Newsquawk Rundown, Daily Podcast

European bourses are firmer across the board returning to post-cash open levels after a choppy morning in relatively thin newsflowExplicitly, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.7%; stateside, futures are relatively in-line with this action though the NQ, +0.5%, outperforms as the yield upside pausesDXY set a new YTD best at 99.823 before pulling back to the unchanged mark, providing peers with some modest respiteFixed has rebounded after Wednesday’s cycle...

APAC stocks traded lower throughout most of the session as the downbeat mood reverberated from Wall Street.DXY pulled back closer towards 99.50 in early APAC hours as US yields eased; commodity-FX lagged.The FOMC minutes were hawkish with regards to the monthly caps on Treasuries/MBS and on rates.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.3% after the cash market closed lower by 2.4%...

Equity bourses/futures have come under further pressure after a tepid APAC handover, as the NQ underperforms amid renewed yield advances pre-FOMC MinutesHowever, while ES has lost the 4500 mark it is yet to test/breach the 200-DMA at 4484Geopolitical updates have been thin and primarily focused around Russian sanctionsAlbeit, such updates have been sufficient to provide WTI and Brent with an underlying bidDXY has...

APAC stocks traded lower across the board following the losses on Wall Street; S&P 500 -1.2%, Nasdaq -2.2%.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.4% after the cash market closed lower by 0.8% yesterday.DXY remains firm above 99.50 (fresh YTD highs), JPY lags with USD/JPY above 124 at one stage, EUR/USD hovers around 1.09.ECB's Wunsch said the ECB's inflation target is...

European bourses began the session lackluster before seeing a marginal pick up amid broader risk-on moves as Ukraine's Zelensky spoke.However, this upside was fleeting with bourses and US futures now softer, ES -0.30%, amid reports of EU sanctions touching on energy (via coal)DXY remains bid but capped just above 99.00 while AUD outperforms amid RBA implying meetings are liveBunds have retreated markedly from initial best levels and after...

APAC stocks traded mixed as the region observed mass closures, with Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan all away.US equity futures traded flat with a slightly softer bias but around yesterday’s best levels.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly flat/softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future -0.1% after the cash market closed higher by 0.8% yesterday.DXY hovers around the 99.00 mark, AUD outperforms post-RBA, EUR/USD...

European bourses are mixed with US futures similarly contained, ES +0.1, amid limited newsflow and with a thin docket ahead.Russian Chief Negotiator said Russia's position on Crimea and Donbas remains unchanged, a draft peace agreement is not ready and talks will resume on MondayDXY continues to grind higher as EUR lags amid yield pressure as EGBs bounce, though GBP/Gilts await BoE speak via dovish-dissenter CunliffeWTI and Brent are...

Asia-Pac equities initially traded mixed, but sentiment improved; Mainland China was closed whilst Hong Kong outperformed.Russian Chief Negotiator said Russia's position on Crimea and Donbas remains unchanged and talks will resume on Monday.European equity futures are indicative of a slightly firmer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future +0.2% after the cash market closed higher by 0.4% on Friday.DXY remains above 98.50, EUR/USD was flat on...

APAC stocks were cautious following the uninspiring lead from Wall St, where the major indices closed off their worst quarterly performance in two years and as the region digested weak data releases.European equities (Stoxx 600 +0.6%) opened marginally firmer before extending on gains after positive commentary from Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov said Russia is preparing a response to Ukraine's proposals, says there has been...

APAC stocks were cautious following the uninspiring lead from Wall St and regional soft data releases; S&P 500 -1.5%.UK reportedly urged Ukraine not to back down and is concerned US, France and Germany will push Ukraine to make significant concessions to Russia.DXY is on a firmer footing on a 98 handle, JPY is the laggard in an otherwise contained G10 FX space.European equity futures are indicative of a flat open with the Euro Stoxx...