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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 equities traded lacklustre following a similar performance on Wall St where the energy sector was hit by a further aggressive slide in oil prices All eyes are now on events at 10 Downing Street as UK PM May’s cabinet meets to discuss her Brexit deal Tensions between Italy and the European Comm
US Market Open
Brexit "endgame" talk lifts Cable to a 1.29 handle as a deal hangs in the balance; Italian assets underperform ahead of budget re-submission deadline Positive US-China trade rumblings lifting equities but oil extending losses as Presidential jawboning fails Looking ahead, highlights include Italian
EU Market Open
Major Asian equity markets mostly followed suit to the sell-off on Wall St where tech led the declines UK PM May said Brexit talks are now reaching their "endgame" and that both sides are working hard to reach an agreement but added that significant issues still remain Senior ministers led by UK Bre
US Market Open
European equities are mixed after having initially opening higher across the board, DAX underperforms while FTSE 100 is buoyed by a weaker GBP DXY has extended recovery gains beyond 97.000 and through its previous ytd peak to top out just shy of 97.600 Looking ahead, the calendar includes a lack of
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets eventually traded mostly positive but with gains limited as some cautiousness lingered from the uninspiring performance on Wall St last Friday GBP/USD gapped lower towards 1.2900 after reports that UK PM May cancelled an emergency cabinet meeting which severely lessens the likel
US Market Open
Major European equities are lower across the board (Eurostoxx 50 -0.8%) as the sentiment seen in Asia spills over onto the region WTI and Brent lost the USD 60/bbl and USD 70/bbl handles respectively, after the complex entered into bear market territory GBP has lost momentum and is underperforming a
EU Market Open
Fed kept Federal Funds Rate target unchanged at 2.00-2.25% as expected and continued to point to “further gradual increases” in rates Asian equity markets traded lower following a lacklustre lead from Wall St where the mid-term stock rally stalled EU is said to want a customs border in the Irish Sea
US Market Open
Major European indices are mixed (Eurostoxx 50 -0.2%) after starting the session in positive territory, financials outperform while consumer discretionary names la The dollar index is holding relatively firm above the 96.000 handle within a fairly confined range awaiting the Fed, while GBPUSD is cho
EU Market Open
Asian stocks were mostly higher as they took impetus from the post-election rally seen on Wall St where all majors gained at least 2% EU Commission see Italian budget measures leading to a deficit/GDP ratio of 2.9% vs. the Italian government's view of 2.4%, according to sources FX markets calmed ove
US Market Open
Democrats have taken control of the House, while the Republicans retain control of the Senate, as expected European equities are positive across the board as investors digest the consequences of a split Congress, with US equity futures edging higher DXY lost the 96.00 handle as currency markets fact
EU Market Open
Democrats are projected to take control of the House after having gained an estimated 26 seats, while the Republicans are projected to have picked up a net 4 seats at the Senate A strong start for the Democrats initially weighed on US equity futures, although stock futures then recovered after furth
US Market Open
Major European indices are mostly in the red (Eurostoxx 50 -0.4%) with outperformance in Switzerland’s benchmark The greenback is trading cautiously ahead of today’s US mid-term elections, with the DXY hovering just above 96.200 Looking ahead, highlights include US JOLTS, APIs, ECB’s Lautenschlaeger
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets were mixed as weakness in China clouded over the mostly positive lead from US where the DJIA and S&P 500 closed higher EU is reportedly to offer a compromise regarding the Irish border in which Britain could end the temporary customs arrangement However, reports also suggest tha
US Market Open
European equities kick start the week mixed with the FTSE MIB weighed on by banks amid stress test results The Times reported UK PM May secured private concessions from Brussels that will keep Britain in a customs union and avoid a hard border, this was later dismissed as speculation by Downing Stre
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets began the week with a negative tone following last Friday’s losses on Wall St after US-China trade hopes were tempered by pessimism from NEC’s Kudlow UK PM May secured private concessions from Brussels that will keep Britain in a customs union and avoid a hard border, according
US Market Open
Main European indices are in the green, continuing the trend from Asia with material names outperforming due to trade progression between the US and China The Greenback is weaker vs all G10 counterparts, bar the JPY, which is still bucking the trend as an even safer currency haven Looking ahead, hig
EU Market Open
Asian stocks are mostly higher and US equity futures recover Apple-inspired losses after reports that Trump has asked the cabinet to draft a potential China trade deal FT reports that the EU is floating a compromise with London on the Irish border backstop that would give the UK stronger guarantees
US Market Open
European equities trade mostly higher (Eurostoxx 50 +0.8%) after erasing initial losses as sentiment from Asian and Wall Street translated onto the region Cable dipped after a UK official said comments on the Times report on banks Brexit deal is "unsubstantiated" Dollar index is back down to 96.510
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded mostly higher as the region sustained the positive momentum from Wall St. GBP supported by reports that UK PM May has reached a deal with Brussels on financial services More broadly in FX, DXY softened overnight and pulled back below the 97.00 level as its major counterpa
US Market Open
European equities are higher across the board (Eurostoxx 50 +1.3%) as the region took impetus from the gains experienced in Asia and on Wall Street USD will likely garner a bulk of the focus in the FX space today with month-end flows and SOMA redemption which will have a net USD -22.9bln impact on l
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets traded positive as the region sustained the momentum from Wall St where all majors finished with firms gains The USD took a breather from recent gains with the DXY flat around the 97.00 level after it hit the highest since June last year amid the continued rout in EUR/USD and GB
US Market Open
Major European bourses are mixed with the SMI (+0.5%) outperforming peers Greenback remains relatively evenly split vs G10 counterparts with its Dollar peers still outperforming and preventing the index from staging a more concerted attempt to test recent peaks Looking ahead, highlights include week
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets were mostly higher as the region aggressively shrugged-off the weak lead from Wall Street. In FX markets, the DXY held near the prior day’s best levels despite attempts by its major counterparts to nurse recent losses. Looking ahead, highlights include German state, national CPI
US Market Open
European equities are kicking off the week on the front-foot, despite the downbeat tone in Asia, Eurostoxx up 1.0% EURUSD has been whippy between 1.1360-1.1415 trading parameters amidst reports that German Chancellor Merkel will not stand for re-election as CDU head after serving out the current ter
EU Market Open
Asian equity markets began the week mixed as the region’s attempts to pick itself up following last week’s stock rout. FX markets were quiet as the DXY held steady near the 96.50 level and with its major counterparts also uneventful. Looking ahead, highlights include UK mortgage lending, US Core PCE
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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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