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Euro Market Open: APAC supported though China participants out, DXY sub-102.00 with NFP ahead
US stocks staged a comeback from opening losses; the Nasdaq outperformed and the SPX closed higher by 1.8%APAC stocks took impetus from the gains in the US; Chinese markets were closed for Dragon Boat FestivalFed's Mester (2022, 2024 voter) said ongoing rate increases are needed including
READ STORYUS Market Open: Modest equity gains while the DXY dips and EGBs pullback, ADP, Mester & OPEC ahead
European bourses are posting modest gains, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.6%, though volumes are lighter given UK Spring Bank HolidayStateside, futures are firmer across the board, ES +0.5%, with action similarly contained ahead of a busy PM docket featuring ADP and Fed's MesterDXY has pulled back to sub-102.50 s
READ STORYEuro Market Open: Crude pressured into OPEC+ amid FT reports; subdued APAC equity trade
APAC stocks followed suit to the subdued performance seen in global peers after the recent upside in yields and hawkish central bank rhetoric.European equity futures are indicative of a flat open with Eurostoxx 50 unchanged after the cash market closed lower by 1.0% yesterday.FX markets were contain
READ STORYUS Market Open: Mixed equity trade ahead of hefty PM docket, curves-flatter post-Holzmann
European bourses are mixed, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.2%, and have struggled to find a clear direction after mixed APAC trade with a busy docket ahead.Similar performance seen in US futures, looking to key data and numerous speakersDXY bid but relatively contained while EUR lifted but failed to advance much
READ STORYEuro Market Open: PMIs and Central Bank speak due after a mixed APAC session
APAC stocks traded mixed as risk sentiment only mildly improved from the lacklustre performance stateside.European equity futures are indicative of a firmer open with Eurostoxx 50 +0.6% after the cash market closed lower by 0.7% yesterday.DXY hovers around the 102 mark, EUR/USD holds on to 1.07 stat
READ STORYUS Market Open: Equities succumb to the cautious sentiment while debt dips on hot EZ CPI; Powell/Biden ahead
European bourses are mixed, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.8%, with sentiment cautious after a mixed APAC handover and in wake of hot EZ CPI before Powell's meeting with Biden.Stateside, futures are pressured succumbing to the broader risk moves after initial cautious/contained trade.EZ Flash CPI for May surpasse
READ STORYEuro Market Open: Mixed trade amid similar data, month-end and no US lead; crude bid amid an EU deal
APAC stocks were mixed as most indices lacked firm direction following the lack of a US lead, month-end and mixed data.The EU has agreed to ban seaborne exports of Russian oil to the EU which covers more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports.European equity futures are indicative of a sof
READ STORYEuro Market Open: APAC upside as China eases some COVID measures, EU Council Meeting due today
APAC stocks gained as regional bourses resumed the risk momentum seen across global peers last weekBeijing has eased some COVID restrictions, whilst Shanghai moves closer to reopening EU failed to reach an agreement on the Russian oil embargo on Sunday and will conduct more talks on MondayEurop
READ STORYWeek Ahead 30th May-3rd June: Highlights include US nonfarm payrolls, ISM surveys, China PMI, BoC, OPEC+
MON: EZ Sentiment Survey (Apr).TUE: NBH Announcement; Japanese Jobs Report (Apr); Chinese PMIs; German Unemployment (May); EZ Flash CPI (May); Canadian GDP.WED: BoC Rate Decision; South Korean Trade Balance (May); Australian GDP (Q1); Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI Final (May); German Retail Sales
READ STORYUS Market Open: Firmer equity, USD and Debt trade amid thin newsflow ahead of US PCE Price Index
European bourses are firmer, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.9%, drawing impetus from APAC strength into month-end with catalysts thin thus far.Stateside, futures are supported with familiar themes in play pre-PCE Price Index for insight into the 'peak' inflation narrative; ES +0.4%.USD was initially pressured to
READ STORYEuro Market Open: Contained European open expected after a risk-on APAC session, US PCE & Lane ahead
APAC stocks took impetus from the risk-on mood on Wall St where all major indices closed higher.European equity futures are indicative of a contained open with Eurostoxx 50 +0.1% after the cash market closed higher by 1.7% yesterday.DXY hovers around the 101.50 mark, EUR/USD has gained&nbs
READ STORYUS Market Open: Contained/choppy equity trade while GBP leads and Gilts lag ahead of Sunak
European bourses are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7%, but remain within initial ranges in what has been a relatively contained sessionUS futures are relatively contained, ES +0.2%, with newsflow thin and on familiar themes following yesterday's minutes and before PCE on FridayJPY and GB
READ STORYUS Market Open: Contained/choppy equity trade while GBP leads and Gilts lag ahead of Sunak
