The Premarket Movers & News by Newsquawk

European bourses grind higher, US futures modestly in the green.USD marginally firmer, JPY softer and GBP knocked lower by disappointing retail sales.JGBs lag slightly on further BoJ reports, Gilts gapped higher on Retail Sales.Mixed trade in the base metal complex but crude stays firm.Looking ahead

APAC stocks were mixed in mostly rangebound trade after the uninspiring handover from Wall St and despite encouraging Chinese GDP and activity data.Hang Seng and Shanghai Comp were choppy with only mild support seen after GDP, Industrial Production & Retail Sales beat expectations with China's e

European bourses opened on a strong footing and remain at highs, with Tech and Luxury among top performers; US futures mixed whilst NQ leads.USD mixed vs. peers, JPY leads as BoJ hike bets mount after reports noted that BoJ is said to see a good chance of a January rate hike barring a major market r

APAC stocks traded mostly higher as the region took impetus from the rally on Wall St in the aftermath of the soft-leaning US CPI data which boosted Fed rate cut bets and saw money market pricing of cuts for this year return to around pre-NFP levels.US official said a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal

Stocks hold modest gains, FTSE 100 outperforms post-CPI; US bank earnings due.DXY lower ahead of US CPI, GBP resilient in the wake of soft inflation metrics, JPY leads.Gilts inflated by CPI, JGBs dented by Ueda & USTs await CPI.Choppy trade in crude while precious metals tilt higher and base met

APAC stocks were choppy after a similar performance stateside where PPI data printed cooler-than-expected ahead of the incoming US CPI report.European equity futures indicate a mildly positive open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.1% after the cash market closed with gains of 0.5% on Tuesday.DXY is f

Stocks grind higher as sentiment is lifted on reports that the Trump team is looking at gradual tariff hikes month-by-month of 2-5%.DXY is a touch higher, antipodeans lead, JPY gives back Monday's gains.Fixed Income is off best levels ahead of US PPI.Crude under increasing pressure as a Gaza ceasefi

APAC stocks traded mixed following the similar performance stateside; Japanese stocks heavily pressured on return from the long weekend.US President-elect Trump's team reportedly studies month-by-month tariff hikes of 2%-5%, according to Bloomberg.European equity futures indicate a higher open with

Equities continue to slip in a continuation of the downside seen following the strong NFP report.DXY is stronger and briefly topped 110.00, GBP remains the underperformer.Fixed benchmarks weighed on in a continuation of the post-NFP trade, Gilts hit another incremental contract low.Crude surges on U

APAC stocks were mostly negative in reaction to the hot NFP report, while risk sentiment failed to benefit from Chinese trade data.European equity futures indicate a lower cash open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.3% after the cash market finished with losses of 0.8% on Friday.DXY is on the front

MON: N/ATUE: EIA STEO; CBR Policy Announcement; Indian WPI (Dec), US PPI (Dec)WED: IEA OMR, UK CPI (Dec), EZ Industrial Production (Nov), US CPI (Dec), NY Fed Manufacturing (Jan)THU: ECB Minutes (Dec), BoK Policy Announcement; Australian Employment (Dec), UK GDP (Nov), EZ Trade Balance (Nov), US Imp

European bourses trade choppy, US futures edge lower ahead of the US NFP report.USD eyes NFP, JPY boosted by BoJ source report, GBP unable to recoup lost ground.Fixed income a touch lower ahead of US jobs data, Gilts continue to underperform.Crude soars on geopolitical updates, Industrial commoditie

APAC stocks were mostly subdued in the absence of a lead from Wall St owing to the National Day of Mourning.US President-elect Trump said Russian President Putin wants to meet and 'we' are setting it up.Fed’s Bowman (voter) said she supported the December rate cut as a final step in policy calibrati

European bourses are mixed whilst US is away amid the National Day of Mourning in honour of President Jimmy Carter.Pound under pressure as Cable hangs by a thread; DXY broadly firmer vs peers (ex-JPY).Gilts gap lower and hit 89.00 but have since pared into an imminent parliamentary question, hefty E

APAC stocks were mostly negative following the cautious mood in global counterparts amid the recent UK bond market turmoil and Trump tariff reports.FOMC Minutes stated that participants indicated the Fed was at or near a point at which it would be appropriate to slow the pace of easing.European equi

European bourses climb modestly into the green after opening around flat, US futures gain.DXY continues its rebound ahead of front-loaded US data, currently eyeing 109.00 to the upside.Fixed benchmarks contained into a packed US session and 30yr supply.Upside in crude, precious metals, and copper, d

APAC stocks traded mixed following the weak handover from Wall St where tech underperformed as yields climbed after the hot ISM Services and strong JOLTS data.Hang Seng and Shanghai Comp were pressured with market participants underwhelmed by the latest NDRC press briefing in Beijing.AUD/USD choppy

European bourses are mixed, US futures gain slightly.USD remains soggy vs. peers, EUR digests CPI metrics, Antipodeans lead.USTs are contained into data, EGBs lift slightly on HICP, Gilts lag.A choppy start for crude while spot gold benefits from the broadly softer Dollar.Looking ahead, US ISM Servi

APAC stocks were mostly higher following the tech strength stateside where Nvidia briefly reclaimed the largest market cap title and closed at a fresh record.DXY felt some slight reprieve from the prior day's selling pressure, EUR/USD held on to most of yesterday's gains, USD/JPY briefly breached th

European bourses are generally in the green; the NQ outperforms, with Tech lifted after Foxconn reported record Q4 revenue.USD is on the backfoot which has helped to lift G10 peers, JPY underperforms.USTs are pressured ahead of 3yr supply; Gilts underperform after a survey showed that 55% of UK busi

APAC stocks traded mostly subdued following the lack of macro catalysts over the weekend and as participants digested the mixed signals from Chinese Caixin PMI data, while Japanese markets underperformed in their first trading session of 2025.Hang Seng and Shanghai Comp were choppy following the som

MON: EZ, UK & US Final Composite & Services PMIs (Dec), German Prelim. CPI (Dec), US Factory Orders (Nov)TUE: Swiss CPI (Dec), EZ Flash HICP (Dec), Canadian Trade Balance (Nov),US ISM Services PMI (Dec), JOLTS (Nov)WED: FOMC Minutes (Dec); German Retail Sales (Nov), Swedish CPIF (Dec), Austr

European bourses are generally lower whilst US futures gain modestly.USD is a little lower, holding around the 109.00 mark.Mild divergence in fixed income, USTs a little higher whilst EGBs are pressuredCommodities fail to benefit from a softer Dollar as crude gives back recent strength.Looking ahead

APAC stocks were ultimately mixed with most major indices higher although the gains were capped following the negative handover from the US.PBoC is reportedly to plan a policy overhaul as pressure mounts on the economy; likely it would cut interest rates at an appropriate time.European equity future

European bourses give back early morning strength; US futures gain with modest outperformance in the NQ.USD began the session on a weaker footing but is now flat.USTs firmer after China Manufacturing PMI and ahead of their own metricsCrude on a firmer footing while base metals are capped by sub-par