The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

The Fed kept rates unchanged as expected while maintaining an overall upbeat view of the economy and labour market This subsequently provided support to the USD with USD/JPY moving closer to 113.00 and EUR/USD below 1.0900 Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone services PMIs, Norges Bank rate

Asian equities traded with little in the way of firm direction amid looming risk events and a slew of market closures overnight GBP has lost some ground heading into the EU open amid reports that UK PM May is said to have been barred from discussions on Brexit terms Looking ahead, highlights inclu

**NOTE, THIS REPORT INCLUDES STORIES FROM OVER THE WEEKEND AND YESTERDAY GIVEN MARKET CLOSURES IN EU AND UK YESTERDAY** Asian equities trade with little in the way of firm direction as markets return from holiday and digest softer than expected Chinese PMIs Support was seen for AUD after the RBA k

The Chinese official PMIs (due for release on Sunday 30th April) will likely set the tone for early trade next week. Analysts are looking for a marginal moderation in the manufacturing release, with the median estimate looking for a print of 51.7 against a prior 51.8. As ever there are no expectatio

Asian equities traded mostly lower despite some strong US tech earnings after-market as political concerns and softness in commodities tempered gains FX markets were relatively quiet with USD/JPY subdued around 111.00 after a slew of mixed data releases Looking ahead, highlights include US and Can

Asian equities followed suit from their US counterparts which failed to be inspired by the latest Trump tax planFocus in FX has been on CAD and MXN which have both been supported after Trump agreed not withdraw from NAFTA ‘at this time’Looking ahead, highlights include German regional and national C

Asian equities followed their US counterparts amid a slew of strong corporate earnings AUD slipped in response to softer than expected inflation figures, despite moving to within the RBA target range for the first time since 2014. Looking ahead, highlights include US DoE Crude Inventories and Cana

Positive momentum continues in Asia amid the French election relief rally, alongside optimism over tax cuts. Major pairs relatively rangebound, however CAD slips on news that US is to levy 20% import tax on Canadian lumber. Looking ahead, highlights include Richmond Fed, API Crude report and US Ne

French Presidential Candidates Macron and Le Pen move to the 2nd round run-off after gaining the most votes in the 1st roundThe fallout of the French election saw EUR/USD break above 1.0900 to print its highest level in 5 months while Asia-Pac trade saw a general ‘risk-on’ toneLooking ahead, highlig

INTRO Sunday 23rd April will see voters head to the polls for the first round of voting in the French Presidential election. The first round of voting will see 11 candidates looking to secure the minimum 50% of the total vote to secure the French Presidency. Should no individual candidate secure thi

Weekly FX outlook, looking ahead:An explosive start to next week as Sunday’s first round election vote in France overshadows the market. EUR looks pretty relaxed in the run up; complacency? GBP resilient firm despite weak spending numbers, but the CAD suffers another blow as inflation softens – CAD

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Asian equities traded mostly higher in the final trading session of the week amid the positive healthcare reform-inspired gains on Wall Street FX markets traded quiet amid a lack of tier 1 data releases, which saw the USD-Index hold below 100.00 Looking ahead, highlights include UK retail sales, C

Asian equity markets traded mostly higher, albeit modestly so with the Nikkei 225 supported by strong export-based trade data NZD gained some ground against its major counterparts overnight amid encouraging domestic CPI figures Looking ahead, highlights include US weekly jobs, Philly Fed, Fed’s Po

Asian equities traded lower amid the downbeat tone from Wall Street whereby lacklustre earnings dragged prices lower GBP took focus after the EU close yesterday with GBP/USD steamrolling tspanough stops to briefly break above 1.2900 Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone CPI, DoEs, Fed’s Georg

Asian equity markets traded mostly lower despite the positive Wall Street lead with the ASX notably hampered by losses in gold and iron ore FX markets were relatively uneventful overnight with USD/JPY largely guided by fluctuating risk sentiment Looking ahead, highlights include US Building Permit

Equity markets across Asia continued with the week’s theme, as geopolitical fears and commentary continued to lead to a risk off tone Comments from President Trump that the USD is getting too strong and he prefers low interest rate policy set the tone for Asian trade Looking ahead, highlights incl

Asian equities slip amid the rising geopolitical concerns, while Chinese CPI misses analyst estimates. JPY the notable beneficiary from the risk off tone with USD/JPY at its lowest level since Nov’16. Looking ahead, highlights include UK Jobs Data, BoC Rate Decision, and DoE Crude Report.ASIAGeopo

Mounting geopolitical concerns continue to guide investor sentiment with Asian equities trading mostly lower This sentiment was also seen in FX markets with JPY one of the main beneficiaries, dragging USD/JPY below 111.00 Looking ahead, highlights include UK inflation, German ZEW and Fed’s Kashkar

Asian equities traded mixed following on from the subdued Wall Street lead while geopolitical tensions continue to mount over the weekend USD held onto Friday’s gains where the USD-index reclaimed 101.00, meanwhile, JPY softened with USD/JPY extending further above 111.00 Looking ahead, highlights

Risk-off sentiment has been spurred by heightened geopolitical tensions as the US launched cruise missiles against Syrian targets A Syria military source stated that the strike led to losses, while Russia is to seek a UN Security Council meeting on the strike Looking ahead, highlights include US a

FOMC minutes saw focus around a potential change to the Fed’s reinvestment policy and a split on whether hikes should be faster or more gradual Asia equities traded lower, following on from the US lead with the USD losing ground against major counterparts Looking ahead, highlights include ECB Minu

Asia equity markets traded choppy following the mild gains on Wall St. which was led by the energy sector FX markets were uneventful amid a lack of tier 1 data during the Asia session, which kept the USD range-bound Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone, UK and US Service PMI, ADP Employment

Asian Equities traded with little in the way of firm direction amid holiday-thinned trade with the USD trading in a similar manner The RBA kept rates on hold at 1.50% as expected and struck a mildly cautious tone Looking ahead, highlights include UK Construction PMI, US Trade Balance, ECB’s Draghi

Asian equities traded mostly higher as the region digested a slew of mixed data FX markets saw a quiet start to the week with the USD-index rangebound ahead of this week’s key risk events Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone, UK and US Mfg. PMI data, US Construction Spending, ECB’s Coeure, F