja AS menunjukkan perbaikan yang berkesinambungan. (brc)

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Meredanya kekhawatiran The fed bawa bursa eropa naik

MarketWatch (14/6) LONDON — Pasar saham Eropa menguat pada pembukaan perdagangan hari Jumat mengikuti seminggu perdagangan yang volatile, setelah kekhawatiran pasar mereda semalam seputar adanya pengurangan pembelian obligasi oleh Federal Reserve AS. Indeks Stoxx Europe 600 naik sebesar 0,3% menjadi 291,43, berada di jalur untuk istirahat setelah turun beruntun selama empat hari. Shares of Glencore Xstrata PLC mengalami kenaikan sebesar 1.9% setelah perusahaan perdagangan komoditi dan pertambangan menandatangani kesepakatan kredit senilai $ 17,3 miliar, yang menggantikan sebelumnya fasilitas kredit revolving dari kedua Glencore dan Xstrata. Pasar saham Eropa Yang lebih luas menyambut sinyal dari AS, bahwa The Fed tidak akan untuk membuat perubahan pada program pelonggaran pada pertemuan kebijakan pengaturan datang minggu depan. Sebuah laporan di The Wall Street Journal Ketua Fed Ben Bernanke mengatakan bahwa kemungkinan akan menegaskan kembali bahwa bank sentral mengharapkan akan cukup banyak waktu untuk membuat perubahan pada program pembelian obligasi atau menaikkan suku bunga jangka pendek. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-climb-as-fed-fears-ease-2013-06-14

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 4:41 PM

Gold Bears Return as ETP Rout Extends to 17th Week: Commodities

Bloomberg, 14/6) -- Gold traders turned bearish for the first time in a month as investors reduced holdings in exchange-traded products for an unprecedented 17th consecutive week and India, the biggest buyer, announced curbs on imports.

Eighteen analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to fall next week, with 14 bullish and four neutral, the largest proportion of bears since May 17. Investors sold 490.4 metric tons valued at $21.8 billion through ETPs since Feb. 8 and the 2,124.7 tons left is the least they have held since April 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Bullion is on track for the first annual drop since 2000 as some investors lose faith in it as a store of value. While the slump into a bear market in April hurt billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson and producer Newcrest Mining Ltd., it spurred purchases of coins and jewelry worldwide. That demand may be threatened in India after the nation raised gold import taxes to contain a record current-account deficit.

The metal fell 17 percent to $1,384.85 an ounce by 11:06 a.m. Singapore time this year and is trading 28 percent below the record $1,921.15 set in September 2011.

The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities dropped 3.1 percent since the start of January and the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities rose 7.1 percent. Treasuries lost 1.4 percent, a Bank of America Corp. index shows.

India raised the import duty to 8 percent from 6 percent on June 5 and the central bank also further restricted shipments. Overseas purchases slid to an average of $36 million a day in the 14 business days through June 7, compared with an average $135 million a day in the 13 days through May 20, Raghuram Rajan, chief economic adviser in the Finance Ministry, said June 11. The All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Association has asked the government for a discussion on reversing the tax increase.

The move to slow demand comes amid the worst drop in ETP holdings since the first product was listed in 2003. Assets fell for 17 weeks through June 7 and are down 11.2 tons so far this week. Paulson, the largest investor in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest ETP, had a 13 percent loss in his Gold Fund last month. That takes the decline since the start of the year to 54 percent, according to a copy of a letter to investors obtained by Bloomberg News.

Bullion rose 57 percent since 2008 as the Fed led a global surge in money printing to boost growth. While the U.S. central bank will slow purchases, it will still buy $65 billion a month by October, the median of 59 economist estimates compiled by Bloomberg this month shows. The Bank of Japan restated its April pledge this week to increase the monetary base by 60 trillion to 70 trillion yen ($742 billion) a year, and refrained from adding extra policy tools to counter bond-market volatility.

