Wall Street eyes low rates, earnings after Brexit rout

0The unexpected decision by Britons to break away from the world's biggest trade bloc raised the specter of a slower global economy and sent stocks and currencies plunging by historic amounts on Friday.

Friday's 3.6 percent slump erased the S&P 500's .SPX gains for 2016. But even as the index suffered its worst one-day drop in 10 months, some U.S. investors looked for reasons to expect more upbeat trading next week.

They pointed to expectations that U.S. interest rates would remain low, that upcoming reports would show U.S. corporate earnings had recently improved and that Britain's breakup with the EU would be gradual, and not economy-wrecking.

"I don't think this is a catalyst that's going to cause a bear market in this country at all. People should not be going ‘the world is coming to an end.’ It's not," said Ken Polcari, director of the NYSE floor division at O’Neil Securities in New York.

U.S. companies do stand to lose from Britain's divorce from the EU, a process expected to take two years to negotiate.

Britain was the fifth-largest buyer of U.S. exports last year, with $56 billion in purchases, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. A stronger dollar versus the pound and other currencies would inevitably hurt U.S. companies selling abroad.

"There's going to be a lot of reconsideration, pausing, certain deals that were contemplated are going to change," said Steve Massocca, chief investment officer at Wedbush Equity Management. "But ultimately, this is not going to have a fundamental impact on how the world goes about doing business."

Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak at an event in Portugal on Wednesday and investors will want to know how she sees the so-called Brexit changing the outlook for the U.S. economy and interest rates.

Traders have completely priced out any chance of a Fed rate hike this year and are even weighing the possibility of a rate cut, federal funds rate futures suggest.

"This event pretty much ensures that unless something dramatic changes, interest rates in this country are going nowhere for the foreseeable future, and that is at the end of the day a positive scenario for the stock market," said Ted Weisberg, a trader with Seaport Securities in New York.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Commerce Department plans to release its final gross domestic product estimate for the first quarter of 2016. That and a slew of other economic data, including the Conference Board's read on June consumer confidence, could sway investor sentiment at a time when the health of the U.S. economy has become a more critical question for investors.

The second-quarter earnings season hits full force in mid-July. Improved earnings reports from U.S. companies could be good news for stocks, as they would make higher share prices justifiable on a price-earnings basis.

S&P 500 companies on average are expected to report a 3.9 percent decline in second-quarter earnings from the same quarter a year ago and a 2.3 percent increase in September-quarter earnings, according to Thomson Reuters data. However, estimates for multinationals could be cut due to the Brexit vote.

(Reporting by Noel Randewich in San Francisco and Caroline Valetkevitch in New York; additional reporting in New York by Marcus Howard, Lewis Krauskopf and Rodrigo Campos; editing by Linda Stern and Dan Grebler)

With markets reeling after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, some on Wall Street expect cooler heads to prevail over the next several sessions as investors focus domestically on the outlook for the U.S. economy and company earnings.

The unexpected decision by Britons to break away from the world's biggest trade bloc raised the specter of a slower global economy and sent stocks and currencies plunging by historic amounts on Friday.

Friday's 3.6 percent slump erased the S&P 500's .SPX gains for 2016. But even as the index suffered its worst one-day drop in 10 months, some U.S. investors looked for reasons to expect more upbeat trading next week.

They pointed to expectations that U.S. interest rates would remain low, that upcoming reports would show U.S. corporate earnings had recently improved and that Britain's breakup with the EU would be gradual, and not economy-wrecking.

"I don't think this is a catalyst that's going to cause a bear market in this country at all. People should not be going ‘the world is coming to an end.’ It's not," said Ken Polcari, director of the NYSE floor division at O’Neil Securities in New York.

U.S. companies do stand to lose from Britain's divorce from the EU, a process expected to take two years to negotiate.

Britain was the fifth-largest buyer of U.S. exports last year, with $56 billion in purchases, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. A stronger dollar versus the pound and other currencies would inevitably hurt U.S. companies selling abroad.

"There's going to be a lot of reconsideration, pausing, certain deals that were contemplated are going to change," said Steve Massocca, chief investment officer at Wedbush Equity Management. "But ultimately, this is not going to have a fundamental impact on how the world goes about doing business."

Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak at an event in Portugal on Wednesday and investors will want to know how she sees the so-called Brexit changing the outlook for the U.S. economy and interest rates.

Traders have completely priced out any chance of a Fed rate hike this year and are even weighing the possibility of a rate cut, federal funds rate futures suggest.

