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EU Market Open: European equities point to a slightly weaker open ahead of BoC and FOMC rate announcements
APAC stocks were mostly subdued amid cautiousness ahead of today's Fed policy decision and dot plots, while the region also digested the latest Chinese inflation data.China is buying US soybeans again, but is reportedly falling short of the goal set by the Trump trade agreement, according to CNBC.US
READ STORYUS Market Open: China to limit access of NVDA's H200 chips despite Trump approval; Markets await ADP and JOLTs
US President Trump announced that he informed Chinese President Xi that the US will allow NVIDIA (NVDA) to ship its H200 products to approved customers. Though the FT reported that China is set to limit access of NVIDIA's H200 chips; NVDA shares off best levels, last +0.5%.European bourses are broad
READ STORYEU Market Open: President Trump to allow NVIDIA to ship H200 chips to China; Quiet APAC session to continue into Europe
APAC stocks were subdued following the lacklustre lead from Wall Street, with markets cautious ahead of the FOMC policy announcement on Wednesday.US President Trump announced that he informed Chinese President Xi that the US will allow NVIDIA (NVDA) to ship its H200 products to approved customers.RB
READ STORYUS Market Open: US equities futures point to modest gains ahead of this week's flurry of central bank decisions
European bourses attempt to move higher after initial pressure, US equity futures trade with modest gains.USD is flat, EUR and NZD manage to hold towards the top of the G10 pile.Global bonds pressured, Bunds hit on hawkish remarks via ECB's Schnabel, who said that she is 'comfortable' on bets that t
READ STORYEU Market Open: Hawkish Schnabel comments weighed on European markets as equity futures point to a softer open
EUR/USD gained, while DAX and Bund futures fell as ECB's Schnabel said she is 'comfortable' on bets that next move will be a hike.APAC stocks were mixed following a lack of major macro drivers over the weekend and with markets tentative ahead of this week's risk events, while participants also diges
READ STORYWeek Ahead: 8th-12th December 2025 - Highlights include FOMC, RBA, BoC, SNB, UK GDP, Aussie Jobs, Chinese Trade and Inflation
MON: Chinese Trade Balance (Nov)TUE: RBA Announcement, EIA STEO, German Trade Balance (Oct), US JOLTS (Oct)WED: FOMC Announcement, BoC Announcement, Chinese Inflation (Nov), Swedish GDP (Oct), Norwegian CPI (Nov), US Employment Cost Index (Q3)THU: SNB Announcement, CBRT Announcement, OPEC MOMR, IEA
READ STORYUS Market Open: US equities set to open with modest gains as markets wait for September US PCE
European bourses trade modestly firmer, with little macro news to steer price action. Sentiment follows on from a mixed and quiet APAC session.US equity futures are mixed/mostly firmer with a skew towards tech-positive as ES and NQ eke mild gains vs the YM and RTY.DXY has unwound most of its earlier
READ STORYEU Market Open: European equities to open with modest gains; US senators propose blocking NVDA's Blackwell chips to China
APAC stocks were mixed, with the regional bourses mostly rangebound, amid light fresh catalysts ahead of US PCE data.US senators seek to block NVIDIA (NVDA) sales of advanced chips to China for 30 months and would target NVIDIA's H200 and Blackwell chips, according to FT.Russia's Kremlin said Moscow
READ STORYUS Market Open: US equity futures lag European bourses; Yen outperforms following BoJ sources
European equities opened higher, reflecting positive APAC momentum, though European news flow has been light. Central bank updates included hawkish BoJ sources alongside concerns about Hassett as Fed Chair. The BoJ is likely to raise interest rates in December in a government-approved move
READ STORYEU Market Open: European equities to open in the green; Choppy APAC trade following hawkish BoJ sources
The Trump admin is reportedly preparing to hold a high-level meeting to decide whether to provide licenses to allow NVIDIA (NVDA) to export the H200 to China, according to FT.US President Trump said the meeting between Russian President Putin, Special Envoy Witkoff and Kushner was a reasonably good
READ STORYUS Market Open: DXY hit and US yields steeper amid continued Hassett focus; ADP and ISM ahead
European bourses are broadly firmer, alongside modest strength across US equity futures; Marvell (+10%) benefits following its upbeat outlook for data-centre growth.DXY is softer and towards the round 99.00 mark as Trump referred to Hassett as the "potential" next Fed Chair, GBP top G10 performer, w
READ STORYEU Market Open: Trump teases Hassett as next Fed Chair; European bourses set to open green ahead of PMIs
USD hit and US yield curve steeper as Trump referred to Hassett as the "potential" next Fed ChairAPAC stocks mixed, only partially sustaining the Wall St. handover, where the NQ outperformedEUR and GBP both edged higher, AUD shrugged off disappointing Q3 GDPCrude contained, Kremlin said talks with t
READ STORYUS Market Open: Stateside set to open modestly higher; no reaction to EZ HICP