“Global fundamentals, including accommodative monetary policy, remain positive for gold,” said Adrian Day, who manages about $135 million of assets as the president of Adrian Day Asset Management in Annapolis, Maryland. “The market is slowly realizing that despite all the talk about tapering of bond buying by the Fed, there will be no meaningful global tightening any time soon.”

The surge in equities over the past three quarters, which also damped demand for gold, is now partially reversing. The MSCI All-Country World Index reached a seven-week low yesterday. The U.S. Dollar Index, a measure against six currencies, slipped to the weakest in almost four months.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 1:31 PM

Hong Kong Stocks Rebound as U.S. Economic Data Beats Estimates

(Bloomberg) 14/6 -- Hong Kong stocks gained, with the city’s benchmark index rebounding from its lowest close since Oct. 8, as U.S. economic data beat estimates and on bets the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at a record-low. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.6 percent to 21,005.48 as of 9:34 a.m. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 0.5 percent. The gauge yesterday closed 21 percent lower than its Feb. 1 high, exceeding the 20 percent threshold that some investors consider as a bear market.

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

Gold edges lower for second session on stimulus fears

Reuters, (14/6) - Gold eased for a second session on Friday as investors worried about an early end to the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying stimulus on the back of strong U.S. data. Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $1,384.01 an ounce by 0023 GMT after losing about 0.15 percent on Thursday following stronger-than-expected U.S. data. U.S. gold rose about $6 to $1383.6. U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May and first-time applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, signs of resilience in the economy. Investors fear a strengthening economy could prompt the Fed to start winding down its $85 billion monthly bond purchases that have supported gold prices. Net gold imports into India have fallen from an average of $135 million in the first half of May to $36 million in the second half, the finance minister said. The government has raised the import duty on gold and curbed gold financing in an effort to cut its current account deficit. SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.63 percent to 1,003.53 tonnes on Thursday to fresh four-year lows.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:18 AM

Asia stocks swoon; Japan, China markets plunge

MarketWatch(13/6) -- The Nikkei Stock Average plummeted 6.4% to end at 12,445.38 in Tokyo for its sixth loss in seven trading days. The drop marked the benchmark’s decline for a seventh straight Thursday, including the 7.3% plunge on May 23. The selloff came as the U.S. dollar fell as low as ¥93.76 during the session, nearly two full yen lower than the ¥95.61-level seen in North America late on Wednesday. The drop followed a a third straight session of losses for U.S. stocks Wednesday, on concerns the Federal Reserve could taper down its bond purchases. The dollar’s tumble against the yen “will put regional markets under pressure, but it may also [force] the U.S. Fed to reconsider its tapering plans in the face of a global sell off,” said Kim Eng Securities director of sales trading Andrew Sullivan.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 3:55 PM

Europe stocks slump with Fed, growth in focus

MarketWatch (13/6) - LONDON — European stock markets slumped on Thursday, tracking sharp losses in Asia and the U.S., after the World Bank cut its 2013 global growth estimate.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index slid 1.4% to 286.74, on track for a fourth straight day of losses.

U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street.
Back in Europe, Germany’s DAX 30 index slipped below the 8,000 level for the first time since early May, dropping 1.8% to 7,998.96.

France’s CAC 40 index lost 1% to 3,754.17, while the U.K.’s FTSE 100 index gave up 1% to 6,235.03.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/europe-stocks-slump-with-fed-growth-in-focus-2013-06-13

