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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 higher as the region benefitted from the mild tailwind in the US UK PM Johnson told EU's Tusk in a letter he hopes the UK will leave the EU with a deal, but the backstop must be scrapped DXY held on to recent gains although price action was uneventful ahead of this
US Market Open
European indices (+0.9%) are benefiting from the improved risk sentiment thus far, to the detriment of the fixed income complex and safe havens PBoC announced that it will make the Loan Prime Rate the new Benchmark Reference Rate, which will be linked to the Medium-term Lending Facility rate US Pres
Week in Focus
MON: Japanese Trade Balance, EZ CPI, TUE: Swiss Trade Balance, German PPI, Norwegian GDP, Canadian Manufacturing Sales, RBA Minutes WED: Norwegian Unemployment, South African CPI, Canadian CPI, US Existing Home Sales, FOMC Minutes THU: EZ & US Manufacturing, Services and Composite PMIs, Swedish Unem
US Market Open
European indices are higher across the board, the FTSE 100 saw a delayed start on technical issues and EU banking names saw a sudden sell-off US President Trump doesn’t believe China will retaliate on tariffs, and a call is scheduled with Chinese PM XI Iran has not given any assurances on Grace 1 no
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets struggled for firm direction following the mixed lead from Wall St where most major indices eventually saw some composure US President Trump said he doesn't think China will retaliate to an increase in tariffs and understands the September meeting between negotiators is still on
US Market Open
Risk-off resumed as US-China trade tensions flared up; stock futures slumped and fixed income surged China's Finance Ministry says China will have to take countermeasures on US moves, US actions violate the consensus reached in Osaka’s G20 meeting US President Trump tweeted that China is eating tari
EU Market Open
Asian equities conformed to the rout seen on Wall St. where all major indices fell around 3% and the DJIA slumped 800 points in its worst performance YTD US President Trump tweeted that China is eating tariffs with currency devaluation and that the tariff delay helps China more than US, but will be
US Market Open
European equities are lower across the board as yesterday’s risk on sentiment fizzles out a Chinese data disappoints, and Germany prints a Q/Q GDP contraction China is to keep its plan for September trade talks in Washington with the US following the US tariff delay, according to sources The US 2yr/
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded higher across the board with global risk appetite spurred by a de-escalation in the US-China trade war Continued PBoC liquidity efforts and a firmer CNY fix added to the optimism before weaker than expected Chinese data saw stocks give back some of their gains Italian Sen
US Market Open
European indices are lower [Euro Stoxx 50 -0.5%] as sentiment remains risk off as the geopolitical situation remains tense with dismal German data not helping Hong Kong's airport has reportedly suspended all check-ins, following online calls for another day of public assembly USD is mixed between G1
EU Market Open
Asian equities followed suit from the losses on Wall St with sentiment sapped by the continued overhang from the US-China trade war and disruptions in HK UK PM Johnson believes EU will cave in at the last minute to save Ireland from a no-deal Brexit, according to reports citing a Downing Street sour
US Market Open
European indices are now little changed, after a volatile morning dictated by risk sentiment amidst further unrest in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s airport authority have activated an ‘emergency center’, and all non-checking in flights cancelled for Monday; reports indicate the People’s Armed Police are hea
MON: N/A TUE: German CPI, UK Labour Market Report, German ZEW, US CPI. WED: Australian Wage Price Index, Chinese Industrial Production, Retail Sales, German GDP, Swedish CPI, UK CPI, PPI and RPI, EZ GDP. THU: Australian Employment Report, Norges Bank, UK Retail Sales, US Philly Fed, NY Empire State
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets began the week with a cautious tone, Japan, India and Singapore were away on holiday In FX markets, the DXY was flat, EUR and GBP received some mild reprieve and USD/JPY revisited Friday’s lows China Global Times Editor tweeted that as long as US forces a deal on China through m
US Market Open
European indices are firmly in negative territory [Euro Stoxx 50 -1.0%], as the mixed Asia-Pac handover fizzled out BTPs, FTSE MIB and Italian Banks are under significant pressure as recent reports indicate League Party are to present a no-confidence motion in the Government UK GDP Prelim QQ Q2 -0.2
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mostly higher as the region got a mild tailwind from the strong performance on Wall St and continued PBoC restraint on the CNY US delayed the decision regarding Huawei licenses following China’s suspension of agricultural purchases Italian Deputy PM and League leader Salv
US Market Open
European indices are firmer thus far, as risk sentiment remained positive after a upbeat Asia-Pac session following strong Chinese data and a firmer than expected CNY reference rate Saudi official says it plans to keep its production below 10mln BPD, committed to do what ever it takes to keep the oi
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets gained as a firmer than expected PBoC reference rate setting and Chinese trade data helped the region shake off initial tentativeness DXY flatlined during Asian hours with price action stuck around 97.50 and with uneventful trade observed across its major counterparts UK PM John
US Market Open
European indices [Euro Stoxx 50 +1.3%] are firmer this morning defying the mixed Asia-Pac handover RBNZ and RBI cut rates by 50bp and 35bp respectively, adding further fuel to the global growth narrative Fixed continues to make ground with -60bps Bund yield ahead and Gold is inching closer to the US
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mixed as the region observed caution despite the rebound on Wall St. PBoC weakened the CNY reference rate to within a whisker of the 7.0000 ‘line in the sand’ level NZD/USD tumbled after the RBNZ announced a deeper than expected OCR cut of 50bps with Governor Orr refusing
US Market Open
US Treasury Department designated China as a currency manipulator, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said they will engage with the IMF to eliminate the unfair competitive advantage China MOFCOM confirmed purchases of US agriculture products have been suspended and does not rule out placing tariffs on US a
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets resumed the global sell-off after the S&P 500 posted a 6th consecutive day of losses and the DJIA dropped over 900 points intraday The US labelled China a currency manipulator whilst China confirmed purchases of US agricultural products have been suspended Markets found some com
US Market Open
European indices are firmly in negative territory [Euro Stoxx 50 -1.4%] as the US-China trade narrative ramps up and USD/CNH went through the 7.00 handle China has asked state run firms to halt US agriculture purchases, however the State Planner later rebuffed the US’ accusation that China has not p
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets were lower across the board as the stock rout resumed from last week’s tariff announcement by US President Trump China has asked state-run purchasers to halt US agriculture imports, while a collapse in the CNH through the 7.00 handle also exacerbated the risk-averse tone DXY sli
US Market Open
European indices are firmly in the red as sentiment remains under fire from US President Trump announcing further China tariffs Fixed income has been underpinned on the risk sentiment with the German 30yr yield dropping below 0% for the first time and the 10yr below -50bps Chinese Commerce Ministry
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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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