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  • SAT: Chinese NBS PMIS
  • MON: Chinese Caixin Final Manufacturing PMI (Nov), EZ, UK & US Final Manufacturing PMI (Nov), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Nov), Construction Spending (Oct)
  • TUE: Swiss CPI (Nov), US JOLTS (Oct)
  • WED: NBP Policy Announcement; Australian Real GDP (Q3), China Caixin Services PMI (Nov), ES, UK & US Final Composite & Services PMIs (Nov), EZ PPI (Oct), US ADP (Nov), US ISM Services PMI, Factory Orders...
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  • European bourses near unchanged while US futures are modestly firmer post-Thanksgiving
  • USD knocked by a stronger JPY. EUR unreactive to Flash HICP
  • Fixed benchmarks in the green, OATs in focus awaiting a Le Pen decision
  • Crude diverges given the lack of settlement but benchmarks are at the lower-end of c. USD 1/bbl parameters
  • Metals in the green, gold gleans support from the USD and punchy language around...
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  • APAC stocks traded mixed albeit with a slightly positive bias in the absence of a lead from Wall Street.
  • Tokyo CPI data, seen as a leading indicator of nationwide price trends, supports the case for the BoJ to resume rate hikes next month.
  • USD is softer vs. peers with JPY  leading on account of Tokyo inflation data; USD/JPY briefly broke below 150.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a contained cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50...
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  • APAC stocks traded mixed after the subdued lead from Wall St where stocks retreated heading into Thanksgiving and month-end.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.6% after the cash market closed lower by 0.6% on Wednesday.
  • USD is broadly firmer vs. peers following yesterday's broad-based selling.
  • Bunds are a touch higher heading into the European open, crude futures are...
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  • European equities on the back foot with hawkish remarks from Schnabel weighing, US futures mixed into a packed data docket
  • JPY outperforms with the NZD a close second after the RBNZ, EUR lifted by Schnabel; DXY pressured as such
  • Fixed benchmarks in the green and towards highs though Bunds were dented by ECB speak, OAT-Bund yield spread at its highest since 2012
  • Crude benchmarks are modestly firmer but in narrow ranges awaiting updates around...
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  • APAC stocks were mixed after the S&P 500 and DJIA posted fresh record highs but the small-cap Russell 2000 underperformed.
  • FOMC Minutes noted uncertainty over the neutral rate level makes it appropriate to reduce restraint gradually; some said the Fed could pause easing.
  • Israel’s cabinet approved the ceasefire deal with Lebanon; ceasefire has since gone into effect.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a negative cash open with...
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  • Trump announced he is to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on all products and will charge China 'an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs'.
  • European bourses in the red on the above, US futures initially pressured but have since made their way back to unchanged/marginally firmer
  • USD began on the back foot but has since retreated markedly, JPY outperforms while CAD is the G10 laggard
  • Fixed benchmarks in the red pulling back...
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  • APAC stocks were ultimately mixed but with early jitters seen following Trump's tariff remarks.
  • Trump announced he is to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on all products and will charge China 'an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs'.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a negative cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.9% after the cash market closed higher by 0.2% on Monday.
  • Israeli official said the Security...
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  • European bourses & US futures begin the week on the front-foot, as markets welcome the nomination of Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury Secretary.
  • USD pressured and USTs bid following this, with the DXY sub-107.00 and the US yield curve bull-flattening
  • FX peers generally benefit from the USD pressure, JPY outperformed overnight on favourable yield action and approval of Japanese stimulus
  • Crude in the red on Bessent, Israel-Lebanon and...
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  • APAC stocks began the week mostly higher following last Friday's gains stateside; Nikkei 225 boosted by stimulus approval
  • President-elect Trump picked hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary; seen as a more market-friendly option
  • European equity futures are indicative of a positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.7% after the cash market closed higher by 0.7% on Friday
  • USD is softer vs. all major peers, DXY sits...
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  • MON: German Ifo (Nov), US National Activity Index (Oct)
  • TUE: FOMC Minutes (Nov); US New Home Sales (Oct), Richmond Fed (Nov)
  • WED: RBNZ Policy Announcement; Australian CPI (Oct), German GfK (Dec), US GDP 2nd (Q3), PCE Prices Prelim. (Q3), PCE Price Index (Oct), Initial Jobless Claims (23rd Nov), Durable Goods (Oct)
  • THU: US Holiday: Thanksgiving. CBRT Minutes (Nov); EZ M3 (Oct), EZ Consumer Confidence Final (Nov), German CPI Prelim....
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  • Equities began the session on a firmer footing but now reside in negative territory after dismal EZ PMI metrics.
  • USD firmer and ultimately benefiting from poor EZ PMIs which forced EUR/USD briefly onto a 1.03 handle. Sterling hit on its own data and Retail Sales beforehand.
  • Bonds soar in reaction to dire EZ PMIs which have boosted the odds of a 50bps ECB cut.
  • Crude is slightly firmer, XAU bid and base metals hit by...
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  • US stocks ultimately finished higher with APAC mostly sustaining this momentum though China lagged
  • DXY contained but remains above 107.00, EUR below 1.05 and Cable near 1.2550
  • Fixed benchmarks are firmer but only modestly so as we await Flash PMIs
  • Crude underpinned by ongoing geopolitical tensions as Russia fired a new medium-range ballistic missile
  • US President-elect Trump considers Kevin Warsh to serve as Treasury...