European bourses started the morning flat/modestly firmer, but have since sauntered to session highs; US equity futures also modestly firmer.OpenAI CEO Altman declares a code red to combat threats to ChatGPT and plans to delay other initiatives such as advertising, according to The Information.DXY i
READ STORYEU Market Open: European equities hold steady amid quiet APAC session
APAC stocks were predominantly in the green as the region shrugged off the weak lead from Wall Street, but with the upside capped amid quiet macro catalysts and in the absence of any tier-1 data.White House said the administration is very optimistic about Ukraine and had very good talks with the Ukr
READ STORYUS Market Open: US and Ukraine negotiations were productive; US equity futures down and DXY pressured by stronger Yen
US and Ukraine negotiations on Sunday focused on where the de facto border with Russia would be drawn under a peace deal, while the five-hour meeting was said to be difficult and intense, but productive, according to two Ukrainian officials cited by Axios.European and US equity futures are broadly o
READ STORYEU Market Open: APAC stocks began the new month mixed; Crude surges on OPEC+
APAC stocks began the new month mixed, with participants cautious as they digested the weak Chinese PMI data.GBP/USD remained choppy ahead of UK PM Starmer's speech on Monday, where he will reportedly outline the growth mission and will defend the Budget after Chancellor Reeves was forced to deny ly
READ STORYWeek Ahead: Highlights include Potential Fed Chair pick, US ISM PMIs, US PCE, EZ CPI, Canada Jobs, Swiss CPI
SUN: Opec-8 MeetingMON: South Korean Prelim Trade Balance (Nov), Chinese RatingDog Manufacturing PMI Final (Nov), EZ/UK/US Manufacturing PMI Final (Nov), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Nov), South Korean CPI (Nov)TUE: EZ Flash CPI (Nov), South Korean GDP Revised (Q3)WED: Australian Real GDP (Q3), Chinese
READ STORYUS Market Open: Muted market action due to holiday lull and CME issues
European bourses are mostly flat, with the FTSE 100 (+0.1%) the only major index posting gains. Overall market action is muted amid light news flow, reflecting both Thanksgiving and the CME issues.An outage at CME Group has halted trade in FX, commodities, Treasuries and equities futures; "Due to a
READ STORYEU Market Open: US futures halted amid CME issue heading into month end
APAC stocks were rangebound in the absence of a lead from Wall Street due to Thanksgiving Day and as participants digest a deluge of data at month-end.An outage at CME Group has halted trade in FX, commodities, Treasuries and equities futures; "Due to a cooling issue at CyrusOne data centres, our ma
READ STORYEU Market Open: A quiet session ahead with US away for Thanksgiving Holiday
APAC stocks were mostly higher following the positive momentum from Wall Street, where all major indices gained ahead of Thanksgiving celebrations.10yr JGB futures edged higher but with the gains modest after reports that Japan is likely to increase issuances of 2yr and 5yr JGBs.Alibaba shares were
READ STORYUS Market Open: US equity futures trading with modest gains; UK Budget looms
US President Trump thinks they are getting very close to a deal on Ukraine, while he separately commented that they are making progress and Ukraine is happy.European bourses are entirely in the green, with the FTSE 100 (+0.2%) trading cautiously ahead of the UK Autumn Budget; US equity futures are m
READ STORYEU Market Open: European equities set for a positive open; UK budget ahead
APAC stocks mostly followed suit to the gains on Wall Street, where stocks were underpinned amid Russia/Ukraine optimism and a softer yield environment.US President Trump thinks they are getting very close to a deal on Ukraine, while he separately commented that they are making progress and Ukraine
READ STORYUS Market Open: NQ underperforms as NVDA -4.4% pre-market following potential Meta-Google partnership
US Q3 GDP initial estimate is to be released on December 23rd, while US PCE and Personal Income report (Sep) was rescheduled for December 5th, according to the BEA.European bourses are mostly lower alongside pressure seen in US equity futures; the NQ underperforms as NVIDIA (-4.4%) moves in the pre-
READ STORYEurope Market Open: NVIDIA falls afterhours following potential Meta-Google partnership, European equities set to open in the red despite positive APAC trade
APAC stocks traded mostly higher as the region took impetus from the tech-led rally on Wall St, where sentiment was bolstered as dovish comments from Fed officials boosted December rate cut bets.NVIDIA (NVDA) fell afterhours on a report that Meta (META) is in talks to spend billions on Google's (GOO
READ STORYUS Market Open: Geopolitical progress weighs on energy, US equity futures are mixed & DXY modestly lower
US Secretary of State Rubio said good progress had been made re. Ukraine, and none of the outstanding issues are insurmountable.European bourses opened stronger, but sentiment has waned a touch in recent trade; US equity futures are mixed.DXY is marginally subdued, EUR gains a touch amidst geopoliti
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