20:41 (US) President Trump: Pentagon will invest $1.5B to produce semi-conductor chips in North Carolina - The President holds a political rally in Greenville [Pre-Credentialed Media], Pitt-Greenville Airport, NC21:08 2330.TW Three deaths reported following accident at steel structure at the co's Kaohsiung operations; operations at P4 steel structure hoisting have been suspended, according to the Commercial Times; a later released press report said the death toll rose to 4 [update]21:11 (JP) BOJ Outright Bond Purchase Operation for 1~3 Years; 5~10 Years and >25 Years Bonds (Inline with planned amounts for Q4, 2026)21:15 USD/CNY (CN) China PBOC sets the yuan mid-point at 6.7192 v 6.7200 prior (strongest level since February 2nd 2023)21:35 FPT.VN Reports 9M (VND) Net 7.8T, +14% y/y, Rev 40.0T21:21 (CN) China PBOC Open Market Operation (OMO): Sells CNY80B in 1-day Overnight Reverse Repo and 7-day Reverse Repos; Net injects CNY24B v drains CNY65B prior
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Reports Q4 $0.91 v $0.88e, Rev $9.87B v $9.17Be

- Guides initial FY19 Rev >60%* (Ex-Ele.me & Cainiao network >50%)

- Number of active buyers 552M v 515M y/y, +7.2% y/y
- Adj EBITDA (in RMB) 19.5B, +17% y/y
- Adj EBITDA margin 31% v 43% y/y
-Core Commerce Rev (in RMB) 51.3B v 31.6B y/y, +62% y/y
- Mobile MAU 617M v 580M q/q, +6% q/q
- Cloud computing Rev $699M, RMB4.39B, +103% y/y
- During the March 2018 quarter, Ant Financial continued to aggressively invest in their business leading to robust user acquisition and engagement. These investments resulted in a net loss for Ant Financial in the quarter. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, Alipay, together with its global JV partners, served around 870 million annual active users globally. Ant Financial also supports economic development in China by serving more than 15 million small businesses as of March 2018 through lending, cash management and insurance services.
12:24 (US) Market Trading Hours Summary: As expected, Dec PCE runs hotter than CPI, Q4 GDP impacted by shutdown; Supreme Court strikes down IEEPA tariff powers
S&P 5007777.75 ▼0.38%EUR/USD1.12 ▲0.47%USD/JPY158.32 ▲0.02%GBP/USD1.34 ▲1.16%OIL--Gold4136.9 ▼14.19%