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 3:52 PM

Japan Stocks Tumble as Nikkei 225 Nears Bear Market; Yen Climbs

Bloomberg, (13/6) -- Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged, falling 19 percent from a recent high and close to entering a bear market, as the yen rose to its strongest against the dollar in more than two months. The Nikkei 225 slumped 5.6 percent to 12,547.96 as of 12:39 p.m. in Tokyo, its third fall of more than 5 percent in the past month. The gauge dropped as much 6.6 percent today, the biggest loss since shares in Japan plummeted on May 23. Nikkei 225 futures lost 5.4 percent in Osaka and 5.1 percent in Singapore. The Topix sank 4.2 percent to 1,050.78 with all 33 industry groups retreating. “Selling breeds selling and it’s snowballing,” said Nader Naeimi, Sydney-based head of dynamic asset allocation at AMP Capital Investors Ltd., which manages $126 billion. “There’s a global sell-off in risk assets. Short term there was froth and that needed to come out, especially in Japan.” All but one company on the Nikkei 225 fell. Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 1 carmaker, sank 3.8 percent. Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, lost 4.8 percent as securities companies declined. Hino Motors Ltd. tumbled 7.9 percent for the biggest fall on the Nikkei 225. Kansai Electric Power Co. was the only share to rise. The yen today rose to its strongest level since April 4, when the Bank of Japan unveiled a plan to buy more than 7 trillion yen ($73 billion) of bonds every month in an attempt to secure 2 percent inflation. The Japanese currency gained to as much as 94.45 per dollar. “Investors are worried that the yen may strengthen even further,” said Tomomi Yamashita, a fund manager who helps oversee the equivalent of $5 billion at Shinkin Asset Management Co. in Tokyo. “There isn’t any good material to boost the market right now, and investors who had bought too much are feeling uneasy and now dumping shares.”

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 11:06 AM

Yellen difavoritkan untuk menggantikan Bernanke Fed: jajak pendapat Reuters

(Reuters) 13/6 - Janet Yellen, yang sekarang menjabat wakil ketua Federal Reserve, adalah kandidat yang paling di favoritkan untuk menggantikan Ben Bernanke saat masa jabatan keduanya sebagai pimpinan bank sentral AS berakhir awal tahun depan, menurut jajak pendapat Reuters terhadap para ekonom. Hasil jejak pendapat menyatakan bahwa 40 dari 44 ekonom kata Yellen, mantan presiden San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, akan menjabat sebagai pimpinan Federal Reserve pada bulan Februari 2014. Dukungan untuk nominasi nya kuat tapi belum cukup kuat, dengan 23 dari 38 ekonom mendukung untuk menduduki jabatan tertinggi Federal Reserve. Yellen, ekonom berusia 66 tahun yang dipandang sebagai pendorong kelonggaran kebijakan moneter, setelah menjabat sebagai orang nomor dua di bank sentral sejak 2010. Dia sangat mendukung langkah-langkah agresif yang diambil oleh Bernanke untuk memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi AS dan meningkatkan lapangan kerja. (izr)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 11:02 AM

Yen Surges Past 95 Per Dollar to 2-Month High on Japan Flow Data

Bloomberg(13/6) -- The yen surged, jumping to the strongest level in two months against the dollar, after government data showed Japanese investors were net sellers of overseas bonds and stocks for a fourth-straight week. The greenback’s volatility against the Japanese currency jumped to the highest in more than two years before U.S. economic data that may provide more direction about when the Federal Reserve will begin to slow stimulus. The yen has now unwound all its losses since the Bank of Japan announced unprecedented monetary stimulus on April 4. New Zealand’s dollar dropped against all of its major peers after the central bank signaled the currency remains overvalued. The yen surged 1.3 percent to 94.75 per dollar as of 11:28 a.m. in Tokyo after climbing to 94.45, the strongest since April 4. Its 4.2 percent, three-day advance is set to be the biggest since May 2010. The currency pair’s one-month implied volatility touched 17.1 percent, a level unseen since March 2011. The yen gained 1.2 percent to 126.59 per euro.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:44 AM

