US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: JEF, AIR, SMMT, GS, AMD, PEP, QURE

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Hungary Central Bank Deputy Governor says Hungary paused rate-cut cycle on worsening market risks

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German Defence Minister Pistorius says Germany is planning to buy 16 A400M transporters from Airbus (AIR FP); order volume will be in the billions

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US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: JEF, AIR, SMMT, GS, AMD, PEP, QURE

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Brazilian Bank Lending (Aug MM) 0.5% (Prev. 0.3%)

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ES +0.2% NQ +0.3% RTY +0.4%

JEF -0.1%: Choppy post-earnings; sharp decline in asset mgmt. rev. & weaker FI trading but saw record equity trading & IB rev. w/ a profit beat
AIR +8%: Agreed to buy a 65% stake in aircraft maintenance Co. MRO Holdings for $1.8bln
SMMT +15.5%: AstraZeneca will invest $2bln
GS +0.3%: Board discussed replacing CEO David Solomon w/ President & COO John Waldron around end-2027 or 2028
AMD +1.2%: To acquire World Labs for $8.2bln in all stock transaction
PEP -0.7%: Downgraded at JPM on stalled US turnaround
QURE -65%: Cos. Gene therapy continues to slow Huntington’s progression after four years, but magnitude of treatment’s benefit waned vs. similar analysis a year ago

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