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UFC 283 results, highlights: Jamahal Hill batters Glover Teixeira to earn vacant light heavyweight crown
It took a bizarre series of circumstances for Jamahal Hill to receive the opportunity to fight for the UFC light heavyweight championship. On Saturday night, Hill made the most of that opportunity, battering Glover Teixeira over five rounds to win the title by a wide unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 283.
Hill wasted little time in showing that he was going to present Teixeira with some serious problems. Hill utilized a sharp jab and combinations of power punches to open up big kicks to the body and head of the former champion. More important in the early rounds, however, was Hill’s takedown defense. After being taken down several times in his previous fight, a TKO of former title challenger Thiago Santos, Hill was able to easily fend off all of Teixeira’s first-round takedown attempts.
Hill blasted Teixeira with a head kick in the second round that put Teixeira on rubber legs, but Teixeira managed to eventually score his first takedown of the fight. Hill was able to survive being on the ground with Teixeira and would again hurt him with a head kick in the third round.
It was a Hill flurry in the fourth round that was closest to finishing the fight, however, as he blasted Teixeira with punches, sending Teixeira to the canvas. Hill would continue to blast away with the referee close to jumping in to stop the fight at multiple points before the round reached its conclusion.
By the fifth round, Teixeira was sporting grotesque cuts above both eyes but the doctor allowed the fight to see the final round. Teixeira was able to get an early takedown in the final frame but Hill again managed to survive and reverse the position, snuffing out the last bit of hope Teixeira had of pulling off a Hail Mary and stealing the fight.
Surviving the full distance while taking as much damage as Teixeira had was something of a moral victory, but toughness is not enough to win a fight and Hill had clearly won all five rounds, which was reflected in the final scorecards, each reading 50-44 in favor of Hill.
“From where I came from, to get to this, it’s unreal,” an emotional Hill said after the fight. “Anything is possible. Hard work, dedication, accountability. Don’t let nobody tell you nothing. Too many people told I couldn’t do this, it was impossible, I gotta win in one round, I couldn’t go five. What the f— you have to say now?”
After the fight, Teixeira complimented Hill’s toughness before laying his gloves down in the ring, announcing his retirement just hours after fellow MMA legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua fought the final fight of his own career.
“In reality, I think I’m too tough for my own good and too tough for my own health. … It’s an honor to put the gloves down on the same night as [Rua].”
CBS Sports was with you the entire way on Saturday bringing you all the results and highlights from the UFC 283 below.
UFC 283 card and results
- Jamahal Hill def. Glover Teixeira via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)
- Brandon Moreno (ic) def. Deiveson Figueiredo (c) via third-round TKO (doctor stoppage)
- Gilbert Burns def. Neil Magny via first-round submission (arm triangle)
- Jessica Andrade def. Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
- Johnny Walker def. Paul Craig via first-round TKO (punches)
- Ihor Potieria def. Mauricio Rua via first-round TKO (punches)
- Bruno Ferreira def. Gregory Rodrigues via first-round knockout (punch)
- Thiago Moises def. Melquizael Costa via second-round submission (neck crank)
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Mounir Lazzez via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
- Jailton Almeida def. Shamil Abdurakhimov via second-round TKO (punches)
- Cody Stamann def. Luan Luiz Lacerda via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ismael Bonfim def. Terrance McKinney via second-round knockout (knee)
- Nicolas Dalby def. Warlley Alves via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Josiane Nunes def. Zarah Fairn via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Daniel Marcos def. Saimon Oliveira via second-round knockout (strikes)
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Tropical Storm Nicole batters Florida and NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket
Tropical Storm Nicole battered central Florida Thursday (Nov. 10) where NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket waits on the launch pad on the state’s Space Coast.
The storm made landfall just south of Cape Canaveral, home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in the early morning hours on Thursday while it was still rated as a hurricane, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS). NOAA radar imagery showed the storm producing sustained winds of 75 mph (opens in new tab) (120 km/h) when it reached the Florida coast around 3 a.m. (0800 GMT).
Satellite imagery shows the storm moving to the west-northwest at 14 mph (22 km/h), where it will move across Central Florida throughout Thursday (Nov. 10) morning and into the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the storm weakening as it made landfall, there is still a chance that high winds and flooding could damage or otherwise further delay the launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket as it braces against the storm on Launch Pad 39B at KSC.
