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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.
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mostly positive as the region benefitted from the tech-led gains on Wall St Brexit talks are set to end without a breakthrough this week, albeit the UK has reportedly submitted a draft FTA In FX markets, the DXY gave back some gains, providing mild reprieve for EUR/USD an
US Market Open
Sentiment remains soft after less accommodative FOMC minutes and US-China tensions remain in focus China's Foreign Ministry have decided Hong Kong will be suspending agreements with the US on some areas of legal cooperation Australia is reportedly to block China's Mengniu Dairy's proposed AUD 600mln
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded lower across the board amid headwinds from Wall St where stocks faltered in the aftermath of the less accommodative than expected FOMC Minutes FOMC minutes mentioned the ongoing framework review but lacked any timing of its release and there also appeared to be no clear c
US Market Open
A non-committal European session thus far with bourses within ranges and modestly firmer at present President Trump stated that he postponed talks with China and does not want to talk with China right now Brexit trade discussions are reportedly set to stall again after Brussels dismissed UK demands
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets sustained the mixed lead from their counterparts on Wall St where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched fresh record intraday highs President Trump stated that he postponed talks with China and does not want to talk with China right now Brexit trade discussions are reportedly set to st
US Market Open
European bourses have been erring marginally higher throughout the session, with similar performance for US futures; amidst quiet newsflow DXY remains pressured and dropped briefly to a new YTD trough, as such major FX peers are largely firmer this morning Senate Republicans are planning to propose
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mixed following a similar indecisive performance for stocks on Wall St Oracle (ORCL) has reportedly joined the pursuit to purchase TikTok's US operations In FX, the DXY further retreated below 93.00, broadly providing support to its major counterparts White House Chief of
US Market Open
European stocks are choppy amidst minimal news-flow, Spain’s IBEX underperforms; US futures modestly firmer US President Trump issued a new order on ByteDance to divest itself of any assets used to support the TikTok app in the US within 90 days. One source suggested the US-China meeting was delayed
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets began the week somewhat mixed following the indefinite postponement of the US-China trade agreement review talks The US-China six-month review of the trade agreement was delayed due to scheduling issues and a new date was not yet set, according to sources US President Trump incr
US Market Open
Sentiment has slipped as COVID updates and soft China data dented an otherwise quiet session as DXY and USTs see modest upside Chinese Industrial Production & Retail Sales for July both missed expectations New Zealand PM Arden says the Auckland restrictions are to be extended for an extra 12 days; s
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets head into the weekend mixed as the region took its cue from the lackadaisical performance in global peers Chinese Industrial Production and Retail Sales missed expectations In FX, the DXY has consolidated after a brief dip below 93.00, EUR/USD and GBP/USD maintain 1.1800 and 1.3
US Market Open
European bourses are softer after a mixed-APAC handover while US futures are little changed overall as newsflow remains relatively quiet USTR maintained import tariffs at 15% and 25% respectively for EU aircraft and other goods, with minor tweaks to the 25% tariff basket US Treasury Secretary Mnuchi
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets began mostly higher as the region took impetus from the tech-led gains on Wall St The S&P 500 and Nasdaq moved to within close proximity of record highs, fuelled by strength across the big tech names US Trade Representative said the US is removing certain products from the UK an
US Market Open
European stocks trade flat/firmer amid a lack of fresh catalysts; DAX is pressured by its IT exposure whilst FTSE 100 outperforms US President Trump said the government reached an agreement with Moderna (MRNA) for delivery of 100mln doses of its vaccine candidate US Senator Kamala Harris has been ch
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded with a lacklustre tone following on from a weak lead from US where the major indices faltered in late trade US Senate Majority Leader McConnell dashed some stimulus hopes and saw the S&P 500 retrace its earlier gains In FX markets, the DXY heads into the EU open firmer as
US Market Open
Sentiment strengthened after the European cash open whilst gold gave up USD 2000/oz with fundamental drivers at the time sparse; US futures firmer and towards session peaks, e-mini S&P hit record highs US President Trump said he is mulling a capital gains tax cut, as well as an income tax cut for mi
EU Market Open
Asian equities traded higher as risk appetite in the region improved on the tepid performance seen on Wall St where most major indices finished in the green but tech underperformed The DXY heads into the EU open just above 93.50, EUR/USD hovers around 1.1750 and GBP/USD just below 1.3100 US Presiden
US Market Open
European equities lost steam after China announced retaliatory sanctions on US officials Targets of the Chinese sanctions include Senators Rubio & Cruz, Freedom House President Abramowitz and Human Rights Watch Director Roth; effective as of today A lack of progress in Congressional stimulus talks p
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets eventually traded mostly higher on what was an indecisive start to the week amid holiday-thinned conditions A lack of progress in Congressional stimulus talks prompted President Trump to go ahead with taking executive action Trump took action on enhanced unemployment benefits, e
US Market Open
European equities drift lower as the APAC sentiment reverberated into the region US President Trump signed executive orders to ban transactions with TikTok’s parent ByteDance, as well as Tencent-owned WeChat in 45 days US President Trump Working Group on Financial Markets recommended Chinese compani
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets failed to sustain the positive handover from Wall St where all major indices notched gains as tech resumed its outperformance US State Department lifted advisory against all international travel and is returning to its previous system of country-specific levels of travel advice
US Market Open
European equities traded choppy but are ultimately lower; FTSE 100 underperforms Further US COVID-19 relief bill talks will take place today; goal is to conclude discussions this week BoE maintained policy settings; Gov Bailey said negative rates are in the toolbox but prefers QE; RBI unexpectedly s
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mixed amid a lack of fresh catalysts and with the region failing to take advantage of the mild tailwinds from Wall St In FX, the DXY remains sub-93.00, EUR/USD trades in the high 1.18’s and GBP/USD maintains 1.31 status ahead of the BoE US stimulus talks remain deadlocked
US Market Open
European stocks drift higher as earnings remain in focus; sectors retain a cyclical bias Chinese Ambassador to the US said China is prepared to negotiate with other countries for peaceful solution to South China Sea disputes Further US coronavirus relief bill talks will take place today; US Treasury
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mixed after the marginally firmer handover from Wall St amid the toing and froing in US COVID-19 relief discussions Caixin Services PMI missed estimates and Caixin Composite PMI was lower than previous but both remained in firm expansionary territory The DXY continued to
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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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