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US Market Open: Equities on the backfoot; USD continues to advance & Bunds are bid post-ZEW
Equities are on the backfoot; the RTY underperforms, paring some of the Trump-induced strength in the prior session.Dollar continues to advance higher, GBP on the backfoot following mixed jobs data which saw an uptick in unemployment but wages remain sticky.Bonds are mixed, USTs are flat ahead of se
READ STORYEurope Market Open: European futures point to a subdued open; numerous Central bank speakers ahead
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed and failed to sustain the momentum from Wall St.European equity futures are indicative of a negative cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.9% after the cash market closed higher by 1.1% on Monday.DXY remains on the front foot, EUR/USD is stuck on a 1.06 handle,
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equites gain & DXY bid with the Trump Trade still at play; Crude slumps amid constructive geopolitical updates
Equities are entirely in the green, with a strong European morning thus far; the RTY outperforms.DXY is on a firmer footing with the Trump Trade still in action, JPY underperforms following the BoJ SOO which highlighted the lack of urgency to hike.Bonds are mixed, with Bunds firmer amid suggestions
READ STORYEurope Market Open: APAC subdued following soft Chinese inflation
APAC stocks began the week mostly subdued following the recent China fiscal stimulus disappointment and softer-than-expected Chinese inflation data.European equity futures are indicative of a positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.4% after the cash market closed lower by 1.0% on Friday.
READ STORYNewsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include US and China CPI, US Retail Sales, UK and Australian Jobs
MON: US Holiday: Veterans Day. BoJ SOO (Oct), BoC SLOS; Norwegian CPI (Oct)TUE: Fed SLOOS, OPEC MOMR; German CPI (Final), ZEW (Nov), UK Unemployment/Weekly Earnings (Sep), US NFIB (Oct)WED: Riksbank Minutes (Nov), EIA STEO; Australian Wage Price Index (Q3), US CPI (Oct)THU: ECB Minutes (Oct), Banxic
READ STORYUS Market Open: China-related assets slide as MOFCOM disappoints
European bourses are entirely in the red, with sentiment hit after China’s NPC press conference disappointed markets; US futures remain flat.DXY is slightly firmer, with the JPY strong whilst the Antipodeans lag given the lack of fresh stimulus measures from China.Bonds are on a firmer footing, with
READ STORYEurope Market open: FOMC cut as expected, US yields pressured; traders await potential Chinese stimulus
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed despite the early momentum following the fresh record levels on Wall St and a bout of rate cuts by major central banks, with gains capped as participants awaited a potential Chinese fiscal stimulus announcement.FOMC cut rates by 25bps to 4.50-4.75%, as expected, in
READ STORYUS Market Open: Bunds under pressure following German coalition collapse; FOMC & BoE due
European bourses are modestly firmer across the board, with US futures also slightly higher, but ultimately taking a breather following the significant strength in the prior session.Dollar is giving back recent gains, Antipodeans outperform attempting to claw back post-election losses amid resilienc
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Dust settles from the election with Chinese trade & German politics in focus into a packed session
APAC stocks held a mostly positive bias as the dust settled from the US election, participants also digested Chinese trade data.European equity futures are indicative of a firmer cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.3% after the cash market closed lower by 1.4% on Wednesday.DXY has pulled back
READ STORYUS Market Open: Election results indicative of Trump Presidential & Senate victory; House too close to call
US Presidential Election results are indicative of a Trump victory and Republicans taking the Senate; House is too close to call.Equities soar with clear outperformance in the RTY with Trump poised to win the US election; Novo Nordisk +7.1% benefits after posting strong Q3 Wegovy sales.Dollar flies
READ STORYEurope Market Open: DXY, US Futures, Yields & Crypto surge on Trump’s lead
US Presidential Election results are indicative of a Trump victory and Republicans taking the Senate; House is too close to call.US futures have ripped higher, while European futures have been hit given the potential EZ growth implications.DXY is currently up 1.5% and has seen its largest
READ STORYUS Market Open: USD is softer & USTs are flat on election day. Crude rises on geopols & constructive Chinese data
European bourses are mixed and trading tentatively on either side of the unchanged mark; US futures are incrementally firmer/flat.Dollar is slightly softer on US election day, Antipodeans benefit from constructive Chinese PMIs and Aussie was fairly unreactive to an unsurprising hold at the RBA.USTs
READ STORYEurope Market Open: RBA hold rates as expected; European futures indecisive ahead of key US events
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed with most major indices in the green after further encouraging Chinese PMI data.The RBA decision provided little surprise and the SoMP included a reduction in GDP and household consumption forecasts.US equity futures were rangebound, DXY was flat, and UST futures tr