Related: NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
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Tropical Storm Nicole is now centered over Central Florida creating “strong winds, dangerous storm surge and waves, and heavy rains,” according to the National Hurricane Center (opens in new tab) in Miami. The storm remains a life-threatening situation, the center wrote.
The SLS vehicle is designed to be able to withstand winds of up to 85 mph (137 km/h), NASA said in a statement on Nov. 8 (opens in new tab). The sustained winds of Tropical Storm Nicole were just under that rating when the storm made landfall, but there have been gusts reported that have exceeded that rating (opens in new tab), according to Spaceflight Now. The Orlando Sentinel reported that some sensors at Launch Pad 39B recorded a maximum gust of 100 mph (opens in new tab) at 4:15 a.m. EST (0915 GMT) while winds averaged 85 mph.
In terms of the heavy rainfall the storm is bringing, NASA writes in the statement that SLS “is designed to withstand heavy rains at the launch pad and the spacecraft hatches have been secured to prevent water intrusion.”
Livestreams of KSC (opens in new tab) courtesy of NASASpaceflight.com show Artemis 1’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket sitting on the pad as heavy rains obscure it from view. The camera focused on the rocket can be seen shaking in high winds intermittently as Tropical Storm Nicole swirls overhead.
It’s not yet known if the storm will cause further delays of the launch of the highly anticipated launch of the Artemis 1 moon mission. NASA already delayed its launch to Wednesday (Nov. 16) to allow personnel to shelter from the storm. This is not the first time the launch has been delayed due to a storm; Hurricane Ian in late September forced NASA to roll SLS back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for shelter while critical repairs on glitching fueling valves were performed.
As the launch of Artemis 1 continues to be delayed, there are growing concerns that some of the SLS vehicle’s components could expire based on current NASA analyses of their lifespans. If the launch is pushed back past mid-December, the agency will have to conduct further reviews to determine if the vehicle’s boosters and other components remain launch-worthy.
When Artemis 1 launches, it will send the Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon and deploy a tranche of cubesats carrying various scientific experiments. The mission is designed to gather data that will inform later Artemis missions that will see crews land near the lunar south pole and eventually establish a permanent human presence on our moon.
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Canada’s military sent to help recovery after storm Fiona batters coast | Canada
Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces.
After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona came ashore before dawn on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves.
The defense minister, Anita Anand, said on Saturday that troops would help remove fallen trees and other debris, restore transportation links and do whatever else was required for as long as it took. She didn’t specify how many troops would be deployed.
Fiona was blamed for at least five deaths in the Caribbean, but there was no confirmation of any fatalities or serious injuries in Canada. Police said a woman who might have been swept away was listed as missing in the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland.
Raging surf pounded Port Aux Basques and entire structures were washed into the sea.
“I’m seeing homes in the ocean, I’m seeing rubble floating all over the place – it’s complete and utter destruction,” René J. Roy, chief editor at Wreckhouse Press and a resident of the town, said in a phone interview. “There’s an apartment that is gone.”
Roy estimated between eight and 12 houses and buildings had washed into the sea. “It’s quite terrifying.”
The Royal Canadian mounted police said the town of 4,000 people was in a state of emergency with multiple electrical fires and residential flooding.
As the extent of damage became clear, the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, canceled his trip to Japan for the funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
“We are seeing devastating images coming out of Port aux Basques,” Trudeau said. “PEI [Prince Edward Island] has experienced storm damage like they’ve never seen. Cape Breton is being hit hard, too.
“There are people who see their houses destroyed, people who are very worried — we will be there for you.”
Mike Savage, mayor of Halifax, said the roof of an apartment building collapsed in Nova Scotia’s biggest city and officials had moved 100 people to an evacuation centre. He said no one was seriously hurt.
Provincial officials said other apartment buildings sustained significant damage.
More than 415,000 Nova Scotia Power customers – about 80% of the province of almost 1 million people – were affected by outages on Saturday.
More than 82,000 customers in the province of Prince Edward Island, about 95%, also lost power, while NB Power in New Brunswick reported 44,329 were without electricity.
