The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

European bourses are softer after a relatively flat open, as newsflow remains light ahead of the weeks risk eventsUK Opposition Labour Party are to back a December election, irrespective of the dateUS House Speaker Pelosi announced in a letter to Democrats that the House will vote to formalize the p

Asian equity markets trade mostly higher as the region just about took impetus from Wall St where the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 notched record highsUSTR office is to consider extensions of certain tariff exclusions on USD 34bln of Chinese goods from November 1stUK lawmakers rejected PM Johnson's re

European bourses are little changed this morning on a lack of newsflowEuropean Council President Tusk announces that "The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit "flextension" until 31 January 2020China’s MOFCOM stated the technical consultations of some of the text agreeme

MON: Eurozone M3 Money Supply, US Good Trade Balance, Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index.TUE: Tokyo CPI, German Import Price Index, US S&P Case-Shiller, CB Consumer Confidence, US Pending Home Sales.WED: Australian CPI, Swedish Confidence, German Labour Market Report, Regional and National

Asian equity markets began the week with a positive tone amid trade hopes after China signalled that a partial agreement may be within reachEU is reportedly preparing to allow a 3-month Brexit extension to January 31st 2020 with an option to leave earlierUK’s Liberal Democratic party have drawn up a

European bourses are mixed but overall slightly subdued in what has been a quiet session thus farChinese Foreign Ministry state they are extremely indignant about, and oppose, the speech by VP PenceFX complex is little changed overall with the USD slightly mixed and GBP softer as election talk incre

Asian equities traded mixed with a lack of conviction amid the absence of any firm macro drivers and as earnings releases remained centre stageUS Vice President Pence suggested the US will continue to seek better relations with ChinaUK PM Johnson is calling for an election on December 12th under the

European equities are firmer this morning after a choppy session following Flash PMIsRiksbank and Norges Bank left rates unchanged as expected; Riksbank maintained December hiking bias – as such Scandi’s are firmerUK PM Johnson reportedly faces increasing revolt from within his party over the threat

Asian equity markets traded mixed after having failed to fully sustain the positive lead from Wall St with global markets heavily focused on earnings releasesUK PM Johnson reportedly faces increasing revolt from within his party over the threat of holding an election before delivering the BrexitEU D

European bourses are mixed as sentiment remains tentative, although they have been grinding higher throughout the sessionEU could respond as soon as today to the UK’s Brexit extension request, France pusing to wait until FridayRussian Energy Minister Novak says he has no information regarding possib

Asian equity markets traded lacklustre as the region took its cue from the losses on Wall St where sentiment was dampened by further Brexit uncertaintyUK Government won the vote on the second reading of the WAB by 329 to 299 votes but lost the vote for the programme motion by 308-322EU’s Tusk said h

European equities are choppy, sectors are mixed, risk tone remains tentativeUK government published the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on Monday which will see its first vote at 1900BST on TuesdayCanadian PM Trudeau's Liberal Party won the Canadian General Election but fell short of an outright majorityL

Asian equity markets traded mostly positive amid mild tailwinds from Wall St where all major indices edged higher and the S&P 500 above 3000US President Trump said China is purchasing US agricultural goods now and that any issues in phase 2 talks are in many ways a lot easier than the issues fac

Major European bourses are modestly firmer, FTSE lags amid a firmer pound, SAP shares rose after earnings and announcing a deal with MicrosoftUK Parliament vote on the Brexit deal was postponed on Saturday after lawmakers voted (322-306) in favour of passing the Letwin amendmentIn FX, GBP/USD briefl

MON: Swedish Unemployment, EZ Industrial Production.TUE: RBA Minutes, Chinese Inflation, South Korean Trade, UK Labour Market, German ZEW, NY Empire State Manufacturing Index, NZ CPI.WED: BoK Rate Decision, UK & EZ Inflation, EZ Trade, US Retail Sales, Canadian CPI, US Business Inventories, TIC

Asian equity markets began the week with a cautious tone following last Friday’s lacklustre close on Wall St and amid continued Brexit uncertaintyParliament vote on the Brexit deal was postponed on Saturday after lawmakers voted (322-306) in favour of passing the Letwin amendmentPM Johnson stated th

Major European Bourses are modestly lower, France’s CAC underperforms as Renault cut outlookChinese economic growth slowed to the weakest pace since 1992, although Q/Q and YTD GDP figures matched analysts’ forecasts, while IP surpassed estimatesOutside experts reportedly warned President Trump that

Asian equity markets traded cautiously after the rally from the Brexit deal breakthrough petered out and as participants mulled over mixed Chinese dataChinese economic growth slowed to the weakest pace since 1992, although Q/Q and YTD GDP figures matched analysts’ forecasts, while IP surpassed estim

EU and UK have reached a Brexit deal, sources indicate DUP against it; no word from DUP Leader Foster yetSterling is stronger with Cable reaching just shy of 1.30 at best; other G10 currencies are firmer vs. USDThere will be no discussions on further Turkey sanctions during the European Commission s

Asian equity markets traded mixed after the lacklustre tone rolled over from Wall St where all majors finished with marginal lossesUK PM Johnson told the 1922 Committee that the UK will still leave deal or no deal on 31st October if a deal cannot be reachedEU sources stated that a level playing fiel

European bourses are mixed but little changed overall as sentiment remains choppy, FTSE underperforms on ongoing GBP strengthEU’s Barnier is optimistic a deal can be reached today, but EU sources state there is now not enough time to formally sign a deal at tomorrow’s summit; DUP remain the critical

Asian equity markets traded higher after taking the impetus from the gains across global peersA large split reportedly opened up among Tory Eurosceptics whether to back PM Johnson's Brexit plan with some in the ERG supporting it, whilst others spoke out against itReports are now talking about an eff

European indices are firmer this morning, though sentiment has been impacted by US-China rhetoricReports indicate China will struggle to purchase USD 50bln of US agri products annually, unless retaliatory tariffs are removedMixed comments from EU’s Barnier stating that a Brexit deal is possible this

Asian equity markets traded mixed following the lacklustre lead from Wall St where the recent US-China trade optimism recededUS-China talks are to resume next week and the Phase 1 deal could be wrapped up in November according to Chinese pressBrexit deal hopes are reported to have increased as sourc

Major European indices are subdued after Friday’s highs and following latest US-China rhetoricChina reportedly want further discussion before the signing of the Phase One deal with US President TrumpBrussels is demanding further Brexit concessions from UK which has prompted warnings that a deal base