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[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 16th November 2020
Value outperforming growth once again (RTY +1.0%/NQ +0.5%) while European bourses are off highs as this price action emerges in Europe as wellUS President-elect Biden is poised to speak today on plans for a post-COVID economic recovery and longer-term growth, tentatively scheduled for 13:45EST/18:45
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 16th November 2020
Asian bourses kickstarted the week on the front foot and US equity futures extended on last Friday’s gains; ASX encountered technical problemsUS President-elect Biden is poised to speak today on plans for a post-COVID economic recovery and longer-term growth, tentatively scheduled for 13:45EST/18:45
READ STORYWEEK AHEAD PREVIEW: Highlights include OPEC, PBOC LPR; US retail sales, IP; China retail sales, IP; RBA mins; UK CPI, retail sales; CBRT, SARB
MON: OPEC JTC & Diwali (India); Chinese Retail Sales & Industrial Production (Oct), Norwegian Trade Balance (Oct), US New-York Fed Manufacturing (Nov)TUE: RBA Minutes (Nov) & Hungarian Rate Decision, OPEC JMMC; Norwegian Consumer Confidence (Q4), US Retail Sales, Industrial Production, I
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 13th November 2020
European bourses are mixed/firmer after a tepid open with European sectors illustrating changing dynamics throughout the morning in-spite of quiet newsflow; ES +0.7%, NQ +0.8%, RTY +0.8%FX features a depressed DXY with major peers largely firmer while fixed is firmer but off highs ahead of more cent
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 13th November 2020
Asian equity markets weakened on spill-over selling from Wall Street; Hong Kong laggedWhite House confirmed an executive order prohibiting US investments in firms deemed to be owned or controlled by China’s militaryFed Chair Powell said the recovery in the US has been faster than expected but it has
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 12th November 2020
US futures are mixed with ES flat as NQ outperforms +0.5% with the RTY lagging -0.3% in a continuation of yesterday’s pause in rotation dynamics; also evidenced via European sectorsUS, UK & EU have condemned China for the legislation taken against Hong Kong calling for it to be immediately remov
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 12th November 2020
Asian equity markets traded mostly lower as sentiment gradually deteriorated from the mixed performance statesideUS President-elect Biden's current lead in Pennsylvania is reportedly larger than the margin for a recountUS National Security Adviser O'Brien said the US will sanction those responsible
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 11th November 2020
Equities have seen a modest pause of the rotation exhibited since the PFE/BNTX update, evidenced via European sectors and NQ/RTY dynamics; US futures all broadly firmerGoldman Sachs has raised its 2020 S&P 500 target to 3700 from 3600, sees it reaching 4200 by the end of 2021 and 4600 by the end
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 11th November 2020
Asian equity markets traded mostly higher as the region continued to benefit from the recent vaccine hopesWall Street saw mixed performance with a negative bias for tech stocks which suffered again from the rotation out of growth and into valueIn FX markets, the greenback was slightly softer but wit
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 10th November 2020
Value-growth rotation remains in force with European banks outperforming as is the Russell 2000 future +1.90% while NQ -1.9%NIH's Fauci that the Pfizer vaccine is a big deal and there are still questions about its durability, while he added Moderna's results are expected soonUS Senate Majority Leade
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 10th November 2020
Asian equity markets were mostly higher as the region took its cue from the predominantly strong performance stateside where the S&P 500 and DJIA rallied to fresh record highsNote, the broader US market retraced some of the gains heading into the close amid several bearish factorsNIH's Fauci sai
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 9th November 2020
AP, NBC, CNN, Fox and Edison Research have all called the election for Democrat Presidential candidate BidenEuropean bourses exhibit a strong start to the week following a similar APAC handover with US futures firmer by similar magnitudes; ES +1.6%, NQ +1.9%, YM +1.5%Saudi Energy Minister says that
READ STORYWeek ahead: Highlights include Chinese inflation, UK employment/GDP, US CPI, RBNZ and Banxico Rate Decisions