Peter Gregg, president and chief executive of Nova Scotia Power, said unprecedented peak winds inflicted severe damage and the bad weather kept repair crews from going out at first. He said about 380,000 customers remained without power on Saturday afternoon as a weakening Fiona moved away over the Gulf of St Lawrence.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre tweeted that Fiona had the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in Canada. Forecasters had warned it could be the one of the most powerful storms to hit the country.
“We’re getting more severe storms more frequently,” Trudeau said.
More resilient infrastructure was needed to withstand extreme weather events, the prime minister said, adding that what was once a one-in-100 year storm might now arrive every few years because of climate change.
“Things are only getting worse,” Trudeau said.
A state of local emergency was declared in the Cape Breton regional municipality.
“There are homes that have been significantly damaged due to downed trees, big old trees falling down and causing significant damage,” the mayor, Amanda McDougall, told the Associated Press.
“We’re also seeing houses that their roofs have completely torn off, windows breaking in. There is a huge amount of debris in the roadways.”
The Nova Scotia premier, Tim Houston, said roads were washed out – including his own – and that an “incredible” amount of trees had been blown over.
“It is pretty devastating.”
The Prince Edward Island premier, Dennis King, said few communities were spared damage, with the devastation looking to be beyond anything they had seen before in the province.
The federal minister of emergency preparedness, Bill Blair, said there was very extensive damage at the airport in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Rare September rainstorm batters the Bay Area after grueling heat and drought
Rain battered the Bay Area on Sunday, moving from the northern valleys toward the south, upending street events in San Francisco and triggering fears of blackouts or toppled trees.
For residents recovering from a record heat wave, in a season typically marked by grueling wildfires and protracted drought, the rain brought surprise and relief, along with a fair share of panic.
In downtown San Francisco, the showers came in bursts, picking up at about 9:45 a.m. and spraying down hard enough, within a few minutes, to rattle the tin chimney caps of apartment buildings. By 10 a.m. the dounpour had washed leaves down the drains and was threatening to clog them up and start building lakes in intersections.
A storm that generated weeks of tantalizing forecasts had finally arrived.
Then, by 10 :15 a.m., it was over, another illustration of California’s extreme vicissitudes in weather, where atmospheric rivers follow long parched periods. At 11 a.m. the wind began moaning and the rain started again. Organizers canceled the annual LeatherWalk in SoMa, the Stern Grove Festival and Sunday Streets in the Western Addition.
Inclement weather delayed Flower Piano, a popular performance festival in Golden Gate Park, by one hour, though the even proceeded at 11 a.m. with tents covering all twelve pianos.
“The crowd is less than if it were a sunny day but there is a phenomenal dedicated hearty group of pianists and listeners who are here and outfitted in their finest rain jackets, rain boots and umbrellas,” said Brendan Lange, spokesperson for Flower Piano.
Yasmin Bahl started her regular run up the Lyon Street steps in a pouring rain at Green Street. By the time she reached the top at Broadway, the rain had cleared enough to see a lone sailboat on the slate gray bay.
“We blinked. It’s over,” she said of the storm, before she started on her second of 10 sets on the steps.
Gentle rains that moistened pavement at about 8 a.m. in the East Bay turned fierce in the afternoon, when the rain came pouring down in sheets. By then the storm had doused much of the North Bay, where forecasters predict the mountains may see up to 3.5 inches of rainfall.
Powerful winds blasting southward along the coast prompted the National Weather Service to issue an advisory for Sunday and warn of likely outages.
“We’re definitely considering this a welcomed rain event that will bring moisture to some of our dry fuels,” said Brooke Bingaman, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Thouth the storm’s behavior may seem erratic, Bingaman and other weather scientists expect it will produce unseasonably high levels of precipitation.
Southerly winds gather over the Bay Area on Saturday night, with rain forecast for all area by Sunday night into early Monday.
National Weather Service Bay AreaIn downtown San Francisco, residents should anticipate about an inch, roughly four times what the city collects in an average September, Bingaman said.
Oakland should expect a half-inch to .75-inch of rain, possibly doubling its September rain average, she added. Forecasts expect similar totals in the San Jose area, which may also double its September average.
“But it’s another case where the North Bay is the winner for rain,” Bingaman said.