Gold extends declines into 2nd day on stimulus worries

Reuters, (12/6) -- Gold extended declines into a second session on Wednesday as fears lingered that the Federal Reserve could curb its stimulus programme as the U.S. economy shows signs of recovery. Spot gold had fallen 0.2 percent to $1,376.29 an ounce by 0022 GMT, after a 0.5 percent drop the day before as equity and commodity markets were rattled by the absence of fresh steps from the Bank of Japan to calm turbulence in the domestic bond market. Bullion had fallen to its lowest in nearly three weeks on Tuesday before recovering some of the losses. U.S. gold was little changed at $1,376.20. A Standard & Poor's upgrade of the U.S. credit outlook on Monday prompted investors to believe the economy was strong enough for the Fed to begin scaling back its bond purchases. Such a step would dent gold's appeal as a hedge against inflation. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider fresh steps to calm markets if borrowing costs spike again in the future, but the central bank held off on new measures on Tuesday arguing that bond markets had stabilised. Outflows from gold-backed exchange-traded products totalled $5.7 billion in May, compared with $8.7 billion in April, according to Blackrock. In the first four trading days of June, outflows amounted to $374 million.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:19 AM

Saham Jepang Jatuh Setelah Yen mengalami Lonjakan terhadap dolar

Bloomberg, (12/6)  -- Saham Jepang jatuh, dengan indeks saham Topix turun untuk hari kedua setelah yen mengalami penguatan tertinggi dalam tiga tahun  terakhir terhadap dolar di karenakan Bank of Japan mempertahankan kebijakan moneternya. Toyota Motor Corp, produsen mobil terbesar dunia, sahamnya merosot 2,4 persen. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd mengalami penurunan setelah data pemesanan mesin di Jepang turun melebihi perkiraan. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, bank kreditor terbesar di negara itu,  turun 3,3 persen setelah surat kabar Nikkei melaporkan Badan Jasa Keuangan akan menerapkan peraturan baru yang dapat merugian investor dari lembaga-lembaga keuangan yang bermasalah. Indeks Topix mengalami penurunan 2,2 persen ke 1,077.81 pada 09:34 pagi di Tokyo, dengan di ikuti dengan turunnya 33 kelompok industri. Volume berada 31 persen lebih rendah dari 30-hari rata-rata intraday. Indeks Nikkei 225 Stock avarage merosot 2 persen ke 13,046.39. (izr)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:17 AM

Bursa Asia ikut tertekan stimulus Jepang

TOKYO. Saham Asia terjungkal dan memperpanjang penurunan bursa saham global setelah Bank Sentral Jepang memutuskan untuk membatasi stimulus. Bank Sentral Jepang dikhawatirkan tak mau lagi menambah stimulus di pasar. Seperti yang diberitakan Bloomberg, MSCI Asia Pacific Index turun 0,1% menjadi 131,46 pada 09:01 waktu Tokyo. Setidaknya ada enam saham jatuh. Sementara itu, bursa saham di China, Hong Kong, Taiwan dan Filipina tutup karena bertepatan dengan hari libur. Sebelumnya, bursa Amerika Serikat (AS) ditutup melemah, merespons sikap Bank Sentral Jepang yang ingin membatasi stimulus ekonomi setelah laporan ekonomi negara Sakura itu membaik. http://investasi.kontan.co.id/news/bursa-asia-ikut-tertekan-stimulus-jepang

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:41 AM

Rencana Jepang meredam harga minyak

NEW YORK. Rencana Bank Sentral Jepang untuk membatasi stimulus berdampak kemana-mana. Setelah bursa Amerika Serikat (AS) dan harga emas, pengaruh rencana pembatasan stimulus di Jepang itu ikut mempengaruhi harga minyak dunia.

Harga minyak mentah Brent turun karena ada kekhawatiran, bank sentral selain Jepang ikut sikap dari Bank Sentral Jepang tersebut. Para investor khawatir, banyak bank sentral lain ikut memperlonggar kebijakan moneter seperti yang akan dilakukan Jepang.

'Gagasan dari Bank of Japan meredam harga,' kata Gene McGillian, analis dari Tradition Energy di Stamford. Minyak mentah Brent turun 99 sen menjadi US$ 102,96 per barel, setelah sebelumnya kehilangan lebih dari $ 2 per barel.

Minyak mentah AS merosot 39 sen menjadi US$ 95,38 per barel setelah sempat jatuh ke posisi US$ 94,04, per barel, sedikit di bawah rata-rata 100 hari di harga US$ 94,07.

