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Asia-Pac indices and US equity futures began the week with heavy losses as President Trump heightens tensions in the US-China trade war· Subsequently, China is reportedly mulling cancelling trade discussions this week following US President Trump's tariff threats·UK PM May remains optimistic th

European indices on the front foot [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.3%], but bonds backpedaling pre-NFPUSD remains firm with the DXY just below the 98.0 level ahead of NFPLooking ahead, highlights include US Jobs Reports, US ISM Non-Manufacturing, Fed's Evans, Clarida, Williams & BowmanEarnings: Berkshire Hath

Asian equity markets were mixed with the region cautious ahead of the looming US NFP data and after losses on Wall StA report suggested that US and China trade talks may have hit an impasse. However, comments from US Commerce Secretary Ross suggested the two nations are in the end-game of negotiatio

European indices [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.3%] have traded indecisively this morning as the region struggles to find directionIn FX, the USD has lost a degree of its post-FOMC momentum, with the EUR garnering support from the EZ PMIs this morningOn the trade front, reports indicate that Chinese Foreign Mini

FOMC left rates unchanged as expected and announced a ‘technical’ cut in the IOER; Chair Powell stated that he does not see the case for moving policy in either directionAsian indices were mixed, as most of the region returned from market holidays, somewhat diverging from the negative Wall St leadSo

Markets have been quiet due to the mass closures for Labour Day, while the FTSE 100 (+0.1%) is similarly uninspiringIn FX sterling outperforms but the broadly in line PMI did little for the currency, while NZD underperforms following the weak jobs dataLooking ahead, highlights include US ADP & C

A quiet tone was observed in Asia-Pacific amid market closures, US equity futures were underpinned after-hours following Apple earningsEurosceptic ministers fear that PM May is preparing to give in to Labour demands on Brexit after they were told an unpalatable result would be better than a disastro

European indices have continued to drift lower following on from the predominantly downbeat Asian sessionOn the data front EZ GDP came in above expectations, with State German CPI’s all increasing vs. their priors ahead of the German prelim figure at 13:00BSTLooking ahead, highlights include German

Asian equity markets traded mostly lower following weaker than expected Chinese PMI data and as the region digested a heavy slate of earningsUK PM May is reportedly facing a grassroot vote demanding her resignation while cross party talks are said to have been betterLooking ahead, highlights include

European indices have continued to edge lower after a choppy morning for stocks [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.5%]On the trade front, US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says that trade negotiations with China are now in their final lapsLooking ahead, highlights include US Personal Income & Consumption, US PCE Pri

Sunday: Spanish Election.Monday: EZ consumer confidence; US PCE/personal spending.Tuesday: German unemployment; EZ flash Q1 GDP, regional EZ CPIs; Canada GDP; US consumer confidence, pending home sales, Chicago PMI; NZ employment.Wednesday: Europe Labour Day Holiday; UK, US mfg PMI; US ADP employmen

Asian equities traded mixed despite last Friday’s gains on Wall Street, Japanese markets were closed due to the Golden Week HolidaySpain’s election showed that no party won a majority, but the Socialists emerged as the only party with a chance of forming a governing coalitionUK Labour is said to be

Major European indices are little changed with the markets focus remaining firmly on earningsOn the trade front it has been reported that if a deal is finalised, Chinese President Xi could sign the deal in the US as early as JuneBrent and WTI prices have extended on losses this morning, with some ci

Asia-Pac risk sentiment was mostly downbeat as markets remained heavily focused on earnings releases and following the lacklustre performance of counterparts statesideUK officials have conceded that UK PM May does not have enough time to get her Brexit deal passed by Parliament and avoid taking part

European Indices [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.3%] are trading with losses after a earnings dominated morningBoJ & Riskbank kept rates unchanged but both altered their forward guidanceUK PM May is reportedly planning a Withdrawal Agreement Bill vote for next week, subsequently a source has suggested there i

Asian equity markets traded cautiously following an uninspiring lead from Wall StBoJ kept monetary policy settings unchanged as expected but tweaked forward guidance and lowered GDP and CPI forecastsUK PM May is reportedly planning a Withdrawal Agreement Bill vote for as early as next weekLooking ah

European indices are mixed [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.1%] in-spite of strong earnings from heavy weight names such as SAP, Credit Suisse and NovartisUK PM May is preparing to challenge the opposition Labour Party to support the Brexit bill before European Parliamentary elections if cross-party discussions fa

Asian equity markets traded mixed after the region failed to sustain the tailwinds from Wall St after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted fresh record closesUK PM May is preparing to challenge the opposition Labour Party to support the Brexit bill before European Parliamentary elections if cross-party

European indices are slightly subdued [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.2%] as markets trade largely in-line with indecisive overnight tradeUK MP’s return from recess with Labour-Tory talks resuming, recent newsflow surrounds potential no-confidence votes in PM MayLooking ahead, highlights include US New Home Sales

Asian equity markets traded mixed as sentiment somewhat deteriorated from the mostly positive close in the USUK Conservative Party activists are to hold an emergency summit for a vote of no-confidence in UK PM MayOil prices extended on their gains overnight following the US announcement to end Irani

<ul><li><strong>Mon: </strong>Easter.</li><li><strong>Tue: </strong>Flash PMIs, EZ flash consumer confidence.</li><li><strong>Wed: </strong>BOC rate decision, ECB bulletin.</li><li><strong>Thu: </strong>BoJ rate decision, Riksbank &amp; CBRT rate decisions, US durable goods.</li><li><strong>Fri: </strong>Japanese labour data &amp; retail sales, US advance GDP, Final Michigan confidence.</li><li><strong>Sun: </strong>Spanish General Election.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p>

Major European indices [Euro Stoxx +0.3%] have traded choppily this morning, largely recovering from the poor PMIsOn the trade front the Chinese Commerce Ministry states that new progress has been made in agreeing the text for a US-China trade dealLooking ahead US PMI (Flash), US Retail Sales, US In

Asian indices are weaker as the region follows the subdued lead from Wall St. and ahead of a long weekendReports suggest US &amp; China have set a tentative trade talks timeline; with a deal potentially to be signed as early as late MayLooking ahead, French, German, EZ, &amp; US PMI (Flash) UK &amp;

European indices are little changed [Euro Stoxx 50 +0.1%] following on from the indecisive trade seen overnightEuropean Commission has published the preliminary list of USD 20bln of US products to potentially be hit with retaliatory tariffs relating to BoeingLooking ahead, highlights include Canadia

Asian equity markets traded indecisively as the region failed to fully benefit from a slew of better than expected Chinese dataLocal UK Conservative party chairmen are circulating a petition which seeks an Extraordinary General Meeting to pass a no-confidence vote in PM MayIn FX markets, the DXY was