Hong Kong stocks traded rangebound after an initial gap higher and quick morning pullback. Hang Seng closed up 0.52% at 23,515.29; Hang Seng Tech Index outperformed, rising 0.96% to 3,876.13 and up as much as 1.5% intraday. Market turnover HKD 115.27 bln. Media and entertainment led gains; wind-power and aviation names also advanced. Compute-power hardware was pressured; optical communications, PCB and other hardware subsectors were among the biggest decliners. Oil shipping underperformed. Selec

澳洲联储主席布洛克：经济增长需保持低迷，失业率需进一步上升。

Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf said on the 3rd that Iran is battle-ready, with its finger on the trigger, and will respond authoritatively and rationally to any US action. He said the ball is on Washington’s side and the US must prevent war. Ghalibaf added Iran is at the highest level of defensive readiness in both battlefield and military domains and that the Supreme Leader has approved military plans to counter possible attacks. He warned that a further US strategic error would face a new battlefield and leave Washington more helpless, and that Iran will deliver unpredictable military and strategic responses to any enemy miscalculation, including by the US and Israel.