The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

Key Events: - Monday: Japan GDP (Q2, P)Tuesday: UK Inflation Data (Jul), US Retail Sales (Jul) RBA Meeting MinutesWednesday: FOMC Meeting Minutes, Eurozone GDP (Q2) UK Labour Market Report (Jun/Jul)Thursday: UK Retail Sales (Jul), Australian Labour Market Report (Jul), ECB Meeting Minutes (Jul)Frida

Equity markets begin the week on the front foot with Asian bourses taking the firm lead from Wall Street.AUD traded in choppy fashion with initial outperformance offset by weak Chinese data.Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone industrial production. ASIAAsian equity markets traded mostly highe

Geopolitical tensions remain at the forefront of market sentiment amid further fighting talk between the US and NKThis led to selling pressure in Asia-Pac stocks (Japan away) with safe-haven assets continue to benefitLooking ahead, highlights include US CPI, Fed’s Kaplan and KashkariASIAAsia stock m

Lingering geo-political concerns continue to weigh on Asian equities.NZD underperforms as the RBNZ kept a somewhat dovish-to-neutral tone.Looking ahead, highlights include UK Mfg. and Construction output, US PPI and comments from Fed’s Dudley. ASIAAn attempt by Asian indices to pick themselves up fr

Increased geopolitical tensions after a war of words between US and North Korea dampened global risk sentimentThis saw the DJIA snap it’s 9-day streak of record closes, softness in Asia-Pac equities and a flight to safety in FX marketsLooking ahead, highlights include US Wholesale Sales, weekly DoE

Asian equities traded mostly lower with focus on Chinese trade data which showed exports and imports falling short of expectationsUSD traded subdued to marginally benefit its major counterparts in which EUR/USD gained a footing on 1.1800Looking ahead, highlights include US JOLTS and APIsASIAAsian eq

Asian equities traded mostly higher in the wake of Friday’s gains seen on Wall street with outperformance in the ASX 200 due to commodity namesMost major currencies nursed some of their post-NFP losses against the greenback, in which EUR/USD attempted to reclaim 1.1800Looking ahead, highlights inclu

Key Events: -Monday:             Tuesday:        China Trade Balance (Jul)                                                                                                                                 Wednesday: RBNZ MonPol Decision         Thursday:     UK Trade Balance (June)                    

Asian equities traded with little in the way of direction despite the Russian probe in Washington intensifyingAUD/USD took centre stage and saw choppy trade after better than expected Retail Sales was briefly offset by the RBA Statement on Monetary PolicyLooking ahead, highlights include US and Cana

Asian bourses lower following soft Chinese Caixin Services PMIDisappointing trade data sees AUD underperformLooking ahead, highlights include BoE QIRASIAThe momentum from the DJIA’s 22,000 milestone was lost on Asia as the region traded negative across the board, with sentiment dampened amid earning

Asian equities trade mostly higher following gains on Wall Street and Apple’s stellar after-market earningsUSD nursed some of its recent losses with the DXY back above 93.00. Commodity-linked currencies felt the brunt of the weakness in oilLooking ahead, highlights include US ADP, DoEs, Fed’s Mester

Asian equities traded higher across the board as upbeat Chinese data and firmer commodity prices lifted sentimentUSD remained weak following further political upheaval in Washington. RBA kept rates on hold as Exp.Looking ahead, highlights include German jobs report, Eurozone GDP, US PCE, ISM Mfg. an

Asian equities kicked the week off in an indecisive tone with focus on Chinese Mfg. PMI and North Korean TensionsUSD-index attempted to nurse recent losses and recover from its lowest level in 15-months, with the greenback notably regaining lost ground against CADLooking ahead, highlights include Eu

CLICK TO DOWNLOADKey Events: -Monday:               Eurozone CPI (Jul, P), China Official PMIs (Jul)Tuesday:              RBA MonPol Decision, Eurozone GDP (Q2, Initial)                                                                                                    Wednesday:         Thursday:   

CLICK TO DOWNLOADFEDERAL RESERVE While rates were kept unchanged, and the FOMC hinted that balance sheet normalisation could begin ‘relatively’ soon, it was the central bank’s tweak to its views on inflation which were seen as dovish, dragging the probability of another Fed hike in 2017 to just ov

Asian equities trade lower in the final trading session of the week with underperformance in the ASX (-1.5%)FX markets saw the USD-index languish near its worst levels in over a year and below 94.00Looking ahead, highlights include regional and national German CPI, US GDP and Fed’s KashkariASIAAsia

FOMC kept rates on hold as Exp., updated guidance on balance sheet normalisation and perceived to be dovish on inflationMarket reaction led to a softer USD, yields and upside in gold with sentiment bolstering Asia-Pac equitiesLooking ahead, highlights include US Durables, Wholesale Inventories and W

Asian equities were mostly positive overnight as all-time highs on Wall Street bolstered sentimentAUD/USD broke below 0.7900 amid downbeat domestic inflation data and comments from RBA’s LoweLooking ahead, highlights include UK GDP, US New Home Sales, DoEs and ECB’s LautenschlaegerASIAAsia equity ma

Asian equities traded with little direction after a mixed lead from Wall St. with newsflow and macro events once again light overnightFX markets were mostly indecisive with the USD-index failing to hold above 94.00. Comments by ECB’s Mersch provided mild EUR supportLooking ahead, highlights include

Asian equities traded with little in the way of firm direction with newsflow light overnight as participants await key risk eventsFX markets saw the USD remaining subdued which pushed GBP/USD back above 1.3000 and EUR/USD closer to 1.1700Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone and US PMIs, US Exi

RBA speakers temper AUD appreciationAsian bourses somewhat directionless to close the weekLooking ahead, highlights include Canadian CPIASIAAsia equity markets traded marginally in the red, following the lacklustre close on Wall St. amid a slew of earnings releases which were ultimately mixed. ASX 2

BoJ keeps monetary policy on hold and pushes back inflation goal as expectedAUD retraces jobs gains as the 0.8000 level holds firm.Looking ahead, highlights include UK retail sales, ECB monetary policy decision. Bank of Japan: Kept rates at -0.10%, 10yr JGB yield target at 0.00% and annual pace of J

All rates and the current pace of asset purchases are expected to be left unchanged. There is a slight chance the ECB may adjust guidance on asset purchases following recent source reports. Draghi may reiterate his most recent comments made at the Sintra Forum in his press conference. RATE/ASSET P

Asian equities traded with marginal gains overnight in what was a fairly quiet session Slight profit taking observed in EUR while USD/JPY consolidates above 112.00 Looking ahead, highlights include US Building Permits, Housing Starts and DoE Crude ReportASIAAsia traded mixed, following a similar W

USD-index and Asian equities drop amid fading hopes of US reforms. Soft NZ CPI pushes back rate hike expectations for the RBNZ Looking ahead, highlights include UK CPI, German ZEW survey and API Crude report.ASIAAsian equity markets traded lower, following the mixed US lead where markets remain re