Newsquawk Daily
The premarket movers and the news setting up each trading session - US and European market-open wraps, the week ahead, and original analyst commentary from the Newsquawk desk, published twice a day before the bell. Know what moved overnight, what’s expected, and what to watch into the open.
US Market Open
European bourses are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +1.5%, in a morning of quiet newsflow US futures have given up some of their initial upside, but remain modestly firmer, ES +0.2% DXY touches 100.00 lifted amid the ongoing rise in yields with FX peers mixed, RUB resilient despite emergency
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were choppy and eventually conformed to a mixed picture. Shanghai will continue a new round of citywide COVID tests on Friday as the number of positive cases has remained high. European equity futures are indicative of a firmer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.8% after the cash mark
US Market Open
European bourses are firmer across the board returning to post-cash open levels after a choppy morning in relatively thin newsflow Explicitly, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7%; stateside, futures are relatively in-line with this action though the NQ, +0.5%, outperforms as the yield upside pauses DXY set a new YT
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded lower throughout most of the session as the downbeat mood reverberated from Wall Street. DXY pulled back closer towards 99.50 in early APAC hours as US yields eased; commodity-FX lagged. The FOMC minutes were hawkish with regards to the monthly caps on Treasuries/MBS and on rates.
US Market Open
Equity bourses/futures have come under further pressure after a tepid APAC handover, as the NQ underperforms amid renewed yield advances pre-FOMC Minutes However, while ES has lost the 4500 mark it is yet to test/breach the 200-DMA at 4484 Geopolitical updates have been thin and primarily focused ar
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded lower across the board following the losses on Wall Street; S&P 500 -1.2%, Nasdaq -2.2%. European equity futures are indicative of a slightly softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.4% after the cash market closed lower by 0.8% yesterday. DXY remains firm above 99.50 (fresh Y
US Market Open
European bourses began the session lackluster before seeing a marginal pick up amid broader risk-on moves as Ukraine's Zelensky spoke. However, this upside was fleeting with bourses and US futures now softer, ES -0.30%, amid reports of EU sanctions touching on energy (via coal) DXY remains bid but c
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded mixed as the region observed mass closures, with Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan all away. US equity futures traded flat with a slightly softer bias but around yesterday’s best levels. European equity futures are indicative of a slightly flat/softer open with the Euro Stoxx
US Market Open
European bourses are mixed with US futures similarly contained, ES +0.1, amid limited newsflow and with a thin docket ahead. Russian Chief Negotiator said Russia's position on Crimea and Donbas remains unchanged, a draft peace agreement is not ready and talks will resume on Monday DXY continues to g
EU Market Open
Asia-Pac equities initially traded mixed, but sentiment improved; Mainland China was closed whilst Hong Kong outperformed. Russian Chief Negotiator said Russia's position on Crimea and Donbas remains unchanged and talks will resume on Monday. European equity futures are indicative of a slightly firm
Week in Focus
MON: EZ Sentix, US Factory Orders. TUE: RBA Policy Announcement; EZ, UK, US Comp & Services PMI (Final), US ISM Services PMI. WED: FOMC Minutes; ECB's Lane, Schnabel, de Guindos, Panetta; Fed's Harker THU: ECB Minutes; EZ Retail Sales, US Weekly Jobless Claims. FRI: Canada Jobs. NOTE: Previews are l
US Market Open
APAC stocks were cautious following the uninspiring lead from Wall St, where the major indices closed off their worst quarterly performance in two years and as the region digested weak data releases. European equities (Stoxx 600 +0.6%) opened marginally firmer before extending on gains after positiv
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were cautious following the uninspiring lead from Wall St and regional soft data releases; S&P 500 -1.5%. UK reportedly urged Ukraine not to back down and is concerned US, France and Germany will push Ukraine to make significant concessions to Russia. DXY is on a firmer footing on a 98 h
US Market Open
European equities (Eurostoxx 50 -0.3%) have faded gains seen at the open on the final trading session of the month. Futures in the US are modestly firmer as the NQ (+0.5%) marginally outpaces the ES (+0.1%) In FX, DXY has regained 98.00 status, EUR/USD eyes 1.11 to the downside and USD/JPY oscillate
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded cautiously at month-end following the weak lead from the US; S&P 500 -0.6%. Ukrainian negotiator said peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will resume online on April 1st. DXY attempted to nurse losses but remains on a 97 handle, JPY lags in the G10 FX space as USD/JPY trims los
US Market Open
European equities (Eurostoxx 55 -0.9%) trade on the backfoot as markets digest the reaction to yesterday's peace talks. Regional CPIs from Germany have seen notable jumps from priors on a M/M and Y/Y basis ahead of the mainland metric at 13:00BST/08:00EDT. The DXY has slipped below the 98.00 mark, E
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded mostly positive following the strong lead from the US which was spurred by Ukraine/Russia optimism. A western official said they haven’t seen anything so far that has demonstrated Russia is particularly serious about peace talks. The DXY remains subdued following yesterday's decli
US Market Open
European bourses, Euro Stoxx 50 +2.2%, are firmer across the board in a continuation of the APAC/US handover as Russian-Ukraine talks begin. Risk-on that was exacerbated by Ukrainian negotiator Podoliak noted that a ceasefire is being discussed with Russia adding a press conference is to be expected
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded mostly higher following the gains in the US where growth stocks spearheaded a recovery. Russia and Ukraine could pause hostilities as part of a deal which would see Ukraine abandon its push for NATO membership, according to FT. European equity futures are indicative of a higher op
US Market Open
European bourses are firmer, extending on overnight futures performance, shrugging off a downbeat APAC handover amid COVID concerns. Stateside, futures are contained/marginally softer ahead of a quiet schedule and after a mixed close on Friday; NQ, -0.3%, modestly lags amid yield action. Russian Kre
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded mostly lower with the region cautious heading into month-end and following the Shanghai lockdown announcement. The next round of face-to-face talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held in Turkey on March 28th-30th. US President Biden stated that Russian President Putin cannot r
Week in Focus
MON: US Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index (Mar), Retail Inventories (Feb). TUE: BoJ SOO (Mar); Japanese Unemployment (Feb), German GfK Consumer Sentiment (Apr), US Consumer Confidence (Mar), Australian Federal Budget. WED: Japanese Retail Sales (Feb), German Import Price (Feb), EZ Consumer Con
US Market Open
European bourses came under pressure in early trade before seeing a mild recovery; US equity futures post mild gains. "There is progress in ceasefire negotiations with Russia", according to Ukrainian President Advisor cited by Sky News Arabia. The Russian military will submit a proposal to Russian P
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded mixed with the growth and tech-led momentum from the US fading overnight. European equity futures are indicative of a slightly higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future up 0.1% after the cash market closed lower by 0.2% yesterday. DXY hovers around 98.50, EUR/USD is back above 1.1
US Market Open
European bourses were relatively flat at the open but saw a bout of impetus amid above-forecast PMIs; however, this was shortlived with bourses now negative, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.6%. US futures are in-fitting directionally but diverging in terms of magnitudes, posting gains of circa. 0.4% ahead of multi
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Premarket movers are the stocks, indices and assets making the biggest moves before the regular session opens — driven by overnight news, earnings, economic data and shifts in sentiment. Newsquawk’s Premarket Movers & Daily Market Open distils what happened overnight and what’s expected next into concise, analyst-written wraps published twice a day: the US and European market-open briefings and a week-ahead look at the calendar. Rather than a raw list of tickers, each wrap explains why things moved and what to watch into the session - across equities, FX, rates, energy and metals. It’s the pre-market read for traders who want context, not just a screener.
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