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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 equities are mostly, but modestly firmer (ex-FTSE 100); US futures are flatDollar is flat, NZD outperforms and USD/JPY back to 146.50Bonds are incrementally firmer, Bunds dipped slightly on German Producer Prices but then edged higher as the morning progressedCrude is lower in a continuatio
APAC stocks traded mixed and only partially took impetus from the tech-led gains stateside amid a lack of major macro drivers.European equity futures indicate a slightly positive open with Euro Stoxx 50 future up 0.1% after the cash market finished with gains of 0.6% on Monday.DXY remains sub-102, J
Equities are mixed and struggling to find clear direction in catalyst thin tradeDollar is lower, JPY sees significant strength as USD/JPY holds around 146.00Bonds are firmer to varying degrees, Bunds lead as Germany reaches a deal regarding its 2025 budgetCrude is lower and resides near session lows
APAC stocks were mixed with a somewhat cautious tone amid geopolitical uncertainty after Hamas rejected the latest ceasefire proposal.Fed’s Daly (voter) said it is time to consider adjusting rates from their current level, Goolsbee (non-voter) said inflation and the labour market are cooling fa
19th-23rd August 2024:MON: US Democratic National Convention (Aug 19-22), Bank of Indonesia Announcement, New Zealand Trade Balance (Jul)TUE: US Democratic National Convention (Aug 19-22), PBoC LPR, RBA Minutes, Riksbank Announcement, CBRT Announcement, EZ Final CPI (Jul), Canadian CPI (Jul)WED: US
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Equities are modestly firmer, ex-FTSE 100, in a continuation of the optimism seen in the prior sessionDollar is softer vs peers, Kiwi outperforms and USD/JPY holds around 148.70USTs are contained, but off worst levels, Gilts fairly unreactive to its own Retail Sales, holding just shy of 100.00Crude
APAC stocks followed suit to the rally on Wall St after a US data deluge soothed recent economic concerns.DXY marginally eased back beneath the 103.00 level after recently strengthening alongside the data deluge stateside.Israel will be on maximum readiness for a response from Hezbollah this weekend
European bourses are modestly firmer; US futures are mixed ahead of today’s jobless claims and retail salesDollar is flat and AUD outperforms post-jobs dataBonds are modestly lower, with slight underperformance in Gilts while USTs are contained into dataCrude is modestly firmer, XAU gains alongside
APAC stocks shrugged off the mixed lead from the US and gained as participants digested a slew of key data; Nikkei 225 was among the biggest gainers after GDP data topped forecasts.Chinese activity data was mixed as industrial production disappointed but retail sales topped forecasts; China's stats
European equities are entirely in the green, US futures are mixed with price action tentative ahead of today’s US inflation reportDXY is mixed, EUR climbs above 1.10, Kiwi is the clear underperformer after the RBNZ cut by 25bps, with projections pointing towards further easingUSTs are essentially un
APAC stocks only partially sustained the momentum from Wall St where risk sentiment was underpinned by softer-than-expected PPI data.RBNZ cut the OCR by 25bps to 5.25% (vs. mixed views between a cut and a hold); projections point to a further reduction this year.Japanese PM Kishida confirmed he won'
A choppy session for European equities thus far, now currently modestly higher; US equity futures entirely in the greenDollar is softer vs the Antipodeans but gains vs the typical havens, GBP benefits post-jobs dataUSTs are flat awaiting today’s US PPI, Bunds benefit from dire German ZEW metricsCrud
APAC stocks followed suit to the mixed lead from the US ahead of key data.European equity futures indicate a firmer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future up 0.3% after the cash market finished with losses of 0.1% on Monday.DXY is steady just above 103, havens lag vs. the USD, whilst risk currencies&nbs
Equities are mostly, but modestly firmer, taking positive leads from a constructive APAC session.Dollar is flat, Antipodeans outperform whilst traditional haven FX lags.Bonds are incrementally softer and have traded sideways for much of the session.Crude outperforms amid the heightened geopolitical
APAC stocks began the week mostly higher following last Friday's gains on Wall St and light macro newsflow over the weekend; Japanese markets were closed for Mountain Day.European equity futures indicate a firmer open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.5% after the cash market finished with gains of 0.
12th-16th August 2024MON: OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report; Japanese Market Holiday (Mountain Day), German Retail Sales (May), Indian Trade Balance (Jul)TUE: IEA Oil Market Report, Australian Wage Price Index (Q2), UK Jobs (Jun/Jul), German ZEW Survey (Aug), US PPI (Jul)WED: RBNZ Announcement and Quar
European bourses & US futures firmer with newsflow light and the move a continuation of Thursday's data-driven upsideDXY slightly softer but holding firmly above 103.00 with G10s generally rangeboundFixed bid but in familiar territory, USTs have recovered from supply-induced pressure on Thursday
APAC stocks took impetus from the relief rally on Wall St where sentiment was underpinned after a larger-than-expected decline in Initial Jobless Claims soothed some of the recent labour market concerns.DXY marginally softened in rangebound trade but remained above 103.00; 10-year UST futures nursed
European bourses are lower across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 -1.2%, as the downbeat sentiment from Wall St. reverberated into APAC trade and continued.DXY softer with catalysts light, G10s largely contained though the AUD outperforms after RBA commentaryFixed benchmarks bid, but largely rangebound, in
APAC stocks traded mixed after the weak handover from Wall St where the major indices fumbled early gains and finished in the red amid soft earnings and geopolitical risks.RBI kept the Repurchase Rate unchanged at 6.50%, as expected, while it maintained the stance of remaining focused on the withdra
European bourses are firmer but with divergence in the main benchmarks on account of Novo Nordisk slipping post-earnings, Stoxx 600 +1.1%Stateside, futures in the green with action choppy at times as we count down to key earnings incl. DIS; ES +1.1%DXY bid and above 103.00 but slightly off best, ups
APAC stocks continued their recent rebound but with some of the gains capped as markets digested mixed Chinese trade data.USD/JPY rallied to above the 147.00 level in an aggressive reaction to comments from BoJ Deputy Governor Uchida who said they won’t hike rates when markets are unstable and must
APAC markets found reprieve from Monday's pressure, a narrative which contained into Europe but has dissipated modestlyStateside, US futures modestly in the green as we look ahead to key earningsDXY managing to post modest intraday gains with pressure seen across G10 peers ex-AUD which leads after a
APAC stocks were mostly positive as the region rebounded from the recent market turmoil.Nikkei futures saw an upside circuit breaker triggered, while the Korea Exchange activated sidecars for the Kospi and Kosdaq after early surges.The RBA policy announcement provided no major surprises as it kept r
European bourses opened with marked downside, following the APAC pressure post-NFP with sentiment hit further by updates concerning Apple and Nvidia; US futures slump, ES -2.5% & NQ -4.0%APAC pressure was pronounced with circuit breakers triggered in Japan and South Korea; Nikkei 225, -12%, clos
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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