RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 13.02.18
13 Feb 2018, 06:54
- Asian stocks traded mostly higher as the region cheered the continued rebound on Wall St.
- FX was quiet, in which most majors held on to Monday’s gains against the greenback
- Looking ahead, highlights include UK CPI, APIs, Japanese GDP and Fed’s Mester
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 12.02.18
12 Feb 2018, 06:55
- Asia equity markets began a holiday-quietened week mostly positive. Japan away from market
- FX markets saw a quiet start to the week amid a sparse overnight calendar and light weekend newsflow
- Looking ahead, today sees a lack of tier 1 highlights
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Week In Focus: US & UK Inflation Headline, The Riksbank Convenes, While China Goes On Holiday
09 Feb 2018, 15:33 by Samuel Indyk
Key Events
Monday:
Tuesday: UK Inflation (Jan)
Wednesday: Japanese GDP (Q4), US CPI (Jan)
Thursday: Riksbank MonPol Decision, Australian Labour Market Report (Jan)
Friday:
North America
The US docket centres on Wednesday’s releases. January’s headline CPI is...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 09.02.18
09 Feb 2018, 06:56
- Asia stocks traded negative across the board with global sentiment hampered after the return of the market turmoil on Wall St (DJIA -4.2%)
- In FX markets, price action was relatively muted across the majors which mostly nursed the prior day’s losses against the greenback
- Looking ahead, highlights include UK production numbers, Canadian jobs and a slew of...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 08.02.18
08 Feb 2018, 06:57
- Asian equity markets traded mixed with the region somewhat cautious following the subdued lead from Wall St.
- In FX, USD held on to the majority of the prior day’s yield-driven gains. RBNZ stood pat on rates and stated that policy will remain accommodative for a considerable period
- Looking ahead, highlights include the BoE rate...
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RBNZ Monetary Policy Decision Preview - February 2018
07 Feb 2018, 13:33
RBNZ Monetary Policy Decision & Monetary Policy Statement Due At 20:00 GMT On Wednesday 7th February 2018, Press Conference Due At 21:00 GMTAll of those surveyed expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to stand pat and leave its Official Cash Rate at 1.75%.Most believe that interim Governor Grant Spencer will act as a placeholder, before Adrian Orr assumes the role in March. As a result, consensus looks for the Reserve Bank to maintain its balanced assessment and to...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 07.02.18
07 Feb 2018, 06:57
- Asian equity markets were mostly higher as region attempted to track the rebound on Wall St.
- FX markets were relatively range-bound overnight with EUR and GBP holding on to recent gains against the USD
- Looking ahead, highlights include the weekly DoEs and a slew of speakers
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 06.02.18
06 Feb 2018, 06:59
- Asia stocks continued the global equity sell-off and saw hefty losses across the board, as panic selling rolled over to the region
- In FX markets, safe-haven currencies were firmer with JPY boosted across the board and USD/JPY now below 109.00
- Looking ahead, highlights include Canadian trade, APIs, NZ jobs and a slew of...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 05.02.18
05 Feb 2018, 07:02
- Major Asian bourses suffered deep losses after Friday’s slump on Wall St as markets re-price expectations for the Fed’s tightening cycle
- Price action in FX was relatively muted in which most major currencies languished after Friday’s post-NFP losses against the greenback
- Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone, UK and US services PMI, ISM non-mfg...
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Week In Focus: BoE, RBA & RBNZ All Convene, With Brexit Negotiations & Chinese Trade Providing Risk Elsewhere
02 Feb 2018, 17:54 by Samuel Indyk
Key Events
Monday: Brexit Negotiations Round Begins
Tuesday: RBA Monetary Policy Decision, UK Services PMI (Jan)
Wednesday: New Zealand Labour Market Report (Q4)
Thursday: BoE Monetary Policy Decision & QIR, RBNZ Monetary Policy Decision, Chinese Trade Balance (Jan)
Friday: Canadian Labour Market Report (Jan), RBA Statement on Monetary...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 02.02.18
02 Feb 2018, 06:57
- Asia equity markets traded mostly lower. Most major FX pairs were indecisive overnight amid a lack of key data releases and speakers
- UK PM May advisers are reportedly considering a customs union deal post-Brexit.
