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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 weaker despite starting the session on a firmer footing; US equity futures oscillate the unchanged mark, though the RTY outperformsDollar is softer largely as a function of a firmer JPY after BoJ Ueda’s hawkish-leaning press conferenceBonds are softer, in tandem with JGB price
APAC stocks mostly gained after the fresh record levels on Wall St, while the region also digested the BoJ and reports of a potential Chinese equity market rescue package.China is said to consider an equity market rescue package backed by USD 278bln, according to Bloomberg sources.BoJ kept its polic
European bourses are firmer but within contained ranges, in the absence of any pertinent catalysts; US equity futures are modestly firmer, NQ outperforms as Tech continues to gainDollar trades around flat, G10’s generally rangebound in light of a quiet start to a busy weekBonds lift, albeit incremen
APAC stocks were mixed following a catalyst-light weekend and as weakness in Chinese stocks clouded over the early momentum from last week's record levels on Wall Street.Fed's Daly (2024 voter) said on Friday there is a lot of work left to do on inflation, adding it is premature to think rate cuts a
Week Ahead 22-26th JanuaryMON: PBoC LPR (Jan); Swiss M3 (Dec), US Leading Index (DecTUE: BoJ Policy Announcement, New Hampshire Primary; US Richmond Fed (Jan), New Zealand CPI (Q4), Australian Flash PMIs (Jan), Japanese Trade Balance (Dec)WED: BoC Policy Announcement; Japanese Flash PMIs (Jan), Sout
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European bourses and US futures are modestly firmer across the board; the NQ leads the gains as Tech continues yesterday’s strength.The Dollar is flat whilst GBP marginally underperforms following soft UK Retail Sales data, AUD is bid on firmer base metals and a positive risk tone.Treasuries and Bun
APAC stocks mostly took impetus from the tech-led advances on Wall St.US Congress passed the stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown.European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.4% after the cash market closed up 1.1% on Thursday.DXY is steady belo
European bourses are mixed, with clear outperformance in the CAC 40 as Richemont earnings lift the luxury sector; US equity futures trade in tandem, with NQ leading amid tailwinds from TSMC earnings.Dollar is flat with a slight negative bias, Antipodeans are bid in-fitting with risk tone, and JPY tr
APAC stocks traded mixed with the region mostly negative after the unwinding of central bank rate cut pricing.European equity futures are indicative of a contained open with Euro Stoxx 50 future flat after the cash market closed down 1.0% on Wednesday.DXY is a touch softer vs. peers, EUR/USD eyes 1.
European bourses and US futures are entirely in the red owing to a soured risk tone and mixed Chinese data overnightDollar is firmer, Pound is bid following hotter-than-expected UK CPI and Antipodeans lagBonds weaker amid hawkish central bank speak and hot UK CPI; Fed speak & Retail Sales dueCru
APAC stocks were mostly pressured after the recent upside in yields, while participants also digested mixed Chinese GDP and activity data.Chinese GDP YY (Q4) 5.2% vs. Exp. 5.3% (Prev. 4.9%), IP YY (Dec) 6.8% vs. Exp. 6.6% (Prev. 6.6%), Retail Sales YY (Dec) 7.4% vs. Exp. 8.0% (Prev. 10.1%).European
European bourses are weaker following a negative handover from APAC trade, with US futures also pressured amid yield upside & into earningsDollar is firmer and Antipodeans are lower amid the risk-averse mood; GBP weighed by Dollar strength and softer UK wage metricsBonds mixed, with Treasuries p
APAC stocks were pressured in the absence of a lead from Wall Street and amid the upside in yields.European equity futures are indicative of a lower open with Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.6% after the cash market closed lower down 0.6% on Monday.Risk-aversion has provided the USD with a bid as DXY eyes 1
APAC stocks were mostly rangebound after the lack of significant incremental catalysts over the weekend.Taiwan ruling DPP’s William Lai won the presidential election with around 40% of votes, although the party did not win a parliamentary majority.Fed’s Bostic (voter) warned that US progress on infl
Week Ahead 15-19th JanuarySAT: Taiwanese Elections.MON: Iowa Republican Caucuses, Eurogroup Meeting, Davos WEF Begins (15th-19th); Indian WPI (Dec), German Wholesale Price Index (Dec), Swedish CPIF (Dec), EZ Trade (Nov)TUE: German Final CPI (Dec), ZEW (Jan), Norwegian GDP (Nov), US NY Fed Manufactur
European equities are markedly firmer with sectoral performance led by geopolitical tensions and a negative Burberry update; US mixed into bank earningsUS & UK conducted a joint strike against Houthi targets in Yemen, which has led to marked upside in Crude; Brent back above USD 80/bblDollar is
APAC stocks traded mixed with the major indices mostly rangebound alongside geopolitical concerns and Chinese data.US and UK conducted a joint strike against Houthi targets in Yemen.Chinese trade data either improved or topped forecasts, while inflation figures were mixed but ultimately deflationary
Equities are firmer, though have been dipping lower as attention turns to US CPI and geopolitics intensifyOil tanker (St. Nikolas) has reportedly been boarded by Iranians in the Gulf of Oman; prompting crude upside and denting risk appetite somewhatDollar is flat and Yen falls back below the 145.50
APAC stocks followed suit to the gains stateside despite the lack of major catalysts as markets await US CPI.Fed's Williams says more work is needed to bring inflation back to target; can cut rates when confident inflation is moving to 2%.European equity futures are indicative of a higher open
European equities and US futures are mixed, having spent much of the early session in the green; the FTSE 100 (-0.4%) is weighed on by losses in Sainsbury’sDollar is softer and EUR is modestly firmer, with several upside OPEX strikes for the Single-CurrencyBonds are bid, though still unable to pare
APAC stocks mostly declined after the flimsy handover from Wall St and tentativeness ahead of key inflation data and earnings.European equity futures are indicative of a lower open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures -0.3% after the cash market closed up by 0.4% on Tuesday.DXY is steady above the 102.50 mark
European equities and US futures are modestly weaker; Russell (-0.9%) underperforms giving back yesterday’s advancesDollar is incrementally firmer, Yen continues to make up groundBonds are modestly pressured, Gilts got a slight boost after a strong Gilt auctionCrude extends gains as it attempts to p
APAC stocks traded higher as the region took impetus from the gains on Wall Street where tech outperformed.Fed's Bowman said policy appears to be sufficiently restrictive, Bostic reiterated his call for 2 x 25bps rate cuts this year.European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with Euro S
European and US Futures are modestly lower, amid the broader negative risk toneBoeing -8.5% pre-market after the FAA ordered a grounding/inspection of 737 Max 9 operated by US airlinesDollar holds within a tight range; Antipodeans lag & JPY bid in-fitting with the risk-averse environmentBonds di
APAC stocks gradually deteriorated following a muted start and last Friday’s post-data whipsawing stateside.US House Speaker Johnson said congressional leaders reached a spending level deal in which the topline figure for FY24 is USD 1.6tln.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly lower
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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