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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 firmer across the board and were resilient to softer than expected ZEW numbers with earnings in full-focus.Stateside, futures are in the green with the NQ outperforming a touch as yields ease off highs while the broader focus is firmly on upcoming bank earnings.DXY pulls back be
APAC stocks traded mostly subdued and failed to benefit from the slew of data from China including stronger GDP.Chinese Y/Y GDP topped forecasts, IP and Fixed Asset Investments printed below expectations, Retail Sales surged by a double-digit percentage.European equity futures are indicative of a co
European bourses are mixed after initial tentative upside, with newsflow limited and specific catalysts light.Stateside, futures have been pivoting the unchanged mark throughout the APAC session and European morning ahead of earnings.DXY remains underpinned in fairly narrow parameters with peers gen
APAC stocks traded mostly higher albeit with gains capped in the absence of any major macro catalysts from over the weekend.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly firmer cash open, with Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.2% after the cash market closed +0.6% on Friday.DXY was steady overnigh
MON: South Korean Trade Balance R (Mar), German Flash GDP (Q1).TUE: RBA Minutes, Chinese GDP (Q1)/ Retail Sales (Mar)/ Industrial Production (Mar), UK Jobs Report (Feb/Mar), US Building Permits (Mar), Canadian CPI (Mar).WED: UK Inflation (Mar), EZ Final CPI (Mar), New Zealand CPI (Q1).THU: PBoC LPR
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European bourses are almost entirely firmer, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.3%, with catalysts ex-earnings lights and the Stoxx 600 on track to see the week out with gains of circa. 1.5%.Stateside futures are tentative with a negative bias ahead of bank earnings; UNH +1.5% post-earnings.DXY remains below 101 but
APAC stocks traded with modest and cautious gains with upside momentum somewhat waning in what was a catalyst-light sessionDXY printed fresh incremental YTD lows overnight of 100.78 as APAC players reacted to the latest batch of US dataUS House Republicans are considering a proposal that would kick
European bourses are somewhat mixed with heavyweight LVMH skewing performance to the upside, US futures slightly firmerDXY continues to retreat from NFP peaks with EUR near YTD best and GBP above 1.25EGBs and USTs continue to fade with only fleeting upside arising from well received Gilt supplyECB d
APAC stocks initially opened lower but eventually traded mixed as the region pondered over the latest US CPI report and Wall Street losses.FOMC Minutes suggested several participants noted they considered whether it would be appropriate to leave rates unchanged at the meeting.DXY traded on either si
European bourses and US futures are essentially unchanged despite brief geopolitical jitters ahead of US CPI.China intends to impose a no-fly zone near Taiwan on April 16th for a "falling object", initial guidance was reportedly for a three-day period.FX complex is contained with the DXY slightly so
APAC stocks saw a mixed session following a similar lead from Wall Street in the run-up to key risk eventsG10 FX pairs were mostly flat, whilst equity, bond, and crude futures traded horizontally in a pre-CPI lullEuropean equity futures are indicative of a slightly softer open with the Eurostoxx 50
European bourses are mostly in the green continuing the positive APAC handover on their return to the market with newsflow otherwise limited.Stateside, futures are steady with a slight positive bias ahead of Fed speak before Wednesday's key events.DXY has lost payroll momentum to the benefit of peer
APAC stocks traded mostly higher following the recovery seen on Wall Street and as some major markets returned from the long weekendEuropean equity futures gapped higher on the return from the Easter break and are indicative of a firmer cash open, with Euro Stoxx 50 +0.5%DXY traded subdued for most
MON: Easter Monday - US Markets Open, Japanese Trade Balance (Feb), EZ Sentix Index (Apr).TUE: IMF World Economic Outlook, EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook, Chinese Inflation (Mar), Norwegian CPI (Mar), EZ Retail Sales (Mar).WED: FOMC Minutes, BoC Announcement, US CPI (Mar).THU: OPEC Oil Market Report,
European bourses are incrementally firmer while US futures are slightly softer in tentative pre-Easter/NFP trade.APAC handover was softer though Chinese Caixin data stemmed the downside.DXY is firmer though off the 102.05 peak with antipodeans/petro-FX softer while CHF leads with peers otherwise con
APAC stocks were mostly subdued amid the soft Wall St handover, albeit with the downside stemmed by Chinese Caixin Services PMI.RBI kept the Repurchase Rate unchanged at 6.50% (exp. 25bps hike) via unanimous decision.European equity futures are indicative of a flat open with the Euro Stoxx 50 unchan
European bourses are mixed but with a negative skew while US futures reside just below the neutral mark.DXY trades either side of 101.50 with NZD initially outperforming after hawkish-RBNZ action, AUD lags.Fixed benchmarks are comparably contained, though pressured, with concession & RBNZ perhap
APAC stocks traded mixed after the negative lead from Wall St with trade also hampered by the closures in the Greater China region.RBNZ delivered a more aggressive than expected rate hike of 50bps and signalled a further rate increase to return inflation to its target.European equity futures are ind
Equities have picked-up most recently after a relatively contained European morning with fresh drivers lightGBP leads the G10-FX space to the USD's detriment, while AUD lags post-RBA despite downside being initially cappedFixed income is pressured with concession perhaps factoring while the 2.30% an
APAC stocks traded mostly positive but with gains limited following the indecisive mood stateside.RBA kept rates unchanged at 3.60%, as expected; board expects some further tightening may well be needed.European equity futures are indicative of a marginally higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.3% a
Crude outperforms after the weekend announcement of a surprise voluntary OPEC+ output cut until end-2023.Equities are broadly mixed/tentative as markets digest elevated oil prices against the potential inflation/Central Bank implications.Amidst this, the FTSE 100 outperforms while the NQ lags; APAC
APAC stocks were mostly positive amid strength in the energy sector although gains in the broader market were capped as participants digested disappointing Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI.Crude rose following the surprise voluntary output cuts by OPEC+ members totalling over 1mln bpd from May throu
MON: Japanese Tankan Survey (Q1), Caixin Manufacturing PMI Final (Mar), EZ/UK/US Final Manufacturing PMI (Mar), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Mar).TUE: RBA Announcement, South Korean CPI (Mar), US Durable Goods R (Feb).WED: RBNZ Announcement; Hong Kong Market Holiday, EZ/UK/US Final Services and Composi
European bourses are slightly firmer following APAC/post-HICP; US more tentative pre-PCE.EZ HICP YY cooled more than expected while the core measures were in-line causing EGB upside.Specifically, Bunds spiked to a 135.64 peak with ECB pricing easing slightly for May.EUR saw fleeting movement while U
APAC stocks were mostly firmer after taking impetus from the tech-led gains on Wall Street and better-than-expected Chinese PMI figures.Chinese Manufacturing PMI topped forecasts and Non-Manufacturing PMI rose to its highest since 2011.European equity futures are indicative of a marginally high
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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