Sonoma and Napa counties should get 1-2 inches of widespread rain that began lashing the North Bay valleys Saturday night, pelting Mount Tamalpais and Mill Valley, the National Weather Service reported, as winds picked up in the East Bay hills and Santa Cruz mountains.
Commuters should expect a messy Monday morning drive, Bingaman said, as the first rain of the year mixes with oil residue on Bay Area roads, creating dangerous conditions, along with high winds blowing debris onto roadways.
The winds could also blow tree limbs onto power lines, causing outages. In addition, the first rains can turn accumulated dirt on power lines into mud, which conducts electricity and can damage the system and cause outages.
Fortunately, Bingaman said, the Bay Area’s wildfire burn scars are older, so she is not expecting mudslides in the area.
In the Lake Tahoe area, there’s the possibility of light snow in higher elevations, said National Weather Service meteorologist Zach Tolby. But the bigger impact should be cooler temperatures, breezier conditions and about an inch of rain in the area.
Tolby said residents are finally getting a reprieve from smoky air.
“The Mosquito Fire has been pouring in smoke,” he said. “So, we’re all quite excited to see some wind, rain and clouds.”
Matthias Gafni and Rachel Swan are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: matthias.gafni@sfchronicle.com, rswan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @mgafni @rachelswan
As massive storm batters Alaska coastal towns, residents are evacuated, widespread flooding reported
A massive, potentially record-breaking storm brought major flooding and damage to coastal towns in Alaska on Saturday morning, and some residents were evacuated. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he “verbally declared” a disaster for communities impacted by the storm.
The governor said on Twitter there have been no reported injuries. “We will continue to monitor the storm and update Alaskans as much as possible,” he tweeted.
In the town of Golovin, major flooding was reported early Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, and forecasters warned it would only get worse. The town could see an additional 1 to 2 feet of water by the day’s end.
“Water is surrounding the school, homes and structures are flooded, at least a couple homes floating off the foundation, some older fuel tanks are tilted over,” the weather service’s office in Fairbanks tweeted.
Photos from the weather service showed the high water levels there.
Another town, Shaktoolik, reported coastal flooding, with water “entering the community and getting close to some homes,” according to the weather service. Residents there were evacuated to a school and clinic. Shaktoolik was also expected to see the worst of the storm later in the day.
According to the NWS, the water level in Nome rose above 10 feet Saturday, and is expected to continue to rise.
The weather service also shared footage from a webcam in Unalakleet, comparing an average day in the town against the scene there Saturday morning.
As of Saturday morning, large swaths of the state’s western coast were under coastal flooding and high wind warnings. The weather service said the flood warnings would remain in effect until Sunday night while the wind warnings were expected to expire by Saturday night.
Other portions of the state are under gale and storm warnings, according to the weather service.
The weather service shared peak reported wind gusts as of 8 a.m. local time — the highest recorded was 91 mph in Cape Romanzof. Several other towns, including Golovin, saw winds topping 60 mph.
The center of the storm was located just south of the Bering Strait on Saturday morning, the weather service said.
The storm is the remnants of Typhoon Merbok, and forecasters predicted this week it could bring “potentially historical” flooding, with some coastal areas seeing water levels up to 11 feet higher than the normal high tide.
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani strikes out career-high 13 batters in 5-0 win over Kansas City Royals
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani adheres to strict routine in nearly every aspect of his life. When his latest mound start was delayed 12 minutes by a pregame ceremony honoring the Los Angeles Angels’ 2002 World Series champions, his meticulous preparation took a hit before he even threw a pitch.
A slightly bumpy beginning still led to a second straight incredible night for the two-way superstar.
Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the American League MVP also reached base three times in Los Angeles’ 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
After giving up two singles to start that delayed first inning, Ohtani (6-4) retired 16 straight Royals and 23 of the final 24 batters he faced. While matching the longest start of his major league career, he allowed just one baserunner over his final seven innings — on a walk that was quickly erased by a double play.
“I think the biggest thing was putting up that zero in the first inning after giving up those first two hits,” Ohtani said through his translator. “I was able to do that, and it set the tone for the game. I wanted to go as long as I could, but I wasn’t really thinking about the pitch count early in the game.”
