Nvidia’s softer guidance and exclusion of China sales hit sentiment, sending its shares lower after-hours and weighing on US equity futures. Elsewhere, Japan headlines were dominated by tariff negotiator Akazawa’s trip cancellation and BOJ’s Nakagawa warning on trade risks, while FX and equities traded quietly.
- Recap: BOJ’s Nakagawa warns on tariff risks, says Tankan survey key for outlook
- Fed Governor Waller is speaking on Thursday
- Japan’s Akazawa cancelled his US trip because more discussions are needed at home first
- BOJ’s Nakagawa: Uncertainty remains high on impact of tariffs
- Australian headline capex spend for Q2 2025: +0.2% q/q (expected +0.7%, prior -0.1%)
- PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1063 (vs. estimate at 7.1479)
- China trade negotiator Li Chenggang in Canada: frank, pragmatic, constructive exchanges
- New Zealand August business confidence 49.7% vs. prior 47.8%
- Bank of Korea leaves its base rate unchanged at 2.5%, as expected
- Nvidia dips on cautious outlook as cloud spending slows and China uncertainty lingers.
- Japan trade negotiator Akazawa to cancel US visit, Kyodo reports
- ICYMI – China seeks to triple output of AI chips in race with the US (Financial Times)
- Nvidia, stagflation risks loom, but BofA sees autumn dip as entry point for bulls
- UK services confidence slips again in August, CBI warns on costs and weak demand
- UBS: Swiss franc strength likely to hold even if SNB cuts rates back below zero
- Globex is open, with ES and NQ lower. NVDA earnings cited.
- NVDA Huang:China market, I’ve estimated, to be about $50bn opportunity for us this year”
- White House Navarro: India could get a 25% tariff reduction if it stops buying Russian oil
- Japan 7-Eleven parent is considering US$13bn in overseas expansion
- Nvidia (NVDA) threatens litigation if US government seeks to take a percentage of revenue
- Global trade wars heating up – Mexico plans to increase tariffs on China
- Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report: EPS $1.05 vs. expected of $1.01
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap 27 Aug: A choppy session in the FX. Traders are unsure
Nvidia reported fiscal Q2 revenue of about US$46.7bn, up year-on-year and above consensus, but investors latched onto a softer tone:
- The key data-center line fell short of some expectations
- Q3 revenue guidance of around US$54bn (±2%)—though above estimates—wasn’t the blowout many had anticipated.
Management excluded any China H20 chip sales from its outlook amid regulatory uncertainty, but flagged a potential US$2–5bn upside if approvals and demand materialise. Nvidia also pointed to ongoing strength in AI demand, including its “sovereign AI” initiatives, and authorised more share buybacks, though warned that macro and geopolitical risks could weigh on sentiment.
Shares fell after hours, dragging US equity index futures lower on Globex.
Elsewhere it was a quiet session for news and data. From Japan, chief tariff negotiator Akazawa cancelled his planned US visit, said to be due to the need for administrative discussions at home. Bank of Japan board member Nakagawa also spoke, warning that uncertainty over US tariff policy remains a key risk for Japan and the global economy, while highlighting the upcoming Tankan survey as a critical gauge of trade impacts.
USD/JPY held in a narrow 147.20–147.50 range, while other major FX drifted modestly softer against the dollar. Local equities traded mixed.
Asia-Pac
stocks:
- Japan
(Nikkei 225) +0.7% - Hong
Kong (Hang Seng) -0.6% - Shanghai
Composite +0.1% - Australia
(S&P/ASX 200) +0.1%
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.