May 18 (Mon)Canada market closed for holidayN Zealand Apr Services PSI: previous 46UK May Rightmove Average Asking Price Index MoM: previous +0.8%UK May Rightmove Average Asking Price Index YoY: previous -0.9%China Apr Total Retail Sales of Social Consumer Goods YoY: forecast +2%; previous +1.7%China Apr Added Value of Industries Above Designated Scale YoY: forecast +6%; previous +5.7%China Jan-Apr Urban Fixed Asset Investment YoY: forecast +1.7%; previous +1.7%China Apr Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate: forecast 5.3%; previous 5.4%China Jan-Apr National Real Estate Development Investment YoY: forecast -11.5%; previous -11.2%Singapore Apr Non-Oil Domestic Exports YoY: forecast +11.6%; previous +15.3%Italy Mar Trade Balance: previous surplus EUR4.944 billionItaly Mar Trade Balance with EU: previous deficit EUR652 millionUS May NAHB Housing Market Index: forecast 34; previous 34Results: iQIYI, Inc. (IQ.US) ; CLP HOLDINGS (00002.HK) +0.500 (+0.658%) Short selling $59.88M; Ratio 13.959% , BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +4.400 (+3.503%) Short selling $733.74M; Ratio 17.935% , PARKSON GROUP (03368.HK) -0.013 (-7.345%) , SUNART RETAIL (06808.HK) +0.040 (+2.703%) Short selling $8.57M; Ratio 42.686% Related News M Stanley Cuts TONGCHENGTRAVEL (00780.HK) TP to HKD27, Lowers EPS Forecast; Rating OverweightIPO Debut: Robotphoenix (06871.HK) -0.580 (-1.780%) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 19 (Tue)RBA meeting minutesUS Mar Net Long-term TIC Flows: previous USD184.5 billionUS Mar Net Long-term Capital Flows: previous USD58.6 billionAustralia May Westpac Confidence Index MoM: previous -12.5%Australia May Westpac Consumer Confidence Index: previous 80.1N Zealand 1Q Export PPI QoQ: previous +0.1%N Zealand 1Q Import PPI QoQ: previous -0.5%Japan 1Q Real GDP Annualized QoQ Prelim: forecast +1.6%; previous +1.3%Japan 1Q Real GDP QoQ Prelim: forecast +0.4%; previous +0.3%Japan 1Q Nominal GDP QoQ Prelim: forecast +0.8%; previous +0.9%Japan 1Q GDP Deflator YoY Prelim: forecast +3.1%; previous +3.4%Japan Mar Industrial Production MoM Final: prelim -0.5%Japan Mar Industrial Production YoY Final: prelim +2.3%Japan Mar Capacity Utilization MoM: previous -0.1%Japan Mar Tertiary Industry Activity Index MoM: forecast -0.4%; previous -0.4%UK Three-Month Avg Earnings incl. Bonus YoY to end-Mar: forecast +3.7%; previous +3.8%UK Three-Month Avg Earnings excl. Bonus YoY to end-Mar: forecast +3.5%; previous +3.6%UK Three-Month ILO Unemployment Rate to end-Mar: forecast 4.9%; previous 4.9%UK Apr Claimant Count Rate: previous 4.4%UK Apr Claimant Count Change: previous +26,800Hong Kong Latest Unemployment Rate: previous 3.7%Eurozone Mar Trade Balance SA: previous surplus EUR7 billionEurozone Mar Trade Balance NSA: previous surplus EUR11.5 billionUS Apr Pending Home Sales Index MoM: forecast +1.6%; previous +1.5%US Apr Pending Home Sales Index YoY: previous +1.8%Canada Apr CPI MoM: forecast +0.8%; previous +0.9%Canada Apr CPI YoY: forecast +3%; previous +2.4%Canada Mar Building Permits MoM: forecast +3.7%; previous -8.4%Results: Home Depot, Inc. (The) (HD.US) ; BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) +3.800 (+2.868%) Short selling $230.69M; Ratio 22.341% , BEKE-W (02423.HK) +0.780 (+1.829%) Short selling $239.35M; Ratio 23.795% , HESAI-W (02525.HK) +1.500 (+0.959%) Short selling $113.77M; Ratio 35.665% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 20 (Wed)PBOC May 1-year and 5-year LPR, forecast unchanged at 3% and 3.5%Bank Indonesia rate decision, forecast benchmark rate unchanged at 4.75%Australia Apr Westpac Leading Index MoM: previous -0.09%UK Apr CPI MoM: forecast +0.8%; previous +0.7%UK Apr CPI YoY: forecast +3%; previous +3.3%UK Apr Core CPI YoY: previous +3.1%UK