With the backdrop of a rare Southern California lightning storm illuminating the sky far beyond center field at the Big A, Ohtani also had a single and two walks at the plate in his latest electrifying two-way performance.
One night after Ohtani hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight runs in an extra-inning loss, he set a personal best for strikeouts by fanning Emmanuel Rivera on his 108th and final pitch.
“He just put us on his back,” Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said. “I thought about taking him out going into the eighth, and he was adamant: ‘No. This is mine. I’m staying.’ … What a day. What a performance by him.”
David MacKinnon got his first major league hit with an RBI single in the seventh for the Angels, who avoided a series sweep with their fourth victory in six games overall. Luis Rengifo had an RBI double in the seventh before scoring on that single to right by MacKinnon, who got his first career RBI two innings earlier with a sacrifice fly.
After scoring 18 runs in the previous two games at Angel Stadium, the Royals were shut out for the second time in four days and the 10th time this season. Kansas City still has won five of seven.
“That was a display,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “It’s a very unique repertoire of pitches. I don’t think you’re going to find as many guys with as many weapons as what we saw today. He was throwing three different sliders, plus a cutter and a curve. When the split started going, that’s when the strikeouts really started to happen, and he’s got 100 (mph) in the tank that he hardly ever showed. … It’s going to be a tough day at the plate.”
Ohtani is unbeatable on the mound lately, allowing just one run in his past 20 innings over three starts. In his most recent home start two weeks ago, he pitched seven innings of one-run ball and also homered in a victory that snapped the Angels’ franchise-record 14-game skid.
Whit Merrifield and Andrew Benintendi singled in the Royals’ first two at-bats against Ohtani, but he subsequently set down every batter he faced until Merrifield drew a one-out walk in the sixth — and Benintendi quickly grounded into a double play.
Ohtani’s fastball topped 99 mph twice in the second half of his start while he baffled Kansas City, getting a whopping 34 combined strikes on swing-and-misses or called strikes.
Daniel Lynch (3-7) wasn’t as effective for the Royals early on, but the left-hander resourcefully shut down the Angels until they loaded the bases in the fifth on two walks and an infield single. Lynch, who left after MacKinnon’s sacrifice fly, gave up three hits and five walks on a career-high 104 pitches.
Mike Trout got a rest day for the Angels, leaving their struggling lineup decidedly lacking punch. But MacKinnon came through as the team’s improbable cleanup hitter, getting first major league hit after getting called up last weekend for his MLB debut.
MacKinnon was pleased by his breakthrough swings, but other aspects of the game also thrilled him.
“I got to play the field behind Shohei and see how good he is,” MacKinnon said. “It’s crazy being here.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: C Salvador Perez sat out after reinjuring his left thumb on a swing Tuesday night, but Matheny said the team is still determining the seriousness of the injury after an MRI exam.
Angels: RHP Jimmy Herget went on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Right-handers Elvis Peguero and Oliver Ortega came up from Triple-A Salt Lake, while inconsistent rookie Reid Detmers went down just six starts after throwing a no-hitter.
UP NEXT
Royals: Zack Greinke is expected to come off the injured list Friday to start when Kansas City opens a three-game weekend series at home against Oakland. Greinke (0-4, 5.05 ERA) went on the IL three weeks ago with a strained forearm.
Angels: After a day off at home, Los Angeles opens a three-game weekend series against Seattle on Friday night. Neither team had confirmed a starter.
New York Yankees’ Nestor Cortes pitches immaculate inning, strikes out 12 batters in five innings
BALTIMORE — Nestor Cortes of the New York Yankees pitched an immaculate inning against the Baltimore Orioles, striking out the side on nine pitches in the fourth on Sunday.
Cortes retired Anthony Santander on a called strike, a foul ball and a foul tip. Then he got Ryan McKenna on a swinging strike and two called strikes. Robinson Chirinos went down on a swinging strike, a called strike and another swinging strike.
Cortes also struck out the side in the second. He had 12 strikeouts through five innings before being relieved by Chad Green in the bottom of the sixth inning with the game in a scoreless deadlock.
Cortes is the first Yankees pitcher to strike out 12 or more in an outing of five innings or fewer, according to ESPN Stats & Information. He gave up three hits and one walk.