MON: Swiss Unemployment Rate (Oct), EZ Sentix (Nov), Mexican Inflation (Oct), US Employment Trends (Oct)TUE: Norges Bank Financial Stability Report & EIA STEO; Chinese Inflation (Oct), Australian NAB Business Confidence (Oct), UK Unemployment (Sep), Norwegian CPI (Oct), German ZEW (Nov), US NFIB
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 9th November 2020
AP, NBC, CNN, Fox and Edison Research have all called the election for Democrat Presidential candidate BidenAsian bourses traded higher across the board and US equity futures were also lifted with risk appetite heightened post-election outcomeChinese trade balance and exports topped estimates, altho
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 6th November 2020
The electoral vote tally remains unchanged from yesterday with Biden at 264 votes, including Arizona (11 EC votes), and President Trump at 214 votesGeorgia (16 EC votes) counts now have Biden leading by over 1k votes; with Arizona, Biden would have 280 EC votes without AZ he would hold 269However, d
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 6th November 2020
The electoral vote tally remains unchanged from yesterday with Biden at 264 votes (including Arizona) and President Trump at 214 votesThe key states still to be declared include Nevada (6 votes), Georgia (16 votes), North Carolina (15 votes) and Pennsylvania (20 votes)FOMC left rates unchanged at 0.
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 5th November 2020
The winner of the US Presidential Election has still yet to be declared, although Democrat Candidate Biden leads in electoral votesIn the immediacy, we are expecting updates from Nevada (6 ECV) from 12:00ET/17:00GMT today while Arizona (11 ECV) is not expected until after 21:00ET Thursday / 02:00GMT
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 5th November 2020
The winner of the US Presidential Election has still yet to be declared, although Democrat Candidate Biden currently leads in electoral votesFox News tallies President Trump at 214 vs. Biden at 264, while CNN tallies President Trump at 213 vs. Biden at 253The race has also been complicated by the th
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 4th November 2020
US ELECTION UPDATEAs things stand, the outcome of the US election is finely poised: early doors, the ‘Biden playbook’ was seen, but as the former Vice President failed to take some of the key states he would have needed to in order to put the election to bed on the night (Southern states are still u
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 4th November 2020
As things stand, the outcome of the US election is finely poisedEarly doors, the ‘Biden playbook’ was seen, but as the former Vice President failed to take some of the key states, there was a shift in betting marketsHowever, even that impulse could not be sustained with some of the key swing states
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 3rd November 2020
US futures are supported, but off highs with ES +1.2% as the DXY dips (-0.4%) and USTs curve bear-steepensFiveThirtyEight projects Biden has an 89% chance of winning the election vs. 10% chance for President Trump & a CNBC poll has Biden ahead of Trump in 6 battleground statesThe RBA cut rates b
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 3rd November 2020
Asian equity markets were higher across the board after following suit from the gains on Wall StThe RBA cut rates by 15bps as expected and announced an AUD 100bln boost to its QE programmeGovernor Lowe noted that the RBA has not run out of firepower but also pushed back against the prospect of negat
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 2nd November 2020
European bourses are bolstered this morning, shrugging off initial COVID-19 tentativenessAdditionally, Chinese official manufacturing & non-manufacturing and Caixin manufacturing PMIs all exceeded expectationsReports noted that UK & EU Brexit negotiators were zeroing in on a solution to brea
READ STORY[PODCAST] European Open Rundown 2nd November 2020
Asian equity markets traded with cautious gains and US stock index futures were choppy amid tentativeness moving into a risk-packed weekChinese official manufacturing & non-manufacturing and Caixin manufacturing PMIs all exceeded expectationsReports noted that UK & EU Brexit negotiators were
READ STORY[PODCAST] US Open Rundown 30th October 2020
European bourses have pared back the US-induced downside post multiple large-cap earnings in the after market; ES -0.7%, NQ -1.2%Nasdaq is weighed on in-spite of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook and Twitter all beating on top and bottom linesElizabeth Warren is reportedly set to request to become J
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