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  • European bourses & US futures are firmer but off best levels in a continuation of Monday’s action and ahead of US CPI
  • NQ is the outperformer as the tech sector benefits from Oracle strength post-earnings
  • USD dips pre-inflation while GBP lifts post-jobs/wages, Yuan attempts to recover after PBoC action
  • Gilts continue to lag, impacted by data, supply and BoE rhetoric while USTs are once again more contained
  • Crude...
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  • APAC stocks eventually traded mostly higher following the gains on Wall St where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 notched fresh YTD highs.
  • Nikkei 225 resumed its outperformance and breached the 33,000 level for the first time in over three decades.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7% after the cash market closed up 0.6% yesterday.
  • DXY is a touch softer in quiet trade, EUR/USD is capped by...
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  • European bourses & US futures are firmer despite a distinct lack of fresh drivers ahead of the week’s key events
  • DXY wanes with Antipodeans firmer, EUR rebounding towards 1.08 and GBP bid post-Haskel
  • Gilts underperform generally subdued core benchmarks following BoE remarks while BTPs and JGBs buck the bearish trend
  • Crude and base metals continue to slip with spot gold benefits from the softer USD
  • China’s Foreign...
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  • APAC stocks traded mixed with the region mostly cautious at the start of a risk-packed week.
  • US equity futures were flat overnight; European equity futures are indicative of a marginally higher open.
  • DXY was marginally positive amid the cautious mood but with price action kept within a thin range; USD/JPY was indecisive after early upside.
  • Several Chinese lenders cut yuan deposit rates from Monday which follows similar action by China's...
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  • MON: NY Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations.
  • TUE: OPEC MOMR, German Final CPI (May), UK Jobs Data (Apr/May), German ZEW Survey (Jun), US CPI (May).
  • WED: FOMC Announcement, IEA OMR (2024 Forecast), UK GDP (Apr), Swedish CPIF (May), EZ Industrial Production (Apr), US PPI (May), New Zealand GDP (Q1).
  • THU: ECB Announcement, PBoC MLF Announcement, Eurogroup meeting, Japanese Trade Balance (May), Australian Job Report (May),...
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  • European bourses & US futures are contained with newsflow limited and the docket ahead sparse
  • USD/JPY lifted by dovish BoJ sources with the DXY firmer and above 103.50, Yuan hit on soft CPI
  • Fixed benchmarks relatively rangebound into the weekend and looking to next week’s key events
  • Crude pivots particularly narrow parameters while XAU slips and base metals grind higher
  • US Secretary of State Blinken's...
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  • APAC stocks traded mostly higher following the gains on Wall St where the S&P 500 entered a bull market and tech outperformed.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a marginally higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.1% after the cash market closed up 0.1% yesterday.
  • DXY is contained just below 103.50, EUR/USD sits around two week highs, USD/JPY has reclaimed 139 status.
  • US Secretary of State Blinken's long-delayed Beijing trip is now...
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  • European bourses & US futures are mixed flat with updates limited in quiet newsflow
  • DXY continues to pullback below 104.00 with G10s firmer across the board and activity-FX outperforming
  • Core benchmarks continue to pullback but are off session lows with USTs contained pre-IJC & refunding
  • Commodities are similarly contained, with crude and key metals in thin ranges and following the wider risk tone
  • Looking...
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  • APAC stocks were mostly subdued following the mixed handover from Wall St where tech underperformed as global yields climbed.
  • RBI kept the key Repo Rate unchanged at 6.50%, as expected, with the decision on rates unanimous.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a weaker open with the Euro Stoxx 50 -0.5% after the cash market closed down 0.1% yesterday.
  • DXY is flat and lingering just below the 104 mark, EUR/USD is back above 1.07, USD/JPY...
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  • European bourses are softer with the complex drifting post-open amid a lack of catalysts/drivers
  • Stateside, action is in-fitting as we look to next week’s Tier 1 US events with the BoC looming in the interim
  • DXY has drifted back to 104.00 as JPY benefits from lower US yields, AUD underpinned and CAD bid
  • Core benchmarks have recouped from an initial reversal to/through prior closes; green Bobl and Gilt sales...
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  • APAC stocks mostly gained following the positive handover from Wall St where the S&P 500 posted its highest close YTD
  • Chinese trade data mostly disappointed including the wider-than-expected contraction in dollar-denominated exports
  • European equity futures are indicative of a marginally higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.2% after the cash market closed flat yesterday
  • DXY hovers just above the 104 mark, EUR/USD is capped by 1.07,...
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  • European equities trade with little in the way of firm direction, with US equity futures also hovering around the unchanged mark.
  • RBA delivered a surprise 25bps rate hike and kept the door open for further policy tightening.
  • China has reportedly asked the largest banks to cut deposit rates to boost the economy.
  • Ukraine's State Atomic Agency said the destruction of the Kakhova dam poses a risk to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but does...
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  • APAC stocks traded mixed with price action mostly rangebound following on from the subdued performance stateside.
  • Apple (AAPL) announced its new VR headset, Apple Vision Pro, which augments reality with the real world.