READ STORYUS Market Open: DXY and US yields softer as Trump trades unwind after weekend polls
European bourses generally trade very modestly in positive territory, alongside slight gains in US futures.PredictIt odds shifted over the weekend in favour of a Harris election victory; NYT/Siena final polls showed the race was deadlocked in 6/7 battleground states.USD is on the backfoot as a shift
READ STORYEurope Market Open: PredictIt odds shifted over the weekend in favour of Harris; OPEC+ sources in focus
APAC stocks began the week mostly positive but with the gains capped ahead of this week's major risk events including the US Presidential Election.PredictIt odds shifted over the weekend in favour of a Harris election victory; NYT/Siena final polls showed the race was deadlocked in 6/7 battlegr
READ STORYNewsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include US election, Fed, BoE, RBA, Norges, Riksbank, US ISM Services PMI and Canada jobs
MON: Japanese Holiday: Culture Day. Eurogroup Meeting, EZ Manufacturing PMI Final (Oct), Sentix (Nov), US Employment Trends (Oct), Factory Orders (Sep), Australian Composite/Services PMI Final (Oct)TUE: US Election. RBA Policy Announcement; BoC Minutes (Oct), RBNZ FSR; Chinese Caixin Services PMI Fi
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities firmer following strong AMZN/INTC results & DXY gains ahead of US NFP
European bourses are entirely in the green alongside modest strength in US futures following post-earning strength in Amazon/Intel & ultimately outmuscling losses in Apple.Dollar is firmer, CHF sinks after the region’s inflation data and JPY pares recent strength.Gilts continue to underperform w
READ STORYEurope Market Open: APAC action mixed as Amazon and Apple diverge, China outperforms post-PMI; US NFP ahead
APAC action mixed as Amazon and Apple diverge, China outperforms on further encouraging PMI dataDXY little changed around 104.00, USD/JPY found support at 152.00Fixed benchmarks contained after recent marked Gilt-led pressure, awaiting US dataCrude underpinned on reports that Iran is preparing a maj
READ STORYUS Market Open: EU bourses & US futures fall as tech slip, Gilts remain for sale; key earnings & data ahead
European bourses & US futures are entirely in the red; Tech lags stateside given META & MSFT while European banks slipJPY leads post-BoJ with USD lower into PCE & weekly jobs, EUR unreactive to HICP while Cable nears 1.30Gilts remains for sale though the morning's DMO auction went w
READ STORYEurope Market Open: APAC stocks subdued post-US losses and BoJ rate hold; EU & US futures fall on Meta and Microsoft downside
APAC stocks were mostly subdued following the negative handover from the US; participants also digested mixed Chinese PMIs.BoJ kept rates unchanged as expected and refrained from any fresh policy clues.European equity futures are indicative of a negative cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.5%
READ STORYUS Market Open: US futures mixed, GOOGL beats, DXY lower ahead of US ADP, PCE Prices/GDP Advance & GBP awaits Budget
European bourses opened in negative territory and continued to trundle lower as the morning progressed, Tech lags post-AMDStateside, futures are firmer but only modestly so with Alphabet supporting as AI bolstered cloud performanceDXY briefly dipped below the 104.00 mark, EUR aided by hawk
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Alphabet climbed post-earnings; more mega-caps, UK budget & US refunding ahead
APAC stocks were mostly lower after the mixed performance stateside and as participants braced for this week's key risk events.Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Q3 2024 (USD): Adj. EPS 2.12 (exp. 1.84), Revenue 88.27bln (exp. 86.31bln). Co. shares were higher by 5.9% after-hours.European equity futures are indic
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Mixed trade into numerous large & mega-cap earnings alongside US data
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed alongside a lack of fresh catalysts heading into this week's key data releases.European equity futures are indicative of a marginally positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.1% after the cash market closed higher by 0.5% on Monday.In FX, DXY is steady, J
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities lifted and oil sinks as traders digest Israel’s limited strike on Iran
European bourses are on a firmer footing, traders garnering optimism following the relatively moderate Israeli attack on Iran, which saw the former avoid hitting energy/nuclear facilities; US futures also benefit.USD is mixed, losing vs EUR & GBP but significantly stronger vs JPY after the Japan
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Israeli strikes avoid Iran's energy infrastructure; Japan's LDP loses majority
APAC stocks were mostly positive as markets digested key events over the weekend including Israel's strike on Iran and the Japanese election.Israel's strike on Iran was aimed at military targets and not petroleum or nuclear facilities; Iran President said will respond.Japan’s ruling coalition lost i
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