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  • Equities generally modestly lower; NVDA -3% pre-market despite headline beats as Q4 guidance disappoints.
  • Ukraine’s airforce announced that Russia launched an ICBM, Ukrainian media specified it was a RS-26 missile; however, CNN reports that ICBM usage has not been confirmed.
  • Dollar is slightly firmer, JPY outperforms benefiting from the risk-aversion triggered by tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
  • Bonds are benefiting from the geopolitical...
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  • APAC stocks were mostly subdued after the indecisive lead from the US where geopolitics and Nvidia earnings were in the spotlight.
  • NVIDIA was lower by 2.5% after hours despite top and bottom line beats; concerns cited over production levels and slowing growth rates.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a slightly firmer cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.3% after the cash market closed lower by 0.5% on Wednesday.
  • DXY has...
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  • Equities are entirely in the green as sentiment improves; NVDA earnings due after-hours.
  • Dollar is back on a firmer footing, JPY underperforms and gives back the prior day’s haven-induced strength.
  • Bonds are on the backfoot, and with clear underperformance in Gilts after the region’s hotter than expected CPI figures.
  • Crude is incrementally firmer, XAU edges lower and base metals benefit from the risk tone.
  • Looking...
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  • APAC stocks traded mixed following the price swings seen across global markets on Tuesday in which the US indices staged a recovery.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.4% after the cash market closed lower by 0.8% on Tuesday.
  • USD is broadly firmer vs. peers, JPY lags across the majors, EUR/USD failed to sustain a move onto a 1.06 handle.
  • President Biden approved the provision of...
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  • Equities are entirely in the red with sentiment hit following remarks by Russia’s Kremlin, which said "Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in an event of aggression".
  • Dollar is firmer vs most peers, but weaker against the JPY which caught a bid owing to its safe-haven status.
  • Bonds have soared to session highs following comments by the Russian Kremlin that it could respond to aggression in a nuclear manner.
  • Crude is on the...
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  • APAC stocks traded mostly in the green following the similar performance stateside although gains were capped amid relatively quiet newsflow.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.3% after the cash market closed lower by 0.1% on Friday.
  • FX markets are broadly steady, DXY holds above 106, EUR/USD sits below 1.06, JPY is a touch firmer.
  • Crude futures held on to the prior day's gains,...
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  • European bourses are generally on the backfoot, US futures are mixed.
  • Dollar is incrementally lower, JPY underperforms after BoJ Governor Ueda continued to signal a lack of urgency to hike rates.
  • USTs are marginally lower whilst Bunds extend losses and slips below 132.00.
  • WTI & Brent are firmer in what has been a choppy session, XAU eyes USD 2.6k to the upside.
  • Looking ahead, ECB’s Lagarde, Lane & Fed’s...
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  • APAC stocks began the week with a mildly positive following last Friday's tech-led declines on Wall St.
  • European equity futures are indicative of a marginally positive cash open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.1% after the cash market closed lower by 0.8% on Friday.
  • FX markets are broadly contained with DXY, EUR/USD and USD/JPY on 106, 1.05 and 154 handles respectively.
  • US President Biden’s administration lifted restrictions on Ukraine...
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  • MON: G20 (Brazil)
  • TUE: NBH Policy Announcement; RBA Minutes (Nov); EZ Indicator of Negotiated Wage Rates (Q3), EZ HICP (Final), US Building Permits/Housing Starts (Oct), Canadian CPI (Oct)
  • WED: UK CPI (Oct), German PPI (Oct)
  • THU: CBRT & SARB Policy Announcements; UK PSNB (Oct), US Initial Jobless Claims (w/e 16th Nov), Philadelphia Fed (Nov), Existing Home Sales (Oct), EZ Consumer Confidence Flash (Nov), Japanese CPI (Oct),...
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  • European bourses are mixed vs initially opening entirely in the red; US futures sit in negative territory.
  • DXY is on the backfoot and holds around 106.50, JPY outperforms.
  • USTs are under pressure in a continuation of the price action seen following a hawkish-leaning Powell; Gilts bid after the UK’s downbeat GDP metrics.
  • Crude is in the red, XAU is flat, whilst base metals hold a positive bias alongside the pullback in the...
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  • APAC stocks traded with a predominantly positive bias albeit with gains capped following the uninspiring handover from Wall Street and as participants digested recent earnings releases and mixed Chinese activity data.
  • Fed Chair Powell struck a hawkish tone as he stated that the economy is not sending signals that the Fed needs to be in a hurry to lower interest rates; money markets now price in around a 60% chance of a 25bps cut in December versus 80%...
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  • European bourses gain with clear outperformance in the Euro Stoxx 50, lifted by gains in ASML +5.2% after it reiterated its 2030 sales outlook; US futures are modestly firmer whilst the RTY outperforms.
  • Dollar continues to extend gains having surpassed 107.00, USD/JPY tops 156.00.
  • Bonds are subdued with slight underperformance in Gilts ahead of Fed Chair Powell and BoE Governor Bailey.
  • Metals succumb to the Dollar strength while crude trades...
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