  • RBA delivered a surprise 25bps rate hike and kept the door open for further policy tightening.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a contained open with the Euro Stoxx 50 flat after the cash market closed down 0.7%...
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  • European equities trade flat following Friday’s solid session for the region, FTSE 100 narrowly outperforms; US equity futures are flat
  • Saudi Arabia announced it is to cut an additional 1mln bpd of oil output in July; all other OPEC+ producers agreed to extend earlier cuts through to the end of 2024
  • Saudi’s Energy Minister said will keep the markets in suspense on whether the additional voluntary cut for July will be extended
  • DXY maintains a...
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  • APAC stocks were mostly positive amid momentum from Friday's post-NFP gains on Wall Street and strong Chinese Caixin Services and Composite PMIs.
  • Saudi Arabia announced it is to cut an additional 1mln bpd of oil output in July; all other OPEC+ producers agreed to extend earlier cuts through to the end of 2024.
  • Saudi’s Energy Minister said will keep the markets in suspense on whether the additional voluntary cut for July will be...
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  • SUN: OPEC+ Meeting.
  • MON: Chinese Caixin Services PMI (May), German Trade Balance (Apr), Swiss CPI (May), Turkish Inflation (May), EZ/UK/US Final Services and Composite PMIs (May), EZ Sentix Index (May), US Durable Goods (R), ISM Services PMI (May).
  • TUE: RBA Announcement, NBP Announcement, EIA STEO, EZ/UK Construction PMI (May), EZ Retail Sales (Apr).
  • WED: BoC Announcement, Australian Real GDP (Q1), Chinese Trade Balance (May),...
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  • European equities trade on the front foot following the Senate passage of the debt ceiling bill
  • US Senate voted 63-36 to pass the US debt ceiling bill, which sends it to President Biden's desk
  • DXY oscillates in a tight range on either side of 103.50 ahead of the US jobs report
  • Industrial commodities are boosted by source reports that China is reportedly mulling a property-market support package to bolster the...
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  • US Senate voted 63-36 to pass the US debt ceiling bill, which sends it to President Biden's desk.
  • APAC stocks traded higher as the region took impetus from Wall St where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to 9-month highs.
  • Fed's Harker (voter) said the Fed does not have to keep moving rates up and thinks they should at least skip raising rates in June.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.5% after...
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  • European bourses are firmer as sentiment improves after the US House vote & Chinese Caixin PMI
  • Stateside, futures are more contained as debt focus turns to the Senate and potential amendment votes
  • DXY subdued after Wednesday’s Fed remarks with attention turning to US data before Friday’s NFP
  • Flash EZ HICP spurred little sustained reaction, as it chimes with regionals; debt benchmarks dip after...
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  • APAC stocks were mostly positive after the US House passed the debt ceiling bill to avert a default which now moves to the Senate
  • Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI data partially atoned for yesterday’s weak official PMI readings.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a higher open with the Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7% after the cash market closed down 1.7% yesterday.
  • DXY is a touch firmer on a 104 handle, EUR/USD remains stuck below 1.07, NZD and...
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  • European bourses & US futures are softer after a weak APAC handover on PMIs and despite softer inflation data 
  • DXY lifted to a new WTD best as EUR succumbs on CPI, Yuan drifts on data and Mester remains hawkish
  • EGBs bid on softer-than-expected inflation metrics from German states and France, though upside briefly capped by the latest Italian figures
  • Crude continues to crumble while base metals are dented by soft Chinese data,...
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  • APAC stocks were mostly lower following the mixed handover from Wall St where sentiment was clouded as hardliners voiced opposition to the debt ceiling bill.
  • US House Committee voted 7-6 to advance the debt ceiling bill which sends it to the full House for approval.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 -0.4% after the cash market closed down 0.7% yesterday.
  • Chinese Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing...
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  • European bourses are mixed after a morning of choppy price action; IBEX outperforms on inflation numbers
  • Stateside, futures are bid after an in-principal debt ceiling agreement with the NQ outperforming as NVDA leads in the pre-market
  • DXY briefly surmounted 104.50 but has since receded as Kanda-induced JPY pressure abates and GBP surpasses 1.24
  • EGBs/USTs extend after soft EZ data and Spanish inflation, fresh highs occurring after...
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  • US President Biden reached a budget agreement in principle with House Speaker McCarthy to raise the debt limit by 19 months until 1st January 2025
  • In FX, DXY initially softened overnight alongside a downtick in US yields but then recovered against its major peers and as the CNY continued to depreciate; US equity futures saw mild gains
  • In geopolitics, Russia launched a large drone attack on Kyiv over the weekend, while it was recently reported two residential...
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  • MON: US Memorial Day, UK Late May Bank Holiday.
  • TUE: Japanese Labour Market Report (Apr), EZ Sentiment Survey (May).
  • WED: Japanese Retail Sales (Apr), Chinese Official PMIs (May), Australian CPI (Apr), French, Italian, German Prelim CPI (May), German Unemployment (May), Canadian GDP (Q1).
  • THU: ECB Minutes, CBRT Minutes, South Korea Import/Exports Growth (May), Chinese Final Caixin Manufacturing PMI (May), German Retail Sales (Apr),...
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