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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.
European bourses are entirely in the red, with sentiment hit after China’s NPC press conference disappointed markets; US futures remain flat.DXY is slightly firmer, with the JPY strong whilst the Antipodeans lag given the lack of fresh stimulus measures from China.Bonds are on a firmer footing, with
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed despite the early momentum following the fresh record levels on Wall St and a bout of rate cuts by major central banks, with gains capped as participants awaited a potential Chinese fiscal stimulus announcement.FOMC cut rates by 25bps to 4.50-4.75%, as expected, in
European bourses are modestly firmer across the board, with US futures also slightly higher, but ultimately taking a breather following the significant strength in the prior session.Dollar is giving back recent gains, Antipodeans outperform attempting to claw back post-election losses amid resilienc
APAC stocks held a mostly positive bias as the dust settled from the US election, participants also digested Chinese trade data.European equity futures are indicative of a firmer cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.3% after the cash market closed lower by 1.4% on Wednesday.DXY has pulled back
US Presidential Election results are indicative of a Trump victory and Republicans taking the Senate; House is too close to call.Equities soar with clear outperformance in the RTY with Trump poised to win the US election; Novo Nordisk +7.1% benefits after posting strong Q3 Wegovy sales.Dollar flies
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US Presidential Election results are indicative of a Trump victory and Republicans taking the Senate; House is too close to call.US futures have ripped higher, while European futures have been hit given the potential EZ growth implications.DXY is currently up 1.5% and has seen its largest
European bourses are mixed and trading tentatively on either side of the unchanged mark; US futures are incrementally firmer/flat.Dollar is slightly softer on US election day, Antipodeans benefit from constructive Chinese PMIs and Aussie was fairly unreactive to an unsurprising hold at the RBA.USTs
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed with most major indices in the green after further encouraging Chinese PMI data.The RBA decision provided little surprise and the SoMP included a reduction in GDP and household consumption forecasts.US equity futures were rangebound, DXY was flat, and UST futures tr
European bourses generally trade very modestly in positive territory, alongside slight gains in US futures.PredictIt odds shifted over the weekend in favour of a Harris election victory; NYT/Siena final polls showed the race was deadlocked in 6/7 battleground states.USD is on the backfoot as a shift
APAC stocks began the week mostly positive but with the gains capped ahead of this week's major risk events including the US Presidential Election.PredictIt odds shifted over the weekend in favour of a Harris election victory; NYT/Siena final polls showed the race was deadlocked in 6/7 battlegr
MON: Japanese Holiday: Culture Day. Eurogroup Meeting, EZ Manufacturing PMI Final (Oct), Sentix (Nov), US Employment Trends (Oct), Factory Orders (Sep), Australian Composite/Services PMI Final (Oct)TUE: US Election. RBA Policy Announcement; BoC Minutes (Oct), RBNZ FSR; Chinese Caixin Services PMI Fi
European bourses are entirely in the green alongside modest strength in US futures following post-earning strength in Amazon/Intel & ultimately outmuscling losses in Apple.Dollar is firmer, CHF sinks after the region’s inflation data and JPY pares recent strength.Gilts continue to underperform w
APAC action mixed as Amazon and Apple diverge, China outperforms on further encouraging PMI dataDXY little changed around 104.00, USD/JPY found support at 152.00Fixed benchmarks contained after recent marked Gilt-led pressure, awaiting US dataCrude underpinned on reports that Iran is preparing a maj
European bourses & US futures are entirely in the red; Tech lags stateside given META & MSFT while European banks slipJPY leads post-BoJ with USD lower into PCE & weekly jobs, EUR unreactive to HICP while Cable nears 1.30Gilts remains for sale though the morning's DMO auction went w
APAC stocks were mostly subdued following the negative handover from the US; participants also digested mixed Chinese PMIs.BoJ kept rates unchanged as expected and refrained from any fresh policy clues.European equity futures are indicative of a negative cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.5%
European bourses opened in negative territory and continued to trundle lower as the morning progressed, Tech lags post-AMDStateside, futures are firmer but only modestly so with Alphabet supporting as AI bolstered cloud performanceDXY briefly dipped below the 104.00 mark, EUR aided by hawk
APAC stocks were mostly lower after the mixed performance stateside and as participants braced for this week's key risk events.Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Q3 2024 (USD): Adj. EPS 2.12 (exp. 1.84), Revenue 88.27bln (exp. 86.31bln). Co. shares were higher by 5.9% after-hours.European equity futures are indic
APAC stocks were ultimately mixed alongside a lack of fresh catalysts heading into this week's key data releases.European equity futures are indicative of a marginally positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.1% after the cash market closed higher by 0.5% on Monday.In FX, DXY is steady, J
European bourses are on a firmer footing, traders garnering optimism following the relatively moderate Israeli attack on Iran, which saw the former avoid hitting energy/nuclear facilities; US futures also benefit.USD is mixed, losing vs EUR & GBP but significantly stronger vs JPY after the Japan
APAC stocks were mostly positive as markets digested key events over the weekend including Israel's strike on Iran and the Japanese election.Israel's strike on Iran was aimed at military targets and not petroleum or nuclear facilities; Iran President said will respond.Japan’s ruling coalition lost i
SUN: Japanese LDP ElectionMON: Japanese Jobs Report (Sep)TUE: German GfK (Nov), US JOLTS (Oct)WED: UK Budget, Australian CPI (Sep), Spanish Flash CPI (Oct), US ADP (Oct), German Flash GDP (Q3) and Prelim CPI (Oct), EZ Prelim GDP (Oct), US GDP Advance (Q3), Japanese Retail Sales (Sep)THU: BoJ Announc
European bourses hold a slight positive tilt after initially opening on a modestly weaker footing; US futures are entirely in the green.Dollar is flat ahead of Durable Goods, JPY was fairly unreactive to mixed Tokyo CPI.USTs are flat but directionally in-fitting with the pressure seen in Bunds, spar
APAC stocks bolstered by the the Wall St. handover though with upside capped given ongoing geopolitical uncertaintyFX relatively contained with specifics light in overnight tradeFixed benchmarks remained afloat, JGBs edged mild gains after mixed Tokyo CPICrude benchmarks attempted to nurse Thursday'
European bourses are entirely in the green and reside just off session highs; US futures also gain, with NQ outperforming after strong TSLA (+10.7%) results.Dollar is on the backfoot giving back some of this week’s gains, JPY outperforms with USD/JPY scaling back to a 151 handle.USTs/Bunds are on a
APAC stocks traded cautiously following the losses stateside as participants digested earnings releases and negative stock-specific updates, while yields also continued to edge higher.DXY has pulled back a touch from recent gains, EUR/USD lingers just below the 1.08 mark, USD/JPY sits on a 152 handl
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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