"This event pretty much ensures that unless something dramatic changes, interest rates in this country are going nowhere for the foreseeable future, and that is at the end of the day a positive scenario for the stock market," said Ted Weisberg, a trader with Seaport Securities in New York.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Commerce Department plans to release its final gross domestic product estimate for the first quarter of 2016. That and a slew of other economic data, including the Conference Board's read on June consumer confidence, could sway investor sentiment at a time when the health of the U.S. economy has become a more critical question for investors.

The second-quarter earnings season hits full force in mid-July. Improved earnings reports from U.S. companies could be good news for stocks, as they would make higher share prices justifiable on a price-earnings basis.

S&P 500 companies on average are expected to report a 3.9 percent decline in second-quarter earnings from the same quarter a year ago and a 2.3 percent increase in September-quarter earnings, according to Thomson Reuters data. However, estimates for multinationals could be cut due to the Brexit vote.

(Reporting by Noel Randewich in San Francisco and Caroline Valetkevitch in New York; additional reporting in New York by Marcus Howard, Lewis Krauskopf and Rodrigo Campos; editing by Linda Stern and Dan Grebler
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15,000 Nepali die every year from tobacco use

Bhaktapur, May 30: Some 15,000 Nepalis die every year from various health-related problems caused by the consumption of tobacco products, the data shows. Though the Tobacco Products (Regulation and Control Act) is in force since 2011, its effective enforcement is still awaited. Over Rs 10 billion is spent every year in the purchase of tobacco products. According to a study, over Rs 15 billion is spent in the treatment of non-communicable diseases caused by tobacco use. Some 52 percent men and 13.3 women in Nepal consume tobacco and tobacco products, the Demographic Health Survey report shows. Some five percent pregnant women and seven percent nursing women smoke cigarettes. Tobacco products consumers are vulnerable to asthma, coughing, cancer and heart-diseases, Health Right and Tobacco Control District Network Bhaktapur coordinator Ratnashwori Chawal said. Chawal insisted on the launching of public awareness campaign from the government and people’s level against the consequences of smoking and consumption of tobacco products.

India court convicts five over Danish woman's rape in Delhi

Jun 6, 2016- A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has found five men guilty for the 2014 gang rape of a Danish woman. The 51-year-old tourist was robbed and raped at knife point on 14 January. Nine people, including three minors, were arrested for the crime. One of the accused died in February. The minors are being tried in a separate court for juveniles. Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus. "All accused are held guilty for all offences," The Times of India quoted Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar as saying on Monday. The sentencing is due on Thursday. The victim was not present in the court on Monday. The tourist had lost her way to her hotel in Delhi's Paharganj area when she approached the men to ask for directions. She gave a detailed statement in the presence of the Danish ambassador before leaving the country soon after the assault. The 2012 gang rape led to protests and new anti-rape laws in India. However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country.

World Environment Day: Campaigners lay dead demanding right to clean air Youths initiate #Maskmandu campaign Seek to declare Kathmandu Valley 'Mask-Must Zone’

Jun 5, 2016- In a symbolic protest on the World Environment day, more than 200 activists, students, environmental campaigners, cyclists and pedestrians laid dead on the ground on Sunday, demanding the government take urgent action to ensure constitutional right to live in a healthy and clean environment. The campaigners organised a flash mob in front of Rastriya Sabhagriha in Kathmandu, where people joined them and laid down on the ground to protest against the government inaction to control worsening environment. Shreni Rajbhandary, organiser of the event, said that they have urged the government to declare Kathmandu Valley a 'Mask-Must Zone’. According to the Environment Performance Index 2016 prepared by Yale University in the US, Nepal is ranked 149 among 180 countries in terms of protecting human health and environment. Nepal also ranks 177 in terms of its air quality. While cities around the world including neighboring countries are taking stringent action to improve air quality, Nepal is yet to prioritise air pollution as major public health issues and act accordingly, environment activist say. Akash Shrestha, one of the campaigners, said, “World Health Organization (WHO) air quality report of 2016 have listed Kathmandu one of the most polluted cities in the world and that the air quality of Kathmandu is five times worse than WHO recommended guidelines.” Shrestha further added that they have started campaign #Maskmandu till the air quality in Kathmandu comes down as per National Air Quality Standards. The campaigners have demanded government formulate ‘Comprehensive Clean Air Action Plan’, install air pollution monitoring stations in key locations of Kathmandu, devise stringent vehicle emission standard, promote non-motorised transport system, take action against contractors for delayed road construction that leads to dust pollution, take action to reduce industrial pollution especially from brick kilns, mobilise pollution tax immediately on pollution mitigation activities, among others. The Campaign for Clean Air Rights (C-CAR), a petition that collects online signature, submitted its petition to the Ministry of Environment and Population during the official Environment Day cycle rally event of the government today. The petition will also be submitted to Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Health, Kathmandu Metropolitan City and all Municipalities in Kathmandu Valley, this week.

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