Apr RPI MoM: previous +0.8%UK Apr RPI YoY: previous +4.1%UK Apr Core RPI YoY: previous +4%UK Mar DCLG House Price Index YoY: previous +1.2%Germany Apr PPI MoM: previous +2.5%Germany Apr PPI YoY: previous -0.2%Taiwan Apr Export Orders YoY: forecast +42.6%; previous +65.9%Taiwan 1Q Current Account: previous surplus USD69.93 billionEurozone Apr HICP YoY Final: forecast +3%; prelim +3%Eurozone Apr HICP MoM Final: forecast +1%; prelim +1%Eurozone Apr Core CPI YoY Final: forecast +2.2%; prelim +2.2%US MBA Mortgage Applications: previous +1.7%Results: NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.US) , TJX Companies, Inc. (The) (TJX.US) , Hasbro, Inc. (HAS.US) ; ZTO EXPRESS-W (02057.HK) -0.400 (-0.230%) Short selling $133.04M; Ratio 15.018% , GDS-SW (09698.HK) +1.460 (+4.588%) Short selling $166.95M; Ratio 20.074% , BAOZUN-W (09991.HK) +0.150 (+2.294%) , BOSS ZHIPIN-W (02076.HK) +0.450 (+0.868%) Short selling $345.60K; Ratio 9.190% , SANY INT'L (00631.HK) -0.430 (-5.289%) Short selling $14.55M; Ratio 8.760% , C TRANSMISSION (00658.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Related News CLSA Raises NIO Inc. (NIO.US) TP to USD7, Initiates H Shrs with OutperformIPO Debut: UISEE Tech (01511.HK) +0.300 (+0.407%) , Top NC (07688.HK) -1.800 (-5.028%) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 21 (Thu)FOMC meeting minutes (end-Apr meeting)S Korea Apr PPI YoY: previous +4.1%N Zealand Apr Trade Balance: previous surplus NZD698 millionAustralia May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: previous 50.4Australia May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: previous 51.3Australia May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: previous 50.7Australia May Consumer Inflation Expectations: previous 5.9%Australia Apr Employment Change: forecast +15,000; previous +17,900Australia Apr Unemployment Rate SA: forecast 4.3%; previous 4.3%Australia Apr Participation Rate SA: forecast 66.8%; previous 66.8%Japan Apr Trade Balance NSA: forecast deficit JPY45.3 billion; previous revised surplus JPY643 billionJapan Apr Trade Balance SA: forecast deficit JPY214.3 billion; previous JPY90.7 billionJapan Mar Core Machinery Orders MoM: forecast -8.6%; previous +13.6%Japan Mar Core Machinery Orders YoY: forecast +0.3%; previous +24.7%Japan May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: previous 52.2Japan May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: previous 55.1Japan May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: previous 51India May HSBC Composite PMI Prelim: previous 58.2India May HSBC Manufacturing PMI Prelim: previous 54.7India May HSBC Services PMI Prelim: previous 58.8Hong Kong Apr Composite CPI YoY: forecast +1.9%; previous +1.7%Switzerland 1Q Industrial Production YoY: previous -0.7%Switzerland Apr M3 Money Supply YoY: previous +4.4%France May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: forecast 52; previous 52.8France May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: forecast 46.7; previous 46.5France May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: forecast 47.8; previous 47.6Germany May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: forecast 51; previous 51.4Germany May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: forecast 47.2; previous 46.9Germany May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: forecast 48.5; previous 48.4Eurozone Mar Current Account SA: previous surplus EUR24.9 billionEurozone May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: forecast 51.6; previous 52.2Eurozone May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: forecast 47.9; previous 47.6Eurozone May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: forecast 49.1; previous 48.8Eurozone Mar Construction Output MoM: previous -0.2%Eurozone Mar Construction Output YoY: previous -1.9%Eurozone 1Q Labour Cost YoY: previous +3.3%Eurozone May Consumer Confidence Prelim: forecast -20; previous -20.6UK May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: forecast 53.1; previous 53.7UK May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: forecast 51.8; previous 52.7UK May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: previous 52.6US Initial Jobless Claims: previous 211,000US May Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index: forecast 15; previous 26.7US Apr Housing Starts: forecast 1.42 million; previous 1.502 millionUS Apr Housing Starts MoM (annualized): forecast -5.5%; previous +10.8%US Apr Building Permits Prelim: forecast 1.38 million; previous 1.363 millionUS Apr Building Permits MoM Prelim: forecast +2.7%; previous -11.4%US May S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Prelim: forecast 53.6; previous 54.5US May S&P Global Services PMI Prelim: forecast 51.3; previous 51US May S&P Global Composite PMI Prelim: previous 51.7US May Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index: previous 10Results: Walmart Inc. (WMT.US) , Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS.US) ; NTES-S (09999.HK) +1.400 (+0.727%) Short selling $459.50M; Ratio 16.522% , VTECH HOLDINGS (00303.HK) -0.300 (-0.582%) Short selling $18.87M; Ratio 28.076% , TONGCHENGTRAVEL (00780.HK) -0.210 (-1.461%) Short selling $44.49M; Ratio 21.906% , NIO-SW (09866.HK) -1.840 (-4.150%) Short selling $99.86M; Ratio 15.136% , BOYAA (00434.HK) -0.110 (-4.564%) Short selling $588.29K; Ratio 7.315% , MAGNIFICENT (00201.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) , SHING CHI HLDGS (01741.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 22 (Fri)S Korea May Consumer Confidence Index: previous 99.2N Zealand 1Q Retail Sales QoQ (inflation-adjusted): forecast +0.5%; previous +0.9%UK May GfK Consumer Confidence: forecast -27; previous -25Japan Apr National CPI YoY: forecast +1.6%; previous +1.5%Japan Apr National Core CPI YoY: forecast +1.7%; previous +1.8%Singapore 1Q GDP Final: forecast +5.2%; prelim +4.6%Taiwan Apr Unemployment Rate: forecast 3.37%; previous 3.35%Taiwan Apr M2 Money Supply YoY: previous +5.79%UK Apr Public Sector Net Borrowing: previous GBP12.6 billionGermany Jun GfK Consumer Confidence: forecast -34; previous -33.3Germany 1Q GDP QoQ Final SA: forecast +0.3%; prelim +0.3%Germany 1Q GDP YoY NSA Final: prelim +0.5%Germany 1Q GDP YoY WDA Final: forecast +0.3%; prelim +0.3%Germany May IFO Business Climate: forecast 84.3; previous 84.4Germany May IFO Current Assessment: forecast 85.2; previous 85.4Germany May IFO Expectations: forecast 84; previous 83.3UK Apr Retail Sales MoM SA: previous +0.7%UK Apr Retail Sales YoY SA: forecast +1.3%; previous +1.7%UK Apr Core Retail Sales MoM SA: previous +0.2%UK Apr Core Retail Sales YoY SA: previous +1.7%France May INSEE Business Confidence: forecast 94; previous 94France May INSEE Manufacturing Confidence: forecast 100; previous 100US May Michigan Consumer Sentiment Final: forecast 48.2; prelim 48.2Canada Mar Retail Sales MoM: forecast +0.7%; previous +0.7%Canada Mar Core Retail Sales MoM: forecast +1%; previous +0.5%Canada Apr Industrial Product Price Index MoM: previous +2.4%Canada Apr Raw Materials Price Index MoM: previous +12%IPO Debut: TenNor Therap-B (06872.HK) -6.400 (-3.048%) Related News CICC: Focus on Positive Capital Flow Impact from Index Review on BEONE MEDICINES (06160.HK), J&T EXPRESS-W (01519.HK), KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513.HK) and MINIMAX-W (00100.HK)*To be released at earliest on the same day(ad/da)(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-29 16:25.) 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