European bourses are firmer across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7%, but remain within initial ranges in what has been a relatively contained sessionUS futures are relatively contained, ES +0.2%, with newsflow thin and on familiar themes following yesterday's minutes and before PCE on FridayJPY and GB
READ STORYEuro Market Open: Softer European equity open expected after an indecisive APAC session
APAC stocks were indecisive as risk appetite waned despite the positive handover from Wall St; SPX +0.95%, NDX +1.48%FOMC Minutes stated that most Fed officials backed 50bps hikes at the next couple of meetings; no mention of 75bpsEuropean equity futures are indicative of a softer open with Eur
READ STORYUS Market Open: Early optimism in stocks faded, DXY on a firmer footing; Apple behind schedule amid China lockdowns
The early optimism across the equity complex faded in European hours; Euro Stoxx 50 +0.4%US equity futures have trimmed earlier upside with contracts near the unchanged mark; ES +0.1%Buck built a base before Fed speak, Euro pulled back sharply, Kiwi held up well after RBNZ hike and higher OCR outloo
READ STORYEuro Market Open: APAC stocks were mostly positive; RBNZ hiked with a hawkish tone
APAC stocks were mostly positive but with gains capped and price action choppy after a lacklustre lead from global counterparts.European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with Eurostoxx 50 +1.0% after the cash market closed with losses of 1.6% yesterday.DXY eyes 102 to the upside, EUR/U
READ STORYUS Market Open: Risk aversion remains amid Snap, hawkish-Lagarde and weak EZ/UK PMIs; Powell ahead
European bourses are subdued following the Snap-headwind, further hawkish ECB rhetoric and disappointing Flash PMIs; particularly for the UK, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.9%.US futures are similarly subdued and the Nasdaq, -1.7%, is taking the brunt of the pressure as tech names are hit across the board, ES -1.
READ STORYEuro Market Open: US tech's Snap-induced pressure reverberated into APAC trade, Powell ahead
APAC stocks mostly declined after Snap's profit warning soured risk sentiment and weighed on US tech names.US President Biden said there is no change to the policy of strategic ambiguity regarding Taiwan.European equity futures are indicative of a weaker open with Eurostoxx 50 -0.6% after the cash m
READ STORYUS Market Open: Mixed/modestly firmer performance amid China COVID updates; EUR lifted on Lagarde
European bourses are mixed/modestly-firmer, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.3%, as the initial upside momentum waned amid fresh China COVID updates and hawkish ECB commentaryStateside, futures are firmer but similarly off best levels, ES +0.5%, with recent/familiar themes very much in focus ahead of a thin US-spec
READ STORYEuro Market Open: COVID concerns caused mixed APAC performance amid positive Ukraine updates
APAC stocks were mixed as momentum waned due to China's COVID woes and record Beijing infectionsAustralian Labor Party leader Albanese was elected as Australia’s PM and was sworn in on MondayRussian negotiator Medinsky said Russia is ready to continue stalled peace talks with UkraineEuropean equity
READ STORYWeek Ahead 23-27th May: Highlights include FOMC minutes, US PCE data, Flash PMIs, RBNZ
SAT: Australia Federal Election.SUN: Davos World Economic Forum (22nd-26th May).MON: German Ifo Survey (May); New Zealand Retail Sales (Q1); ISM Semi-Annual Economic Forecast.TUE: EZ, UK, US Flash PMIs (May).WED: FOMC Minutes; RBNZ Announcement; German Prelim CPI (May); US Durable Goods (Apr).THU: B
READ STORYUS Market Open: European indices have started the week's last trading day positively and have extended on gains in early trade
European indices have started the week's last trading day positively and have extended on gains in early tradeUS equity futures have also been trending higher since the reopening of futures trading overnightDXY bound tightly to 103.000, but only really firm relative to Yen on renewed risk appetiteDe
READ STORYEuro Market Open: APAC stocks picked themselves up from recent losses as risk sentiment improved from the choppy US mood
APAC stocks picked themselves up from recent losses as risk sentiment improved from the choppy US mood; S&P 500 -0.6%.European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with Eurostoxx 50 +1.1% after the cash market closed lower by 1.4% yesterday.Russia's Kremlin said Russia will demilitaris
READ STORYUS Market Open: Risk-off continues with equities downbeat and havens bid in limited new newsflow
European bourses are pressured across the board in a broader risk-off move after yesterday's Wall St. sell-offEurope not supported by the brief APAC respite on Shanghai's reopening updates, Euro Stoxx 50 -2.3%; ES -1.2%DXY is pressured as havens and antipodeans are bid on risk and fiscal/fundamental
READ STORYEuro Market Open: Spillover selling hit APAC trade, though this eased amid Shanghai's reopening
APAC stocks were pressured on spillover selling after the worst day on Wall St in almost two years; S&P 500 -4%Shanghai Vice Mayor said Shanghai will expand work resumption in areas with no COVID risk in early June.European equity futures are indicative of a weaker open with Eurostoxx 50 -0.6% a
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