Newsquawk Rundown, Daily Podcast

European bourses & US futures are firmer in an attempt to recoup yesterday's losses; albeit, we remain lower on the week thus-farEvergrande Chairman provided upbeat commentary; but, China remains on holiday and we await Thursday's bond interest deadlineIn FX, the DXY has been rangebound with a downside bias above 93.00 with peers firmer across the board ex-JPYCanadian PM Trudeau is projected to win a 3rd term with his Liberal party...

Asian equities traded cautiously following the recent downbeat global risk appetiteWall Street saw its heaviest losses since May with the S&P closing lower by 1.7%In FX, the DXY was rangebound above 93.00, EUR/USD was steady after finding support at 1.17 and GBP/USD nursed losses sub-1.37Canadian PM Trudeau is projected to win a 3rd term with his Liberal party set to form a minority governmentUS House Speaker...

European bourses trade with losses across the board; US equity futures conform to the risk aversion with NQ narrowly outperforming vs RTYAsia-Pac stocks were spooked at the start of the week; Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were closedEvergrande fell 17% on default fears; executives redeemed some company investment products in advance earlier this yearIn FX, DXY and JPY are bolstered and core debt is bid, US yield curve...

Asia-Pac stocks were spooked at the start of the week; Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were closedUS equity futures also slipped overnight with the RTY underperforming, NQ losses were less pronouncedIn FX, DXY extended gains above 93.00, USD/JPY fell under 110.00, and antipodeans underperformedEvergrande fell 17% on default fears; executives redeemed some company investment products in advance earlier this...

Equities have come under pressure on Quad Witching Day, ES -0.3%, Euro Stoxx 50 -0.1%In FX, the DXY has pulled back to the modest benefit of peers while debt is softer but off worst levelsUS and Australia issued a joint statement that noted they will strengthen ties with TaiwanECB stated the FT story regarding inflation and a potential rate increase is not accurate; de Cos and Kazaks also spokeThe UK travel red...

Asian equity markets traded mixed with the region tentative; US equity futures drifted higher overnightIn FX, DXY pulled back from yesterday's highs, GBP/USD reclaimed 1.3800 and antipodeans narrowly outperformedUS and Australia issued a joint statement that noted they will strengthen ties with TaiwanECB stated the FT story regarding inflation and a potential rate increase is not accurateThe UK travel red list...

European/US equity futures diverge with US benchmarks under modest pressure ahead of US dataDXY is firmer with peers pressured across the board ex-NZD; core debt is subdued as short-lived consolidation fizzled outUS, UK and Australia agreed on a new security partnership for the Indo-Pacific regionUK ministers are to announce that vaccinated travelers will no longer be required to take a COVID test before entering...

Asian equity markets traded mostly lower; US equity futures traded flat with a downside biasIn FX, the DXY was rangebound, USD/JPY was subdued, antipodeans traded indecisivelyCrude prices held onto the prior session's gainsUS, UK and Australia agreed on a new security partnership for the Indo-Pacific regionUK ministers are to announce that vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to take a COVID test...

Equities are contained though Europe has a slight downside bias while US futures are bid, ES +0.3%In FX, the DXY is subdued and sub 92.50, peers firmer across the board and JPY leading the chargeChinese Industrial Production and Retail Sales data missed expectationsSouth Korean military stated that North Korea fired two ballistic missiles; though, the US assess that there is no immediate threatMicrosoft (MSFT)...

Asia-Pac stocks mostly followed suit to the losses on Wall St where cyclicals underperformed, and financials were hitEurozone and US equity futures traded with a mild upside bias overnight; FTSE 100 futures laggedIn FX, the DXY was steady, EUR/USD was rangebound, AUD/USD saw mild gains and USD/JPY was lacklustreChinese Industrial Production and Retail Sales data missed expectationsSouth Korean military stated...