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Europe Market Open: Stocks & bonds rally while the USD slides amid a dovish FOMC into Super Thursday
US stocks rallied, while bonds and gold also surged as the dollar and yields slumped in response to the dovish FOMCThe Fed kept rates unchanged but made dovish tweaks to the statement guidance and cut its 2024 median dot by more than expectedEuropean equity futures are indicative of a higher open wi
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities firmer, GBP dips post GDP data & DXY bid ahead of Fed Policy Announcement
European equities and US Equity futures are firmer awaiting the Fed Policy AnnouncementDollar is bid to the detriment of G10 pairs; Kiwi underperforms following the larger NZ current account deficit; Pound lags amid dismal GDP dataGilts gap higher post-data though benchmarks await the FOMC & Ger
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Cautious tone going into the FOMC, fixed firmer after strong US 30yr
APAC stocks traded mixed with participants cautious heading into the FOMC announcement.European equity futures are indicative of a flat open with Euro Stoxx 50 future unchanged after the cash market closed down 0.1% yesterday.DXY remains sub-104 pre-FOMC, JPY unfazed by improved Tankan data, NZD lag
READ STORYUS Market Open: European bourses dip in the red, US Futures firmer, DXY weaker & JPY bid; US CPI due
European bourses dip into the red despite initial gains; US Futures are firmer ahead of US CPI; the FTSE 100 outperforms post UK-dataDollar oscillates on either side of the 104.00 mark; Yen is among the G10 outperformers, rebounding from yesterday’s hefty lossesBonds lift off post-supply low as atte
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Mostly positive handover with fixed bid despite poor US supply, US CPI due
APAC stocks were mostly positive as the region took impetus from the gains on Wall St.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly higher open with Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.1% after the cash market closed up 0.4% yesterday.DXY is softer but contained in a tight range around the 104 mark, anti
READ STORYUS Market Open: European bourses mixed, US Futures in the red, DXY flat & JPY sinks post BoJ sources
European equities are mixed/flat alongside US equity futures; the FTSE 100 lags, hampered by Basic ResourcesDXY is around flat; JPY significantly underperforms after BoJ sources, USD/JPY up to 146.45BoJ is said to see little need to end negative rates in December, via Bloomberg citing sources; inten
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Mixed handover given the reaction to Friday's NFP and Chinese CPI
APAC stocks traded mixed after recent data releases including stronger-than-expected jobs data from the US and worsening deflation in China, while this week’s upcoming risk events, including US CPI data and a slew of central bank updates, added to the cautious mood.DXY eked slight gains albeit with
READ STORYWeek Ahead highlights include: FOMC, ECB, BoE, SNB; US CPI, China activity data
MON: Norwegian CPI (Nov), Chinese M2 (Nov).TUE: EIA STEO; UK Unemployment Rate (Oct), German ZEW (Dec), US NFIB (Nov), US CPI (Nov), Japanese Tankan (Q4).WED: FOMC, BoK & BCB Policy Announcements, OPEC MOMR; UK GDP (Oct), EZ IP (Oct), US PPI (Nov).THU: BoE, ECB, SNB & Norges Bank P
READ STORYUS Market Open: European bourses gain, US futures & DXY meander around the unchanged mark ahead of US NFP
European equities gain with outperformance in the CAC 40; US Futures meander around the unchanged mark ahead of NFPDollar remains within a tight range whilst the Kiwi lags on cross-related flows, JPY off recent highsFixed income retreats modestly ahead of payrolls, Gilts continue to modestly underpe
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Firmer but limited handover pre-NFP, RBI U/C as expected
APAC stocks eventually traded mostly higher but with gains limited as sentiment remained cautious.RBI kept the Repurchase Rate unchanged at 6.50%, as expected.JPY remains the key focus in the FX space with USD/JPY sub-144.00, EUR/USD and Cable tested 1.08 and 1.26 respectively. European equity
READ STORYUS Market Open: Stocks down though NQ holds gains; DXY weaker & JPY soars post-Ueda; US IJC due
European equities are on a weaker footing following a negative handover from the APAC session; whilst US futures are mixed with NQ holding in the greenDollar subdued with the Yen dominating as it benefits from higher JGB yields post BoJ UedaBoJ Governor Ueda suggested that the “handling of monetary
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Mixed Chinese trade, JPY bid amid yield action, US IJC due
APAC stocks declined following the weak lead from Wall St, while markets digested mixed Chinese trade data.Chinese trade metrics showed the first expansion in exports since April although imports surprisingly contracted.European equity futures are indicative of a weaker open with Euro Stoxx 50 futur
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities firmer, DXY flat & Antipodeans bid on positive risk sentiment; US ADP due