McGillian mencatat, bahwa reli harga minyak menuju US$ 97 yang terjadi baru-baru ini telah mereda setelah tak ada lagi tanda-tanda pulihnya ekonomi AS.

Sejak awal Mei, minyak mentah Brent diperdagangkan pada kisaran US$ 100 - US$ 105 per barel sejak awal Mei. Sedangkan minyak mentah AS pada waktu yang sama diperdagangkan pada kisaran US$ 91 - US$ 97 per barel.

http://investasi.kontan.co.id/news/rencana-jepang-meredam-harga-minyak

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:24 AM

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:56 AM

Asian Stocks Extend Rally; SoftBank Advances On Offer For Sprint

Bloomberg, (11/6) -- Asian stocks rose, with the regional equity benchmark extending the biggest gain in three weeks yesterday, as consumer shares advanced. SoftBank Corp. gained after Sprint Nextel Corp.’s board approved an increased takeover offer from the Japanese mobile carrier. Japan’s Topix index added 0.3 percent after surging the most in two years yesterday ahead of a Bank of Japan policy statement today.  The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.2 percent to 131.99 as of 10:07 a.m. in Tokyo after falling less than 0.1 percent. The measure gained 1.1 percent yesterday, the biggest gain since May 20. Seven of the gauge’s 10 industry groups rose. “The BOJ’s press conference and monetary policy statement today have the chance to add stability to a currency and a market that have been in free-fall,” said Evan Lucas, a Melbourne-based markets strategist at trading-services provider IG Markets Ltd. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1 percent as the market reopened after a holiday. China’s equity market is shut for a holiday. New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index fell 0.1 percent. South Korea’s Kospi index lost 0.6 percent.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:45 AM

Emas Bergerak Lemah Di Asia Pasca Revisi Kredit AS

Reuters, (11/6) - Emas tergelincir di perdagangan Asia Selasa pagi karena penguatan dolar AS dan ekuitas setelah Standard & Poor merevisi prospek kredit untuk Amerika Serikat dari negatif menjadi stabil. Spot emas melemah 0,07 persen menjadi $ 1,385.41 per ounce pada pukul 07:07 WIB, setelah membukukan keuntungan kecil di sesi sebelumnya. Emas AS sedikit berubah pada posisi $ 1,385.20. Perusahaan pemeringkat, S & P pada hari Senin menghapus ancaman jangka pendek atas downgrade peringkat kredit untuk AS dengan merevisi prospeknya menjadi stabil, mengutip prospek ekonomi dan fiskal yang terus membaik. Analis mengatakan bahwa ini bisa menekan daya tarik emas sebagai safe haven untuk jangka pendek menyusul serangkaian data ekonomi AS yang positif. Inflasi yang rendah berarti Federal Reserve AS belum dapat menerapkan kampanye untuk menurunkan pembelian obligasi yang agresif jika diperlukan, Presiden the Fed of St Louis, James Bullard mengatakan pada hari Senin, dengan alasan bahwa dia tidak mendukung pemangkasan pembelian obligasi. Kepemilikan SPDR Gold Trust naik sebesar 0,3 persen menjadi 1,009.85 ton pada hari Senin. Kepemilikan tersebut masih berada di dekat posisi terendah empat tahun. (brc)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:40 AM

Saham Jepang Choppy Jelang Keputusan Rapat Bank Sentral

MarketWatch, (11/6) - Saham-saham Jepang pulih dari kerugian disaat pembukaan perdagangan Selasa pagi dalam perdagangan yang choppy menjelang keputusan rapat kebijakan dari Bank of Japan hari ini. Indeks Nikkei Stock Average naik tipis sebesar 0,1% di 13,521.11 setelah mencatat reli market sebesar 4,9% pada Senin kemarin, sementara indeks Topix naik sebesar 0,2%. Sebagian besar saham-saham finansial diperdagangkan lebih tinggi, dengan Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc reli sebesar 2%, Mizuho Financial Group Inc naik 1,5%, dan Nomura Holdings Inc gain 1,7% menjelang keputusan kebijakan Bank of Japan. Para ekonom umumnya memperkirakan bahwa bank sentral Jepang itu akan tetap mempertahankan kebijakan moneternya untuk tidak berubah, tetapi dengan lebih meningkatkan penilaian terhadap ekonomi domestik. (brc)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:34 AM

