Asian equities were mixed, while U.S. stock futures climbed and the dollar fell as investors weighed news over the weekend that President Donald Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as well as the impact of a partial U.S. government shutdown. The yen pared its earlier advance.
Stocks declined in Hong Kong and South Korea, while those in China and Australia rose. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attempted to assurefinancial markets that Powell would not be ousted from the central bank following a Bloomberg News report that said Trump has repeatedly discussed removing him. Mnuchin tweeted over the weekend that he had spoken with the president about the matter and quoted Trump as saying he never suggested firing Powell, nor does he think he has the right to do so.
Nikkei Closed Hang Seng -0.40% CSI -0.1% Shanghai +0.17% Shenzen +0.54%
Eur$ 1.1382 CNH 6.8987 CNY 6.8966 JPY 111.10 GBP 1.2662 CHF 0.9939 RUB 68.5503 TRY 5.3083 WTI$ 45.75 +0.35%
S&P +0.61% EuroStoxx Closed FTSE -0.55% DAx Closed SMI Closed
Macro :
- Trump Said to Discuss Firing Fed’s Powell After Latest Rate Hike
- Le Pen’s RN Would Lead French Vote in EU Elections W/ 24%: Odoxa
- *VIX RISES TO 31.35, HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE FEBRUARY 9
Keep an eye on :
- ABIO FP : Albioma To Buy 60% Stake in Generation Unit From Jalles Machado
- AGRO SS : Agromino-Mabon Offer Unconditional After Condition Completed
- APR FP : April Says French Authorities Propose EU69.8m Tax Charge
- BAVA DC : Bavarian Says FDA Accepted BLA for MVA-BN Smallpox Vaccine
- BBVA SM : BBVA Gets ECB Approval for Appointments, Chairman’s Revised Role
- BP/ LN : BP Sold U.S. Wind Energy Assets to Ares Amid Restructuring
- CRG IM : Carige Receives ECB Approval for Capital Increase Up to EU400m
- DBV FP : DBV Tech Erases Late Surge After Aimmune Files With FDA Post-Mkt
- DB1 GY : Deutsche Borse Fined for Alleged Insider Trading Case
- DIA SM : Dia expects to sign refinancing agreement next week
- EDP PL : EDP Renovaveis Sells Stakes in Two U.S. Wind Projects for $400m
- ENEL IM : Enel Green Power Sells 50% of Joint Venture EF Solare to F2i
- NXT FP : Euronext Has Approached Oslo Bors Board With EU625m Cash Offer
- FAG SS : Fagerhult to Buy Iguzzini Illuminazione; Plans Rights Issue
- FCX US : Rio Tinto CEO plays down M&A activity for 2019 -- RIO AU +2.06%
- FTK GY : FinTech Group Bank Reports EU6m Loan-Loss Provision
- MBWS FP : Marie Brizard Widens Asset Sales, COFEPP to Raise Shareholding
- MRK GY : Merck KGaA & Pfizer End Javelin Ovarian 100 Trial of Avelumab
- MIR SS : Miris Human Milk Analyzer Cleared by U.S. Regulators
- OUT1V FH : Utokumpu Has Signed Two New Loan Pacts of EU200m
- PIX FP : Pixium Vision: Pixium Vision Establishes a new Equity Line Financing with Kepler Cheuvreux
- RBS LN : RBS Seeks German Banking Licence as Brexit Deadline Looms: FT
- RNO FP : Carlos Ghosn to Be Detained Until Jan 1: Tokyo Court Says
- RNO FP : Nissan Asks Staff to Avoid Contacting Ghosn, Kelly Amid Probe --> Nissan : Closed
- RIO LN : Rio Tinto CEO plays down M&A activity for 2019 -- RIO AU +2.06%
- STAN LN : U.S. Extends StanChart Sanctions Oversight Until End of March
- SDRY LN :
- TEVA IT : Teva Says FDA Approves Proair Digihaler for Asthma and COPD
- FP FP : Argentina Authorizes YPF, Total Extra NatGas Exports to Chile
- FP FP : Total Fined EU500,000 by Paris Criminal Court in Iran Case (1)
- UBSG SW : UBS to Pay $68 Million for Manipulating Interest Rates
- VLA FP : Valneva’s VLA1553 Gets FDA Fast Track Designation
- DG FP : Vinci Airports Raises €420m Loans for Belgrade Concession
- WTB LN : Whitbread Sale of Costa to Coca-Cola Gets EC Clearance
- WIHN SW : Wisekey Sells Some Quovadis Ops to DigiCert for $45m