we discussed with asian new zealand foundation member simon draper.look withket institutional services investors tiffany mcgee. --s is bloomberg ♪ there this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ you are watching "daybreak australia." withis sophie in hong kong asian markets. futures closed the overnight session higher, chicago up more than 2%, starting the thursday session, we are seeing it holding steady so far this morning ahead of the thursday session as the yen weakens to one of seven ahead of -- 107 ahead of producer price data. figures,ares, earnings a busy day with companies due to report and rebel already providing earnings updates. the region, other companies are due to report. nzx 50, gains after the worst month, the than a kiwi dollar has recovered from the one-month low it hit as, but below 66. tilt aresay the dovish aimed at currency and bond markets and the kiwi is the worst performer so far this year. gold has staged a rebound back above $1920 spot prices, and investors say this is a tactical blip or the start of a bearish run. above $1930. rising inflati