The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

Equities meander in relative proximity to the unchanged mark with little conviction or fresh drivers present ahead of today's risk events; ES +0.1%, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.3%The USD is firmer but contained with peers mixed and rangebound while fixed falls with auction concession factoring and yields firme

Asian equity markets mostly shrugged off the subdued handover from Wall St peers but with gains capped ahead of this week’s risk eventsChinese March trade figures saw exports and the trade balance miss expectations whilst imports topped estimatesUS Treasury Secretary Yellen will reportedly not label

European bourses are mixed but range-bound for the morning, Euro Stoxx 50 U/C; Stateside, futures are slightly softer but containedUSD is downbeat with lower yielding peers beginning to pick-up as the US yield curve bull-flattens slightly as EGBs pick back up from Friday's pressureFed's Powell said

Asian equity markets began the week subdued and US equity futures marginally pulled back from record levelsParticipants were tentative ahead of the start of US earnings season and this week’s key data releasesIn FX, the DXY consolidated above 92.00, EUR/USD trades in close proximity to 1.1900 and GB

European bourses are contained and in proximity to the unchanged mark amid a sparse European session; energy names in particular choppy given similar action in crude once againGerman Health Minister Spahn says nationwide measures are needed to break the COVID-19 infection wave, a lockdown is require

Asia-Pac markets end the week with a cautious tone as regional bourses failed to sustain the early momentum from the tech-led gains in the USSentiment in the US was underpinned as yields eased and Fed Chair Powell stuck to the dovish scriptFed Chair Powell said there is a brighter outlook for the US

European bourses are contained in relative proximity to the unchanged mark while US futures are faring better with Nasdaq and Russell 2000 the outperformers, +0.7%DXY is under pressure but has picked up from lows with antipodeans & JPY benefitting while other peers are essentially unchangedUS go

Asia-Pac bourses traded mixed-to-positive after a relatively flat finish on Wall StreetThere was nothing new of particular note within the FOMC's March meeting minutesIn FX, the DXY sits sub-92.50, EUR/USD slipped back below 1.19 and GBP/USD remains on the backfootUS President Biden said he is prepa

European bourses & US futures are somewhat mixed but largely contained, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.1%/ES +0.1%, with fresh fundamental drivers sparseThe USD has been choppy throughout the morning extending to both fresh session highs and lows; currently, major peers are mixed while antipodeans continue to

Asian equity markets traded mixed following on from the flat performance on Wall St where most major indices consolidatedA lack of incremental macro newsflow and looming FOMC minutes ensured a non-committal toneRBI kept rates unchanged with the Repurchase Rate kept at 4.00% and Reverse Repo Rate kep

European bourses are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.8%, as the region returns from the Easter break and reacts to US data; Stateside, futures are a touch softerUS Senate Parliamentarian ruled in favour of Democrats efforts and stated that a revised budget resolution may contain budget rec

Asian equity markets traded mixed as the regional bourses failed to fully sustain the momentum from their counterparts on Wall StThe S&P 500 and the DJIA extended on fresh record highs in their first opportunity to react to last week’s NFP jobs report and yesterday's ISM printIn FX, the DXY nurs

European equity indices and US equity futures are firmer across the board, with the tech-heavy NQ the outperformer, +0.9%DXY has been somewhat choppy but within contained ranges for the session with major peers largely flat/mixed at presentUS President Biden proposed a USD 2trln plan with spending s

Asian equity markets traded positively amid a busy slate of data releases and US President Biden’s announcement of his two-part spending proposalMeasures include capital investment of around USD 2tln with spending spread over 8 years, while he also suggested increasing the corporate tax rate to 28%F

European equity indices are mixed whilst US equity futures are largely unchanged but with the NQ outperforming, +0.4%DXY is softer on the session to the benefit of its major peers, with GBP/USD seeing further upside but yet to breach 1.38In President Biden’s speech at 21:20BST/16:20EDT he is expecte

Asian equity markets traded cautiously during the quarter- and fiscal year-end with sentiment not helped by the uninspiring lead from the USParticipants were tentative ahead of President Biden’s speech later today where he is to unveil USD 2.25tln of infrastructure spendingBiden is also expected to

European equity indices are firmer across the board, but US equity futures are mixed with NQ the underperformer, -0.4%DXY has continued to strengthen as yields rise, residing on the 93.00 handle but off highs with JPY and EUR hindered given relative-yield effectsSaudi Arabia is reportedly ready to s

Asia-Pac stocks just about shrugged off the early indecision following the negative bias statesideMost US indices declined as sentiment was dampened amid the fallout from the USD 20bln Archegos liquidation and rising yieldsAdditionally, the White House warned that infections are increasing again and

European equity indices have opened mixed but with a slight positive bias whilst US equity futures are negative and the RTY is the underperformer, -0.8%The Dollar has strengthened and surpassed last week’s highs; exerting further pressure on the EUR as EUR/GBP has hit YTD lows of 0.8510German Chance

Asia-Pac equity markets eventually traded mostly higher as the region picked up the baton from last week's late surge on Wall StIn FX, the DXY consolidated overnight, EUR/USD was rangebound beneath 1.18, GBP/USD sits on a 1.37 handleGerman Chancellor Merkel threatened the use of federal law to tough

European equity indices and US futures are firmer on the session with RTY the mild US outperformer, +0.9%The Dollar has been choppy to the benefit of its major counterparts, EUR/USD testing 1.18In Europe, officials suggest that Germany is beginning a third COVID wave and there are clear signals that

Asia-Pac stocks traded mostly higher following the rebound in the US where small caps atoned for the prior day's underperformanceIn FX, the DXY slightly eased off 4-month highs, EUR/USD remained sub-1.18, antipodeans outperformedWTI crude futures nursed some of the prior day's losses and reclaimed t

European equity indices have recovered off worst levels while US futures consolidate, with the NQ narrowly outperformingDollar has traded choppy; JPY has been trailing behind and is only just above the 109.00 handle; FX eyes sizeable OpExSNB kept policy rate unchanged at 0.75%; CHF classification re

Asian equity markets were choppy as the region attempted to shrug-off the weak handover from Wall StUS Treasury Secretary Yellen and Democratic Senator Manchin voiced their support for corporate tax increasesIn FX, the DXY reversed course after breaching its 200DMA to the upside, EUR/USD found a bas

European equity indices are softer on the session but US futures are firmer with the tech heavy NQ the modest outperformer, +0.9%Dollar has seen early morning gains to the detriment of major counterparts, though action has been slightly choppy at YTD DXY highsSouth Korean Military confirmed reports