The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

European bourses are downbeat following a mixed-lower APAC session dominated by the US debate; Stateside, futures are similarly subduedThe Presidential debate descended into chaos and snap-polls/implied odds marginally extended the Democratic leadChina is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into

Asian equity markets were mixed with participants indecisive as focus centred on the Presidential DebateInitial gains in US equity futures were pared as the debate descended into chaos and Trump suggested that a contested election could last for monthsThe UK House of Commons approved the Internal Ma

European bourses are subdued in a reversal of yesterday’s action which features banking names at the bottom of the pileUS House Speaker Pelosi announced that the Democrats unveiled an updated coronavirus relief legislation, a USD 2.2tln billEU said it is prepared to begin writing a joint legal text

Asian equity markets traded mostly higher, although the region struggled to make the most of the firm tailwinds from Wall StMajor US indices notched respectable gains, led by cyclicals and amid month and quarter-end flowsBrussels has reportedly dropped its demands for a broad agreement with the UK o

European bourses are substantially stronger this morning with Banks the best performing sector; stateside, futures see gains in excess of 1.0%A US judge granted a preliminary injunction which blocks US President Trump's ban on new TikTok downloads from US app storesUS President Trump picked Amy Cone

MON: N/ATUE: US 2020 Election Debate; German Flash CPI (Sep); EZ Sentiment Survey (Sep); US Advanced Goods Trade Balance (Aug)WED: Chinese Official Manufacturing PMI (Sep) and Caixin Manufacturing Final PMI (Sep); UK GDP (Q2); German Retail Sales (Aug) and Unemployment (Sep); EZ Flash CPI (Sep); US

Asian stocks began the week mostly higher as the region picked up the baton from last Friday’s tech-driven momentum on Wall StreetA US judge granted a preliminary injunction which blocks US President Trump's ban on new TikTok downloads from US app storesUK Ministers are reportedly preparing to impos

European equities have drifted lower following a mixed cash open; Euro Stoxx 50 -1.2%US equity futures see less pronounced losses of around 0.4% in the ES, NQ and YM Dec contractsEU Commission is to appeal the quashing of Apple’s order to repay USD 14.3bln in tax advantagesUK & EU Brexit negotia

Asian equity markets were mostly higher amid tailwinds from Wall St where stocks finished a choppy session in the greenUS Secretary of State Pompeo alleged that New York’s Chinese consulate is a major spy hubUK Brexit Negotiator Frost and his EU counterpart Barnier were reportedly able to lay the fo

European bourses & US equity futures are now mixed after experiencing a modest recovery from APAC/Wall St. induced downside pressureWhite House Economic Adviser Kudlow said we are examining all deals regarding China-based firms that may list in USUS Congress is reportedly readying to leave Washi

Asian equity markets were lower on spill-over selling from peers on Wall St; Hong Kong underperformedWhite House Economic Adviser Kudlow said we are examining all deals regarding China-based firms that may list in USUS President Trump said he thinks the 2020 election will end up at the Supreme Court

European bourses are firmer pushing past a mixed APAC performance and taking the lead from Wall St.US House passed the stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown as expectedUK Chancellor Sunak is reportedly mulling German-style wage subsidies to replace the furlough schemeEZ/UK Manufacturin

Asian equity markets traded mixed and failed to take full impetus from the rebound across their global peersRBNZ kept OCR unchanged at 0.25% and maintained LSAP at NZD 100bln as expectedChinese military reportedly stepped up its anti-mine drills as Taiwan bolsters its sea defences to protect against

European bourses are firmer in a turnaround from APAC action; US futures are mixed with the Nasdaq firmer but ES & Dow flatFed Chair Powell reiterated in the pre-release of his testimony to Congress that the Fed will do what it can and for as long as it takes to support the recoveryFX sees the U

Asian equity markets were lower across the board with weakness stemming from the uninspiring performance in global peersThe DJIA registered losses of over 500 points, although a late resurgence in tech helped the Nasdaq 100 finish in the greenUK PM Johnson is to announce that bars, pubs and restaura

European bourses are impaired this morning given pressure on COVID-19 sensitive names and the banking sector; US futures down ~1.8%The ECB has launched a sweeping review of its EUR 1.35tln PEPP program, which will assess the impact of its bond-buyingThe death of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ginsb

MON: PBoC LPR AnnouncementTUE: Riksbank & Hungarian Monetary Policy Decisions; EZ Consumer Confidence Flash (Sep); Tesla battery dayWED: RBNZ & CNB Monetary Policy Decisions; German GfK Survey (Oct); EZ, UK and US Flash Markit PMIs, (Sep); New Zealand Trade Balance (Aug)THU: Special European

Asian equity markets were subdued and US equity futures traded choppy after last Friday’s losses on Wall StUS President Trump gave his blessing to the deal between TikTok, Oracle and WalmartUK PM Johnson warned that the UK is now seeing a second wave of coronavirus and further measures will be impos

European bourses are flat/mixed in relatively quiet trade with focus on quad witching to close out the weekUS lawmakers are nearing a spending deal to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, which a bipartisan group seeks to unveil todayUS President Trump is reportedly comfortable with

Asian equity markets were mildly positive after shrugging off the weak lead from the US where the Nasdaq led the retreatByteDance and Oracle (ORCL) are reportedly planning an IPO of TikTok’s global business on a US stock exchange in about a year, according to sourcesSources told Fox that US Presiden

European equities remain downbeat but have nursed some losses throughout a relatively quiet European session thus farUS President Trump said he supports something like a plan for coronavirus relief proposed by the bipartisan group, adding “we are getting closer to a deal on coronavirus relief”BoJ le

FOMC left rates on hold as expected, sees rates unchanged at least through 2023 and maintained the asset purchase scheduleThe Committee will aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2% for some time so that inflation averages 2% over timeAsian equity markets traded subdued as the soured mood rolled

European bourses are mixed/flat in a pullback from the mornings grinding bid; US futures are firmer by ~0.4%DXY is downbeat but still holds above yesterday’s low to the modest benefit of major peersWhite House Chief of Staff Meadows said the USD 1.5tln proposal from bipartisan lawmakers does not ali

Asian equity markets traded mixed and only partially benefitted from the tech-led gains in USDXY trades mildly softer, whilst remaining on a 93.00 handle, EUR/USD hovers around 1.1850 and GBP/USD trades sub 1.2900A 50-member House bipartisan group proposed a USD 1.5tln stimulus package in an effort

European stocks saw an uninspiring open but have since seen upside despite a lack of fresh catalystsByteDance plans to restructure TikTok with its new investors which would see Oracle (ORCL) and Sequoia Capital taking stakesIEA cut its 2020 crude oil demand forecast by 200k BPD and expects the recov