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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.
APAC stocks traded mostly firmer following a similar lead from Wall Street; Chinese markets saw more of a muted performance.DXY traded flat within a tight range on either side of 105.50, USD/JPY remained just under 151.00, and Antipodeans outperformed.European equity futures are indicative of a cont
European bourses post modest losses whilst the NQ & ES teeter around the unchanged mark, RTY lags slightly.Bonds extended gains with Gilts outpacing counterparts though ultimately fell short of 96.00 level, with the complex now off best levels & USTs lower.USD bid with the index printing a 1
APAC stocks traded mixed/mostly firmer following a similar lead from Wall Street, with the breadth of markets in APAC hours particularly narrow.DXY held a modest upward bias with G10s mostly subdued in what was a contained session for FX.European equity futures are indicative of a subdued open with
European equities/US futures in the red with sentiment sour ahead of a busy day of Fed speakFixed benchmarks are back in bull-flattening mode, lifting from yesterday’s lows pre-supplyDXY firmly above 105.50, whilst Antipodeans sink on weaker sentiment and post-RBA hikeAs expected, the RBA announced
APAC stocks were softer across the board following the prior day’s gains and the choppy/mixed lead from Wall Street.DXY gradually inched higher towards the top end of a 105.25-42 APAC range with G10s softer against the Buck to varying degrees.RBA hiked its Cash Rate by 25bps as expected to 4.35% fro
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European bourses slip into the red while US futures remain afloat with fresh catalysts somewhat lightCrude bolstered after Friday's pressure alongside ongoing geopols and a handful of bullish catalystsDXY sub-105.00 with peers generally extending gains, though JPY & NZD are cappedBonds hand back
APAC stocks traded higher across the board following the post-NFP tailwinds from Wall Street on Friday; South Korea outperformed after a stock short-selling ban.DXY had a softer bias throughout the session, while G10s were largely flat; UST and Bund futures were subdued and JGB futures gapped higher
MON: FOMC SLOOS, BoJ Minutes (Sep), BoC Market Participants Survey; Japanese Jibun Final Composite/Services PMIs (Oct), German Industrial Orders (Sep), EZ Final Construction/Services PMIs (Oct), UK Final Construction PMI (Oct), US Employment Trends (Oct).TUE: RBA Policy Announcement, EIA STEO;
European bourses are marginally firmer ahead of Tier 1 events while US futures are slightly softer post-AAPLUSD depressed pre-data with NZD outperforming & JPY contained, CAD cautious ahead of its own jobs numbersBunds & Gilts towards the low-end of their parameters with USTs modestly bidCru
Apple was seen lower by 3.4% in after-hours trade amid declining product revenues and soft Chinese performance.APAC stocks traded higher as regional bourses tracked the advances in global peers, while disappointing Caixin Services PMI did little to derail the momentum.European equity futures are ind
European bourses & US futures are benefitting from a continuation of the post-Fed/Powell price actionDXY pressured to a 106.15 trough with fixed income bid and long-end yields under pressureUSD/JPY pressured on the latest BoJ sources while the NOK is ultimately softer after the Norges BankCommod
FOMC kept rates unchanged as expected and Chair Powell downplayed the September dot plots.APAC stocks mostly followed suit to the gains on Wall St which were spurred by soft data and Powell comments.European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7% after cash marke
US futures are a touch softer ahead of Tier 1 events while European bourses have recovered slightly from initial downside with overall action fairly containedUSD bid with the index eclipsing its end-October peak, JPY attempts to claw back post-BoJ downside while NZD slips after jobs numbersFixed ben
APAC stocks traded predominantly higher albeit with upside capped as the region digested disappointing Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMIChinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI Final (Oct) 49.5 vs. Exp. 50.8 (Prev. 50.6)European equity futures are indicative of a slightly higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +
BoJ maintained NIRP and the 10yr JGB yield target at 0% but widened the reference range to 100bps up or down from targetEuropean bourses & US futures in the green, with Europe unreactive to CPI & GDP dataAction which followed mixed APAC trade given numerous data release incl. disappointing C
APAC stocks traded mixed amid a deluge of data releases at month-end including disappointing Chinese official PMIsBoJ maintained NIRP and the 10yr JGB yield target at 0% but widened the reference range to 100bps up or down from targetEuropean equity futures are indicative of a slightly softer o
European bourses and US futures in the green ahead of a packed week of Tier 1 eventsDXY slips with AUD outperforming post-data while EUR & JPY are conscious of OpExDebt fades from initial highs with Gilts and USTs now in the red but Bunds still just firmer post-dataCrude & XAU a touch softer
APAC stocks ultimately traded mixed but with the major indices mostly in the red as geopolitics continued to dominate headlines ahead of month-end and this week’s slew of upcoming risk events.DXY was rangebound, EUR/USD traded steadily, 10-year UST futures were contained, and Bund futures remained f
Week Ahead 30th October - 3rd NovemberMON: German Prelim CPI (Oct), EZ Sentiment Survey (Oct), Japanese Retail Sales (Sep) and Industrial Output (Sep)TUE: BoJ Announcement + Outlook Report, Chinese Official PMIs (Oct), EZ Flash CPI (Sep) and GDP (Q3)WED: FOMC & BCB Policy Announcements, RBNZ FSR
US futures are firmer as broader risk appetite is supported post-AMZN/INTCEuropean bourses experience divergence as the above tone is offset in places by marked losses in heavyweight Sanofi post-resultsDXY remains above the 106.50 mark with the JPY around 150.00 where marked OpEx resides, PPI suppor
APAC stocks eventually traded firmer across the board as the well-received earnings from Amazon and Intel pushed sentiment into the positive after the mostly lower close on Wall Street.US equity futures resumed trading on a firmer footing as Amazon shares rose by over 5% in the after-market as the C
Equities are in the red as a blockbuster docket of earnings dominates price actionWithin Europe, Autos & Banking names lag after results from Volvo Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas & many moreStateside, Meta slips pre-market with desks citing a cautious/conser
APAC stocks traded lower across the board, following the weak lead from Wall Street; Mainland China saw the shallowest losses among the majors.Meta shares fell 3.4% after-market during the earnings call despite rising almost 5% post-earnings; Alphabet closed with losses of near 10%.DXY found a firme
European bourses & US futures are in the red with the breakdown heavily influenced by a busy corporate docketMicrosoft +3.6% & Google -6.8% in the pre-market, ahead of heavyweights include Meta & BoeingDXY eclipses Monday’s best to the modest detriment of peers, AUD gives up post-CPI gai
APAC stocks traded mixed following a firmer lead from Wall Street as eyes turned to earnings from heavyweights Microsoft and Alphabet.Microsoft shares rose 3.9% and Alphabet tumbled 5.9% with cloud growth in focus. ES and NQ dipped slightly as Microsoft issued its guidance.ASX 200 slipped and AUD/US
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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