European bourses are modestly firmer with US futures posting gains of a similar magnitudeThe Dollar is uneventful meandering around the 104 level; Antipodeans outperform paring back yesterday’s losses and benefiting from positive risk sentimentFixed saw initial EGB/UST divergence but Bunds have fade
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Softer yields underpinned the APAC tone with Europe seen opening modestly firmer
APAC stocks were mostly higher with risk sentiment underpinned by softer yields.European equity futures are indicative of a modestly firmer open with Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.4% after the cash market closed up 0.9% yesterday.DXY lingers just below 104, EUR/USD languishes beneath 1.08, antipodeans ben
READ STORYUS Market Open: European equities firmer whilst US Futures are in the red; DXY flat & AUD underperforms post RBA; US JOLTS due
European equities trade on the front foot though the FTSE100 is once again hampered by losses in Basic Resources; US Futures are in the redDXY trades around the unchanged mark, with the Aussie underperforming post RBA holdFixed was initially driven higher by ECB Schnabel’s comments; though now off b
READ STORYEurope Market Open: RBA held at 4.35%, Chinese PMIs beat & Tokyo CPI cooled
APAC stocks declined following the mostly negative lead from Wall St where the major indices were choppy and ultimately weighed amid a rebound in yields ahead of key data releases.RBA kept the Cash Rate Target unchanged at 4.35%, as expected, while it reiterated its forward guidance; Chinese Caixin
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities mixed, Crude slides, DXY firmer & CHF lags post-CPI; US Durable Goods due
European equities mixed with underperformance in the FTSE100 hampered by Basic Resources and Energy; Stateside, futures trade on the backfootDollar is firmer with clear underperformance in the Swiss Franc post-CPI; Yen trades marginally firmer attributed to narrowing yield differentialsCore fixed be
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Firmer Wall St. handover was capped going into a busy week with geopols factoring
APAC stocks traded mixed with an initial positive bias after last Friday’s gains on Wall St, although the upside was capped in the region after quiet macro newsflow from the weekend and ahead of this week’s key events.DXY was marginally positive in otherwise quiet trade, 10-year UST futures mildly p
READ STORYWeek Ahead Highlights include: US jobs report; China CPI/trade data; RBA, BoC rate decisions
MON: Riksbank Minutes (Dec); German Trade Balance (Oct), Swiss CPI (Nov), EZ Sen tix (Dec), US Factory Orders (Oct), Japanese CPI (Nov), Australian Final PMIs (Nov).TUE: RBA Policy Announcement; Chinese Caixin Services PMI (Nov), EZ/UK/US Composite/Services Final PMI (Nov), EZ Producer Prices (Oct),
READ STORYUS Market Open: European bourses bid whilst US Futures contained ahead of Fed's Powell & US ISM
European equities extend gains; FTSE100 propped up by mining names; US futures contained pre-PowellDXY is marginally weaker, with mild outperformance in the Kiwi post-hawkish commentary from HawkesbyBonds bounce and back on a firmer footing, after steep month-end retracementCrude contained post-OPEC
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Gaza conflict resumes with Asia rangebound while crude remains subdued post-OPEC
APAC stocks began the new month with price action rangebound as markets paused following the November rally amid another busy day of economic releases, while the conflict in Gaza also resumed.DXY marginally softened beneath 103.50 as it gave back some of the prior day’s gains, USD/JPY briefly dipped
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities & DXY firmer, Crude gains though off highs post OPEC+ sources; US PCE due
Equities post modest gains with the FTSE 100 & DAX 40 outperforming given crude and SAP/SalesforceStateside futures tilt higher in-fitting with the European bias as markets await US PCE data.DXY is firmer, leading G10’s lower with clear underperformance in the EUR post cooler than expected CPI.D
READ STORYEurope Market Open: One-day extension to the truce alongside Chinese data & OPEC sources
APAC stocks were mixed and indecisively capped off this month’s notable gains as the Israel-Hamas truce hung in the balance before the announcement of a last-minute one-day extension.The overnight session saw a slew of key data releases including disappointing Chinese official PMI figures which show
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities & DXY bid, AUD lags due to cross-related flows; US GDP & PCE Prices due
European bourses & US Futures extend gains but with clear underperformance in the FTSE100DXY is firmer edging back towards the 103.00 level; G10’s are mixed with underperformance in the AUD following mixed data and cross-related flows.RBNZ opted for a hawkish hold where it kept rates unchanged b
READ STORYEurope Market Open: Hawkish-hold from the RBNZ while Israeli negotiators offered Hamas an extension
APAC stocks were mixed after the choppy performance on Wall St where stocks wavered, Treasuries rallied, and the Dollar dipped on dovish Fed rhetoric.DXY was rangebound and traded on both sides of the 102.50 level overnight after declining yesterday on dovish comments from Fed hawk Waller; 10-year U
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