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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.
US Market Open
European bourses are softer across the board as hawkish price action remains in full swing, US futures contained pre-Minutes. DXY remains underpinned by haven dynamics to modest detriment of peers ex-NZD after a 50bp RBNZ hike and guidance for further tightening. Core fixed has bounced following wel
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were subdued after the declines on Wall St (S&P 500 -2.0%) where strong PMI data prompted hawkish central bank repricing. European equity futures are indicative of a softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 -0.2% after the cash market closed down 0.5% yesterday. DXY maintains 104 status, antip
US Market Open
European bourses & US futures remain negative but have lifted from the trough that occurred amid the morning's Flash PMIs; further pressure seen post-HD earnings. DXY has derived support from upside in US yields, risk aversion and a loss of momentum in some peers, with the index holding around 104.0
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were subdued with trade mostly kept rangebound in the absence of a lead from Wall Street. European equity futures are indicative of a softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 -0.1% after the cash market closed down 0.1% yesterday. DXY is marginally firmer and back on a 104 handle, FX markets w
EU Market Open
APAC stocks eventually traded mostly higher but with price action cautious amid geopolitical tensions. US-China tensions lingered after China warned against the US escalating the situation regarding the balloon incident. North Korea test-fired an ICBM and conducted a multiple-rocket launcher drill.
Week in Focus
MON: Bank of Israel Announcement, Bank of Indonesia Announcement, PBoC LPR, Riksbank Minutes (Feb), Swedish CPIF (Jan), EZ Consumer Confidence Flash (Feb), New Zealand PPI (Q4), Canadian Family Day Holiday, US Washington’s Birthday. TUE: RBA Minutes (Feb); EZ, UK, US Flash PMIs (Feb), German ZEW Sur
US Market Open
European bourses & US futures are pressured amid a myriad of hawkish factors, Euro Stoxx 50 -1.0% & ES -0.8%, with more Fed officials scheduled. As such, the USD is bolstered with Antipodeans lagging while EUR & GBP are the relative outperformers, though lower vs USD, given domestic hawkish drivers.
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded negatively as the regional bourses took their cues from the weak performance stateside European equity futures are indicative of a lower open; US equity futures remained subdued heading into a long weekend (ES -0.5%) DXY extended on gains above the 104.00 level amid the higher yie
US Market Open
European bourses are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.6%, in a continuation of APAC trade with fresh developments somewhat limited ex-earnings. Stateside, futures are little changed overall ahead of data/Fed speak. DXY has come under some modest pressure throughout the morning in what is mo
EU Market Open
APAC stocks gained as the region took impetus from the US where participants digested a slew of data releases including stronger-than-expected retail sales. European equity futures are indicative of a positive open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.4% after the cash market closed up 1.0% yesterday. DXY is b
US Market Open
European bourses ex-FTSE 100 are in the green though US futures remain lower after choppy APAC trade, ES -0.4% pre-data DXY is benefitting from marked GBP pressure following UK CPI, with Cable sub-1.21 and the index holding around 103.50 though off 103.63 best Gilts are significantly outpacing their
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were mostly lower following the choppy performance on Wall Street as markets digested sticky US inflation data and subsequent Fed commentary. European equity futures are indicative of a softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 -0.2% after the cash market closed up 0.1% yesterday. DXY is a touc
US Market Open
European bourses are modestly firmer, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.3%, in relatively limited newsflow following a mixed APAC with US futures in-fitting pre-CPI. The DXY has been pushed modestly below 103.00 and resides at the lower-end of 102.90-103.26 parameters pre-CPI; GBP & EUR outperform, NZD lags. Reports
EU Market Open
APAC stocks eventually traded mixed with a slight positive bias following the firm handover from Wall St (S&P 500 +1.2%). European equity futures are indicative of a flat open with the Euro Stoxx 50 Unch. after the cash market closed up 1.0% yesterday. DXY sits in the low 103's, EUR/USD has reclaime
US Market Open
European bourses are modestly firmer with US futures similar but slightly more contained ahead of Tuesday's CPI and the week's Fed speak. USD is bid though peers, ex-JPY, are generally fairly contained overall; USD/JPY up to 132.76 as we await confirmation of Ueda's nomination. EGBs have experienced
EU Market Open
APAC stocks began the week mostly subdued as geopolitical tensions lingered and with markets bracing for Tuesday's US CPI data. US military shot down a fourth flying object due to its potential surveillance capabilities after it flew in proximity to sensitive military sites. DXY is marginally firmer
Week in Focus
MON: Swiss CPI (Jan), Japanese GDP (Q4), German Final CPI (Jan), Norwegian GDP (Q4), Eurogroup. TUE: OPEC MOMR; New Zealand Inflation Forecasts (Q1), UK Jobs Report (Dec), US CPI (Jan), South Korean Revised Trade Balance (Jan), EZ Flash GDP (Q4). WED: IEA OMR; UK Inflation (Jan), EZ Industrial Produ
US Market Open
European bourses are under pressure, Euro Stoxx 50 -1.2%, in a continuation of APAC/US trade that was exacerbated by the latest geopolitical developments re. Romanian airspace. Stateside, futures are directionally in-fitting with Europe given broader geopolitics-induced action though with marked NQ
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were mostly negative after the losses on Wall St where the major indices wiped out initial gains. Chinese inflation data saw headline Y/Y CPI and PPI fall short of expectations. European equity futures are indicative of a lower open with the Euro Stoxx 50 -0.6% after the cash market clos
US Market Open
European bourses are firmer across the board with the region benefitting from a heavy earnings docket, heavyweights including Siemens and AstraZeneca were particularly well received. Stateside, futures are firmer across the board as the region recovers from Wednesday's Fed-speak-induced downside, NQ
EU Market Open
APAC stocks traded mixed after the losses in the US (SPX -1.11%) as participants focused on hawkish aspects of Fed rhetoric. European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.4% after the cash market closed flat yesterday. DXY is a touch softer but maintaining 103 sta
US Market Open
European bourses are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7%, taking advantage of the Wall St. close and shrugging off indecisive APAC trade. Stateside, futures are in modest negative territory paring some of the post-Powell upside ahead of key speakers incl. Fed's Williams. The USD continues t
EU Market Open
APAC stocks were indecisive and failed to sustain the momentum from Wall St where US indices eventually closed at session highs post-Powell. Fed Chair Powell noted that the disinflationary process has begun but also warned that the Fed will have to do more than what is priced in if jobs data continu
US Market Open
European bourses are modestly firmer, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.2%, after yesterday's pronounced pressure and ahead of key Central Bank speak. Stateside, the picture is very similar to the above though the NQ +0.3% is the incremental outperformer with US yields ever so slightly softer. DXY steady around 103.
EU Market Open
APAC stocks eventually traded mixed after the weak lead from global counterparts as markets continued to ramp up hawkish Fed pricing. RBA lifted the Cash Rate by 25bps to a fresh decade-high and signalled further rate increases ahead. European equity futures are indicative of a contained open with t
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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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