- Looking ahead, highlights include US NFP, Uni. Of Michigan (F), ECB’s Coeure, Fed’s Kaplan and...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 01.02.18
01 Feb 2018, 07:01
- FOMC stood pat on rates as expected whilst tweaking its language surrounding inflation (widely-touted)
- Asian equities mostly higher following a positive close on Wall St. No sustained USD reaction post-FOMC
- Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone, UK and US mfg PMIs, US ISM mfg, supply from Spain and France and a slew of...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 31.01.18
31 Jan 2018, 07:03
- Asian equity markets initially in the red following the soft lead from Wall St.
- AUD notably weaker after Australian inflation data falls below expectations.
- Looking ahead, highlights include EuroZone inflation, German Unemployment, US ADP, Quarterly Refunding Announcement and FOMC rate...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 30.01.18
30 Jan 2018, 07:06
- Asian markets traded lower across the board as the selling in US equity futures and retreat from record highs gathered pace overnight
- UK PM May will reject the EU’s proposed deal on the Brexit transition period and go into battle next week over freedom of movement and so-called “rule taking”
- Looking ahead, highlights include German regional and nation...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 29.01.18
29 Jan 2018, 06:58
- Asia-Pac bourses traded somewhat mixed, as the region failed to maintain the early broad momentum from last Friday’s gains on Wall St.
- USD strengthened against its major counterparts in which EUR/USD briefly slipped below 1.2400 and AUD/USD gave up the 0.8100 hand
- Looking ahead, highlights include US personal consumption and...
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Week In Focus: The Acronyms Dominate The Week, As FOMC, NFP & NAFTA Headline
26 Jan 2018, 17:48 by Samuel Indyk
Key Events
Monday:
Tuesday: Eurozone GDP (Q4, P)
Wednesday: FOMC MonPol Decision, Canadian GDP (Nov), Eurozone CPI (Jan, P), Australian CPI (Q4)
Thursday:
Friday: US Labour Market Report (Jan)
North America
Monday will bring the release of the US PCE price index, alongside the...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 26.01.18
26 Jan 2018, 07:01
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 25.01.18
25 Jan 2018, 07:01
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 24.01.18
24 Jan 2018, 06:55
- Asian equity markets traded mixed with the Nikkei 225 lagging its peers amid a firmer JPY
- In FX, USD woes persisted in which the DXY slipped to below 90.00 for the first time since late 2014
- Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone and US Manufacturing PMI, UK Jobs Report, DoEs and NZ...
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ECB January 2018 Monetary Policy Decision Preview
23 Jan 2018, 14:38
ECB Monetary Policy Decision Due At 12:45 GMT, Press Conference Due At 13:30 GMT
- Unanimous expectations look for the ECB to leave its tspanee key rates unchanged
- Focus will fall on what hints/if any Draghi delivers on the future path of the Bank’s PSPP
- Markets will also be looking out for any potential comments from the ECB President on the ongoing EUR...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 23.01.18
23 Jan 2018, 07:04
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- US Senate passes stopgap spending bill to reopen the government
- Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy instruments unchanged, attention turns to Kuroda
- Highlights today include German ZEW survey, EU Consumer Confidence and API oil inventories
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 22.01.18
22 Jan 2018, 06:58
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Week In Focus: Hawks vs. Doves? The BoJ & The ECB Issue Their Latest Decisions, Will We Get Any Clarity From Either Bank?
19 Jan 2018, 18:37 by Samuel Indyk
Key Events
Monday:
Tuesday: Bank of Japan MonPol Decision
Wednesday:
Thursday: ECB MonPol Decision, UK Labour Market Report (Nov/Dec), New Zealand CPI (Q4), Norges Bank MonPol Decision
Friday: US GDP (Q4, A), UK GDP (Q4, A)
Focus in the early part of the week is set to...
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 19.01.18
19 Jan 2018, 06:55
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RANsquawk EU Open Rundown 18.01.18
18 Jan 2018, 07:04