Although the Orioles were stymied by Cortes, they had much more success against the Yankees’ bullpen, scoring five runs in the eighth inning and defeating New York 5-0. The Yankees’ Jonathan Loaisiga, who allowed four of the Orioles’ five runs, took the loss.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
India floods: At least 35 dead after heavy rain batters south of country
Flash floods triggered by consistent heavy rain killed at least 32 people in Andhra Pradesh, according to the state’s government. The rainfall began late last week, submerging highways and roads, while completely isolating some villages and blocking access to food and water, CNN affiliate CNN News18 reported.
At least 30 people remain missing, officials said.
Relief efforts in Andhra Pradesh are ongoing with 16 national and state disaster teams deployed to evacuate stranded residents, officials said. Nearly 58,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to 294 relief camps in the state, they added.
In neighboring Karnataka state, at least three people have died, disaster management official Tushar Giri Nath said Monday.
“People are mainly residing in their relatives’ places. We are arranging for food for them,” Nath said, adding that 150 homes had been damaged by the rain.
The rainfall was triggered by a cyclonic circulation in the Arabian Sea and low pressure areas in the Bay of Bengal, according to India’s Meteorological Department. It is likely to move toward the coast of southern Tamil Nadu state in the coming days, it added.
Rainfall across the region is expected to decrease over the coming days but is forecast to pick up again later in the week, according to the department.
Parts of southern India have recently experienced spells of extremely heavy rainfall.
Earlier this month, heavy rain in Tamil Nadu killed at least 16 people, while many parts of the state’s capital, Chennai, were waterlogged, Reuters reported. Government officials used pumps to drain water in some communities where residents were stranded waist deep, it added.
Asian shares rise on dovish Fed chair, oil up as hurricane batters Louisiana
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, talks on his mobile phone in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Asian shares started the week with gains and the dollar was not far off two-week lows after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell struck a more dovish tone than some investors expected in long-awaited speech on Friday.
Oil prices rose, meanwhile, after energy firms suspended production as Hurricane Ida slammed into the U.S.’ southern coast.
Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) rose 0.9% soon after the bell, and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) gained 0.32% in early trading before Chinese markets had opened.
Australia (.AXJO)climbed 0.39% and Korea’s Kopsi (.KS11) gained 0.54%.
U.S. stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis , were barely moved, up 0.04%.
Investors had been waiting to see whether Powell, who was speaking at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, would give a clear indication of his views on timing of the central bank’s tapering of asset purchases or hiking interest rates to start removing monetary stimulus.
However, in his prepared remarks, he offered no indication on cutting asset purchases beyond saying it could be “this year”, causing the S&P 500 (.SPX) and the Nasdaq (.IXIC) to close last week at new record highs. read more
The next big event on traders’ calendars is U.S. nonfarm payroll figures for August due to be published Friday, as Powell has suggested an improvement in the labour market is one major remining prerequisite for action.
“A strong payrolls print could instigate a debate for a September tapering start,” Rodrigo Catril, senior FX strategist at NAB, said in a note.
The absence of a timetable for tapering caused U.S. benchmark Treasuries and the dollar to slip, and both trends continued on Monday morning in Asia.
The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was 1.3054% compared with its U.S. close of 1.312%, and the dollar index which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies was around a two week low.
Investors in China, in contrast, are watching data this week to see whether they will indicate policymakers are more likely step up easing measures.
Purchasing manager surveys for manufacturing and services are both due this week, with traders waiting to see whether a trend towards slowing growth will continue, a shift that has not been helped by recent localised movement restrictions to cope with an increase in cases of the Delta variant of the new coronavirus.
“We expect both the manufacturing and services PMIs to moderate in August, given the widespread Delta variant and strict lockdown,” said Barclays analysts in a note.
“With slowing growth momentum and dovish signals from the (People’s Bank of China) meeting this week, we expect more easing, but still at a measured pace”
Oil was also in focus after energy firms suspended 1.74 million barrels per day of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm. read more
U.S. crude rose 0.86% to $69.34 a barrel. Brent crude rose 1.25% to $73.38 per barrel.
Gold was slightly higher, with the spot price gold was traded at $1,817.7863 per ounce, up 0.07%.
Editing by Lincoln Feast.
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