Newsquawk Rundown, Daily Podcast

European bourses are mixed/positive having pulled back modestly from a firmer cash open, individual movers heavily dictated by pre-market earnings.US futures are contained but with a modest negative bias apparent as we await US CPI and subsequent Fed speak.DXY somewhat deflated into US CPI even though expectations are lofty; JPY & SEK hampered on Central Bank activity.Core bonds back-off after a fade below midweek highs while JGBs...

US stocks closed higher with the Nasdaq leading the advances amid a tech/growth bias; S&P 500 +1.43%, Nasdaq 100 +2.10%Asian stocks traded mixed as participants digested another deluge of earnings and US-China frictionsEuropean futures are indicative of a slightly higher open with the Eurostoxx 50 future up by 0.2% after the cash market closed higher by 1.8% yesterdayDXY traded flat above 95.50 and lacked firm direction ahead of...

European bourses are firmer in a continuation of positive APAC/US trade, catalysts light thus far going into Thursday's US CPIUS futures post broad-based gains in a continuation of yesterday's action awaiting Central Bank speakGreenback ground down, but off recent lows ahead of Fed speakers on the eve of US CPI; peers supported and high beta outpacingBonds regroup after Tuesday's meltdown, with Bunds outpacing UK peers after remarks from...

US stocks were higher and finished near the best levels of the day; S&P 500 +0.8% at 4,520Asian stocks traded higher with earnings releases in focus and following the positive handover from Wall StEuropean futures are indicative of a firmer open with the Eurostoxx 50 future up by 0.9% after the cash market closed higher by 0.2% yesterdayDXY hovers around 95.50, EUR/USD maintains 1.14 status and antipodeans lead in the G10...

European bourses are mixed and in proximity to the unchanged mark following an indecisive open; sectors similarly mixed.US futures are also mixed/unchanged, action directionally following European peers but has been more contained thus far.China State funds have reportedly purchased stocks to slow the market decline, according to Bloomberg.DXY firmer around 95.50 pivot point as UST curve flips and flattens; peers mixed but magnitudes...

US stocks finished mixed (S&P 500 -0.4%) following a choppy, catalyst-lite session with indices stumbling into the closeAsian stocks were mixed after the choppy mood in the US with newsflow dominated by geopolitical headlinesEuropean futures are indicative of a softer open with the Eurostoxx 50 future down by 0.3% after the cash market closed higher by 0.3% yesterdayDXY marginally gained above 95.50 but with price action contained....

Core European bourses are choppy and mixed overall, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.1%, though the periphery is pressured on domestic debt downside; FTSE MIB -1.6%Stateside, US futures are pressured but have also been choppy/rangebound for the most part, RTY lagsDollar retains the bulk of its stellar BLS labour report gains, but eases from best levels; with peers mixed across the boardBTPs drop as core-periphery spreads widen with Lagarde in focus,...

US stocks finished mostly positive on Friday in what was a choppy session as investors digested a blow-out NFP reportAsian stocks were mixed with mainland Chinese participants returning from the Lunar New Year holidayEuropean futures are indicative of a higher open with the Eurostoxx 50 future up by 0.5% after the cash market closed lower by 1.3% on FridayDXY climbed back above 95.50 post-NFP beat with participants eyeing this week's US...

European equities have drifted from the positive cash open despite a lack of news flow; US equity futures have largely given up earlier gains, NQ remains the outperformer post-AmazonDXY is contained but with a negative bias as EUR extends further, GBP pullsback and antipodeans lagCore EGB benchmarks came under further pressure in early-European hours on further hawkish repricing; USTs remain relatively containedWTI and Brent continue to...

Asian stocks eventually traded mostly positive following the tech-related turbulence in USAfter-market earnings saw Amazon (AMZN) rising 14% and Snap (SNAP) soaring almost 60%US equity futures rose overnight with the NQ (+2%) leading the gains; Amazon holds an ~8% weighting in the NDXIn FX, DXY extended further below 96.00, EUR/USD climbed above 1.1450 and Cable briefly reclaimed a 1.3600 handleIn fixed income,...