Topix Jumps Most Since March 2011

Bloomberg, (10/6) -- The Topix index climbed by the most in two years, after a three-week, $600 billion rout, as the yen weakened and shares advanced across the board. Stocks also gained after the government pension fund said it will sell bonds to buy more equities. All the Topix’s 33 industry groups advanced, led by carmakers, brokerages and steel producers. Toyota Motor Corp. jumped 7.1 percent, the most since March 2011. Sharp Corp. surged 12.7 percent after Qualcomm Inc. agreed to a second share purchase. Toshiba Corp. soared 7 percent after a report it may win a contract to build nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic. The Topix increased 4 percent to 1,099.64 as of 12:46 p.m. in Tokyo, its biggest gain since March 22, 2011. Just 41 shares fell on the 1,709-member gauge. The measure plunged 6.9 percent last week, its third weekly decline. It’s the first time since at least 2000 the gauge has dropped more than 4 percent for three straight weeks. The yen weakened against the dollar after better-than-estimated U.S. jobs data last week. “The stock market is carefully watching the currency market,” said Masayuki Kubota, who oversees the equivalent of $1.7 billion at Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. in Tokyo. “But both the markets have been so volatile recently it’s hard to know what the appropriate levels are.” Shares also rose today after the government said the Japanese economy grew more in the first quarter than the government initially forecast. Gross domestic product expanded an annualized 4.1 percent, compared with a preliminary calculation of 3.5 percent, the Cabinet Office said. More Shares The BOJ started a two-day policy meeting today. At issue is whether to double the maturity of loans extended to banks to two years to quell bond-market volatility. The board is divided over authorizing the measure.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 11:42 AM

Gold Rebounds From Worst Slump Since May on Chinese Factory Data

Bloomberg, (10/6) -- Gold gained, paring last week’s decline, as investors bought the precious metal as a haven asset after China’s data trailed forecasts, sparking a selloff in industrial raw materials. Spot gold advanced as much as 0.4 percent to $1,388.41 an ounce before trading at $1,386.04 as of 10:48 a.m. Singapore time. Prices ended down 2.2 percent on June 7, the worst close since May 15, after data showed U.S. employers took on 175,000 workers in May, beating the 163,000 median forecast in a Bloomberg survey. China’s industrial output rose a less-than-forecast 9.2 percent in May from a year earlier and factory-gate prices fell for a 15th month, while export gains were at a 10-month low and imports dropped, data released over the weekend show. Gold has dropped 17 percent this year, entering a bear market in April as economic optimism increased speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may scale back its monetary stimulus. Alan Greenspan, a former Fed chairman, said on CNBC television last week that the central bank needs to begin cutting back on its unprecedented asset purchases and move toward stopping them altogether. The central bank currently buys $85 billion of Treasury and mortgage debt a month. Speculators raised their net-long position on gold by 19 percent to 57,113 futures and options by June 4, the highest in seven weeks, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Gold held in exchange-traded products fell 1.3 metric tons to 2,135.866 tons as of June 7, the lowest since May 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:26 AM

Bursa Jepang melesat dibelakang data GDP

Bloomberg, (10/6) - Saham-saham Jepang memimpin penguatan bursa di Asia pagi ini, dengan indeks Topix mencatat lonjakan tertinggi dalam hampir dua tahun sementara yen melemah karena laporan yang menunjukkan bahwa ekonomi tumbuh melebihi perkiraan pada kuartal pertama.

