The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

Asian stocks traded mostly higher following a spur in risk-appetite and an upbeat lead on Wall St The Italian government has reached agreement on 2.4% deficit to GDP target for 2019 Looking ahead, highlights include German jobs, UK GDP, EZ CPI, US personal income, core PCE price index, Canadia

Italian budget dispute takes centre stage as Finance Minister and League/5SM 2% conflict comes to the fray BTP roam toward 3% to the upside in early European trade and FTSE MIB leading the losses in equities Looking ahead, highlights include, German CPI, US GDP, Durables, Italian budget presen

FOMC hiked rates as expected, Fed Chair Powell provided an upbeat tone on the US economy, dot plots suggested no more hikes after 2020 UK PM May is reportedly losing support for a no-deal Brexit if EU discussions fail, according to sources Recent reports suggest the Italian Government may post

FX markets rangy and equities directionless in a quiet European morning ahead of the FOMC BTP’s back over 127.00 as Italian budget updates surface ahead of the official release on Thursday Looking ahead, highlights include, Czech, US and NZ interest rate decisions, US new home sales, ECB

Asian equities traded mostly higher despite a mixed lead from Wall St. where the Dow and S&P closed with losses In FX markets, antipodeans stole the limelight as an improvement in New Zealand’s business outlook and activity lifted NZD/USD to near weekly highs UK PM May again states t

Oil breaks USD 82.00 to the upside and hits 4 year highs as OPEC’s rhetoric continues to lift the market ECB’s Praet highlights there was nothing new in Draghi’s speech yesterday, EURUSD vigorously falls to as low as 1.1732 Looking ahead, highlights include, US consumer confi

Asian stocks traded mixed with the region indecisive following a lacklustre lead from Wall St. where both S&P 500 and Dow slipped from all-time highs According to reports, the UK cabinet is said to give PM May's Brexit plan two weeks for progress Looking ahead highlights include US con

Oil up by over 2% as JMMC takes no heed to Trump’s calls for lower oil prices Risk sentiment takes a hit as China cancels trade talks with the US; European bourses all in the red Looking ahead the highlights are ECB’s Draghi speaking and the UK Cabinet meeting at 14:00BST ASIA

Asian stocks traded lower (South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and mainland China away due to public holidays) with risk sentiment dampened after China cancelled trade talks with the US UK PM May’s aides have reportedly begun contingency planning for a snap election in November to save the Brexit ta

European equities pay no heed to poor EZ PMIs; set for over 2% weekly gain as trade war fear dissipate Sterling sliding on subpar statements after Salzburg summit Looking ahead, highlights include, US PMIs, Canadian CPI and retail sales, Baker Hughes Rig Count and quad witching ASIA As

Asian equity markets traded higher as the region took impetus from the rally in US where the Nasdaq outperformed on a rebound in tech Former UK Brexit Secretary Davis warned as many as 40 MPs could vote against PM May's Chequers plan but added that Brexiteers are "reasonably terrified&qu

NOK gets hit by a flatter Norges Bank rate path than expected, SNB a lacklustre event UK Retail Sales beats with previous all revised higher, Cable lifted above 1.3200 Looking ahead, highlights include, SARB rate decision, US weekly jobs, Philly Fed, Existing Home Sales, ECB’s Weidmann a

Asian equity markets eventually traded mixed despite the early tailwind from US where strength in blue chip financials fuelled the outperformance in the DJIA UK Chequers plan was said to cause divide among EU leaders with some countries calling for EU to engage with the UK and with others unwilli

Trade war concerns continue to abate as European and Asian equites extend on the previous sessions gains UK CPI beats expectations and upbeat Brexit commentary helps Cable improve on 8 week highs Looking ahead, highlights include, US Building Permits, Housing Starts, DoEs, BCB rate decision, N

Asian equity markets traded firmer following the gains in the US. Chinese bourses lifted by support measures announced by Premier Li In Brexit, UK PM May claims that an exit deal is virtually agreed, whilst Barnier states the EU is ready to improve its proposal on Northern Ireland Looking ahea

European equities are firmer shruging off US-China tariff action, with 10% seen not as severe as anticipated Brent jumps over 1% as Saudi Arabia is said to be happy with oil over USD 80/bbl Looking ahead, highlights include, Hungary’s Interest Rate Decision and GDT ASIA Asian equ

The US confirmed tariffs on USD 200bln of Chinese imports effective September 24th which will begin at 10% and increase to 25% at year end. Trump vowed further tariffs if China retaliates to these measures China Vice Premier Liu He was said to convene a tariff response meeting, while there were s

17th September 2018 US President Trump ramps up tariff talk on China, ready to go ahead with USD 200bln in tariffs, as according to source reports Asian equities negative and European equities choppy as the tone sours; FX markets stable Looking ahead, the highlight is US NY Fed Manufacturin

Asian equity markets began the week with a subdued tone after Trump reportedly told advisers to proceed with tariffs on a further USD 200bln of Chinese goods China reportedly may not participate in planned trade discussions with the US if the Trump administration goes ahead with additional tariff

Key Events Monday: Eurozone CPI Tuesday: N/A Wednesday: BoJ Interest Rate Decision, UK CPI, New Zealand GDP Thursday: SNB Interest Rate Decision, Norges Bank Interest Rate Decision, EU leaders expected to discuss Brexit Friday: Japan CPI, Eurozone Markit Manufacturing, Services and Co

14th September 2018 EM comes back into focus as CBR makes a surprise 25bps hike and Erdogan takes aim at the CBRT USDRUB falls from 68.35 to sub-68.00 and TRY trims gains in reaction to Erdogan’s comments Looking ahead, highlights include, US retail sales, industrial production, Uni.

Asian equity markets traded mostly higher as the region took impetus from the US where the S&P 500 notched a 4th consecutive gain Chinese data saw Industrial Production print in-line with expectations and Retail Sales beat, while Fixed Assets Investments growth declined to a fresh multi-year

TRY vs. USD weakens over 3% after Turkish President Erdogan wants Interest Rate cut ahead of expected hike Oil sliding as EIA says OPEC ramped up production to cover Iranian losses Looking ahead, highlights include, BoE, ECB & CBRT rate decisions, US CPI, weekly jobs, supply for the US

Asian equity markets were mostly positive with sentiment underpinned by hopes of a de-escalation of the trade dispute after the US invited China for trade talks UK PM May is set to announce strict immigration controls as part of an olive branch to Brexiteers. Reports still suggest that her tenure

Dark clouds clearing for UK PM May as ERG downplays overthrow but presents an alternate Brexit deal Oil extends previous sessions gains post API’s as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas CAD extends overnight gains NAFTA nears a perfect storm on dairy access Looking ahead, high