US EARLY MORNING: Equity futures are mixed; Nasdaq-100 higher after MSFT and GOOG results; banking sector fears ease in afterhours trade; more key earnings later today ahead of macro updates on Thursday (GDP) and Friday (PCE)

OVERNIGHT: APAC stocks were mostly lower after the losses on Wall Street, although US equity futures found some reprieve overnight from the big tech earnings. In Australia, participants digested somewhat mixed inflation data, where headline CPI topped forecasts in Q1, but all other components were softer than expected, and supported the view that the economy had passed peak inflation. China shares were mixed with early weakness in tech after US Republican senators urged for US government measures to address Chinese cloud companies including placing sanctions on Huawei Cloud and adding Alibaba Cloud to the export control list. Our APAC wrap can be accessed here. Stocks start the European day lower amid a heavy corporate earnings slate (the US significant names have been included in the Stock News section, below). On the data front, German GfK Consumer Sentiment rose to -25.7 in May (exp. -27.9, prev. -29.3). Sweden's Riksbank lifted rates by +50bps to 3.50%, as expected; dissent came from Anna Bremen and Martin Floden, who opted for a smaller +25bps move. The central bank's forecast indicates a +25bps hike in June or September, and now sees the peak rate at 3.65% (prev. 3.33%). Our European open note can be accessed here.

US PRE-MARKETS: US equity futures are mixed, although the Nasdaq-100 is adding over 1% after well received earnings reports from tech heavyweights Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOG); both saw top- and bottom-line beats, but additionally, above expected cloud revenue for the former and a return of growth in ads sales for the latter have shown a resilience in Big Tech. Talking heads have been pointing out how the bulk of gains in the S&P 500 this year has been supported by a highly concentrated group of Big Tech names, and this will provide some reassurance ahead of numbers due from META after the US close today, and the likes of AMZN and INTC on Thursday. Meanwhile, banking sector fears were stoked on Tuesday after FRC said deposits fell 40% in Q1, missing analyst expectations and thus sending its shares lower by 50%; however, many of those fears dissipated in afterhours trading after PacWest (PACW) surged 13% following its Q1 results, where it noted that deposits had stabilised in the latter part of March, and then rebounded in April; Synchrony Financial (SYF) boosted its dividend and approved a USD 1bln increase to its share repurchase programme; Visa (V), which is now a member of the Financials sector, also rose after the close following its earnings report, while updates from BancFirst Corporation (BANF) and UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF) did not set off any alarm bells, and this now gives investors scope to resume framing the FRC woes as idiosyncratic – the XLF Financials Sector broadly, as well as the KRE Regional Banks Index both finished the afterhours session in the green (FRC also rose modestly in trading after the bell). For today, earnings will take centre stage again (TMO, BSX, HUM, ADP, AMT, GD, BA, META, NOW, PXD), ahead of macro updates on Thursday (US advanced Q1 GDP) and Friday (PCE and Employment Costs data).

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