Index MSCI Asia Pacific naik 1,2 persen pada pukul 09:55 am di Tokyo, dengan indeks Topix naik sebesar 3,6 persen - kenaikan terbesar sejak Maret 2011. Index berjangka Standard & Poor 500 sedikit berubah setelah naik 1,3 persen pada Jumat lalu, gain harian terbesar sejak April lalu. Yen jatuh sebesar 0,6 persen.

Produk domestik bruto (GDP) Jepang tumbuh pada rata-rata tahunan 4,1 persen di kuartal pertama, dibandingkan dengan perhitungan awal sebesar 3,5 persen. Di China, produksi industri naik kurang dari perkiraan sebesar 9,2 persen sementara kenaikan tingkat ekspor berada di level terendah 10 bulan dan tingkat impor juga turun- berdasarkan data yang dirilis selama akhir pekan lalu. Pengusaha Amerika menambahkan sebanyak 175.000 pekerja pada bulan Mei, mengalahkan perkiraan rata-rata dalam survei Bloomberg sebanyak 163.000.

Bursa saham di China dan Australia tutup hari ini untuk hari libur nasional. (brc)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:07 AM

Taruhan seputar pengurangan stimulus angkat index dollar

Bloomberg, (10/6) - Index Dollar naik untuk hari kedua sebelum Presiden Federal Reserve of St Louis, James Bullard berbicara hari ini di tengah spekulasi bahwa bank sentral akan memperlambat stimulus moneter karena membaiknya perekonomian.

Greenback menguat terhadap yen, reli dari posisi terendah dalam dua bulan setelah hasil data pekerjaan AS yang rilis Jumat lalu lebih baik dari perkiraan dan menjelang pertemuan kebijakan Bank of Japan selama dua hari pekan ini. Dollar Australia dan Selandia Baru melemah setelah data China menunjukkan tingkat impor yang jatuh secara tak terduga.

'Saya perkirakan dollar akan cukup solid ditengah berkutatnya seputar ekspektasi bahwa the Fed akan mulai memperlambat program pelonggaran moneternya,' kata Daisaku Ueno, senior analis valuta asing dan pendapatan tetap dari Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co di Tokyo. 'Di Jepang, ada rasa bahwa BOJ akan memperkenalkan pelonggaran tambahan.'

Indeks Dollar, yang Intercontinental Exchange Inc menggunakan untuk melacak greenback terhadap mata uang dari enam mitra dagang AS, naik 0,1 persen menjadi 81,753 pada pukul 09:45 am di Tokyo dibandingkan tanggal 7 Juni, ketika naik sebesar 0,2 persen.

Dolar naik 0,4 persen menjadi ¥ 97,97 dari tanggal 7 Juni, ketika menyentuh 94.99, terendah sejak 4 April. Greenback diambil $ 1,3215 dari $ 1,3218 pada akhir pekan lalu, ketika menguat 0,2 persen. Euro naik 0,4 persen menjadi 129,44 ¥.

Dolar Australia turun 0,5 persen menjadi 94,54 sen AS. Kiwi Dolar Selandia Baru melemah 0,3 persen menjadi 78,70 sen AS.

Yen tetap lemah bahkan setelah data pemerintah menunjukkan surplus transaksi berjalan yang lebih besar dari estimasi dan ekspansi ekonomi. Surplus pada bulan April adalah mencapai 750 milyar yen ($ 7.7 milyar), berdasarkan data yang dikeluarkan oleh Departemen Keuangan di Tokyo hari ini. Angka tersebut melebihi perkiraan rata-rata ekonom dalam survei Bloomberg sebesar 350 milyar yen.

Produk domestik bruto (GDP) tumbuh sebesar 4,1 persen pada rata-rata tahunan untuk kuartal pertama, data terpisah yang dukeluarkan oleh Kantor Kabinet di Tokyo hari ini. Hasil tersebut berada diatas estimasi ekspansi sebesar 3,5 persen dalam jajak pendapat Bloomberg. (brc)

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 10:03 AM