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Asian equity markets were mixed despite the region initially taking its cue from the fresh record levels last Friday on Wall Street in which all major indices posted all-time highsIn FX, the DXY was rangebound beneath 91.00, EUR/USD retains 1.21 status and GBP/USD was choppy amid a flurry of Brexit-

Major European bourses trade with modest gains across the board, FTSE 100 outperforms on Brexit optimismEU official said a Brexit trade deal is "imminent" and expected by the end of the weekend barring a last-minute breakdown in discussionUS President Trump's administration said it added four Chines

Asia-Pac bourses traded mixed following a similar performance stateside where stock markets stalled after notching fresh record levelsPfizer (PFE) cut its vaccine rollout targets for this year due to supply chain issues and it now expects to ship half the doses it had originally plannedThe RBI kept

European equities are modestly softer following an uninspiring open; sectors do not present a risk profileThe EU is completing rules on content, competition that are likely to apply to Google (GOOG), Facebook (FB) and Amazon (AMZN), sources stateEU diplomat states that the same Brexit issues remain

A tentative mood was seen in Asia-Pac bourses following the flat performance on Wall St, whilst Chinese Caixin Services PMI printed its second highest reading in a decadeUS and EU have reportedly renewed their push to settle the Boeing (BA) Airbus (AIR FP) subsidy disputeIn FX markets, the DXY has s

European bourses trade mixed but off worse levels, with sectors not displaying a clear risk profileUK has approved the Pfizer (PFE)/ BioNTech (BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine, which will be available across the UK from next weekUS President-elect Biden will not immediately remove phase one tariffs on China a

Asia-Pac stocks lacked firm direction as momentum faded from the record-setting performance on Wall St, where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq printed fresh all-time highsUS President-elect Biden will not immediately remove phase one tariffs on China according to a NYT Op-Ed citing a phone call with Biden

Major European bourses see gains across the board with US equity futures also in firm positive territoryEMA has received application for conditional market authorisation for Pfizer/BioNTech's and Moderna's vaccine candidatesFed Chair Powell’s testimony at the Senate Banking Committee reiterated that

Asian equity markets traded positively as strong data releases helped the region shrug-off the weak handover from US where stocks were pressured by month-end flowsChinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI data printed at a decade high of 54.9 vs. Exp. 53.5 and spurred Chinese markets to pick up from the slow

European stocks see a mixed picture following a lacklustre open, with no risk profile to be derived from sectorsEU is reportedly seeking a new alliance with US to bury the tensions and to meet the new challenges related to ChinaUK could grant approval to Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine within days; EM

MON: OPEC meeting, Chinese Manufacturing & non-Manufacturing PMI (Nov), Canada fiscal update, German Regional & National CPI (Nov), US Chicago PMI (Nov), Pending Home Sales (Oct)TUE: OPEC+ meeting, RBA Policy Announcement, Final EZ, UK & US Markit Manufacturing PMIs (Nov), EZ CPI(Nov), C

Asian equity markets began the week mixed amid tentativeness heading into month-end and upcoming key risk eventsThe region also digesting a slew of data including better than expected Chinese Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing PMI dataUK is set to become the first western country to approve a COVID

European indices have posted mixed performance with US futures modestly positive though RTY -0.2% lags slightly with overall magnitudes relatively containedDXY has continued to drift but remains above the YTD low of 91.740, with major peers generally firmer but with limited conviction in thin liquid

Asian equity markets were mixed as trade continued to lack firm direction following the holiday closure in the US for ThanksgivingThe AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine is set to undergo a new global trial to appease critics questioning the claim that the vaccine can protect up to 90% of people a

Post-Fed minutes, some kind of action seems likely in December; what exact action will be taken remains to be seen, given the minutes had something for everyoneA non-committal tone was evident for most of Asia-Pac trade following the indecisive lead from the US where stocks were rangebound heading i

European indices are softer with cyclicals marginally underperforming thus far, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.3%; a similar theme is evident in US futures with the RTY -0.4% underperforming the NQ +0.2% thus farFX has seen the USD pick-up throughout the morning as equity sentiment continues to slip with major pe

Most major Asian equity markets traded positively as the region took impetus from the record-setting session in the US where the S&P 500 notched a record closeIn FX markets, the DXY remained subdued and moved closer towards 92.00, EUR/USD briefly reclaimed 1.1900 status, while GBP/USD hovered ar

European equity indices are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +1.20%, with sectors exhibiting cyclical outperformance; echoed in US futures with RTY +1.6% outperforming ES +0.8% & NQ +0.4%Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine efficacy at 91.4% on day 28 and over 95% on day 42German Ifo busine

Asian equity markets were mostly positive amid several bullish factors including ongoing vaccine hopes, strong US PMI data and reports that President-elect Biden is to pick former Fed Chair Yellen for Treasury SecretaryAdditionally, the General Services Administration informed President-elect Biden’

European bourses are bolstered on COVID-19 updates but are off highs at present, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.5%, while US futures remain in proximity to highs with RTY +0.9% marginally outperforming; ES +0.6% & NQ +0.3%AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine candidate met its primary endpoint; two r

Asian equity markets began the week on the front boot amid virus treatment hopes after reports the FDA granted EUA for Regeneron’s REGN-COV2 antibody cocktailHowever, some of the optimism in the region was offset by concerns regarding rising infectionIn FX markets, the DXY trades softer, EUR/USD eye

European bourses are firmer this morning (Stoxx 50 +0.70%) seemingly unphased by the Fed/Treasury updates while US futures have been recouping losses and are now mixed/flatUS Treasury Secretary Mnuchin made a request for the Fed to return unused CARES Act funds and shelved several programs that util

Asian equity markets traded with a non-committal tone as participants reflected on the choppy price action statesideUS Treasury Secretary Mnuchin made a request for the Fed to return unused CARES Act funds and shelved several programs that utilize those fundsThis prompted a response from the Fed whi

Equities have continued to move lower since the European cash open as markets balance positive and negative updates on the COVID-19 front; ES & NQ -0.4%, RTY -0.7%AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine has produced a strong immune response among elderly adults; Phase III efficacy data possible in t

Asian bourses were mixed as the region partially shrugged-off the risk-averse mood that rolled over from US where early vaccine optimism faded amid COVID-19 concernsSelling in the US exacerbated heading into the close after New York City Mayor De Blasio announced the closure of all public schools fr