Asian equities show guarded response to Fed’s forward guidance; Hang Seng index reverses gain after Hong Kong banks raise lending rates first time in over a decade. Topix index loses 0.8%; S&P futures hold near unchanged. Bloomberg dollar index steady; CAD falls after Trump slams Canada trade negotiations, kiwi weakens as RBNZ keeps door open for rate cut. KRW leads Asian emerging-currency gains after BOK chief calls for less monetary easing. Treasury 10-year yield hovers near 3.05%; Aussie curve bull-flattens in line with U.S. move. Yuan strengthens against the dollar as PBOC drains 60 billion of liquidity and refrains from following Fed hike; Shanghai Composite slips 0.4%. WTI crude climbs near $72.50 as U.S. rules out using strategic reserves.
US After Hours : BBBY -15%, CMTL -13% following earnings/guidance
Nikkei -0.99% Hang Seng -0.33% CSI -0.25% Shanghai -0.33% Shenzen -0,83%
Eur$ 1,1704 CNH 6.8744 CNY 6.8734 GBP 1,3130 WTI$ 72,45 +0,88%
S&P -0.02% EuroStoxx -0,44% FTSE -0,31% Dax -0,46% SMI -0,53%
Macro :
- Italy Government May Delay Meeting Over Budget, Corriere Says
- Macron Says Pension, Unemployment Reforms Done in One Year Time
- May Losing Support for No-Deal Brexit if EU Talks Fail: Times
Keep an eye on :
- AIR FP : China Said to Revive $18 Billion Airbus Deal Amid U.S. Trade War
- AF FP : Air France-KLM CEO Says France Shouldn’t Try and Bail It Out: FT
- ASC LN : Asos Offering by Holder Prices 2m Shares at GBP56.85/Share
- ATL IM : Italy’s Atlantia is Said in Talks to Buy IL&FS Road Assets: ET
- BATS LN : *PHILIP MORRIS CUTS FY18 EPS VIEW TO $4.97-$5.02 CITING CURRENCY
- BOL FP : Bollore Claims EU235M From Municipalities Over Autolib: AFP
- BON N : Bonmarche Warns on Profit After Downturn in Store Trading
- BP/ LN : BP Sees No Threat From Political Scenario in Brazil: Arbelaez
- BT/A LN : BT May Have Hired Credit Suisse to Sell Italian Unit: Sole
- CIR LN : Circassia on Track to Reduce Net Loss, Cash Outflow This Year
- CFT SW : TFS-ICAP Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Over Fake Trades:
- CSGN SW : Credit Suisse and JPMorgan in Talks to Lead Lyft IPO: FT
- CLIN LN : Clinigen Placing Up To GBP80m Shares To Partly Fund Acquisition
- DAI GY : Germany to Push Carmakers to Bear EU4b Diesel Costs: Welt
- DCC LN : DCC to Place As Many as 8.9m of Shares; Buys Jam Group
- HLE GY : Hella First Quarter Sales Beat Highest Estimate
- HFD LN : Halfords Sees FY20 Pretax Profit ‘Broadly Flat’ on FY19
- HLMA LN : Halma Order Intake Ahead of Revenue And is Beating Last Year
- HMB SS : H&M Third Quarter Pretax Profit 4.5% Below Estimates
- HMB SS : H&M’s Stock-in-trade Rose to 18.9% in 3Q vs 18.2% in 2Q
- IGG LN : IG Group CEO Hetherington to Step Down; Co. Seeking Successor
- ILD FP : French Phone-Service Prices Have Hit New Lows, Les Echos Says
- IPEL LN : Impellam Makes `Good Strategic Progress,' Warns on Ebitda
- NOVOB DC : Novo Needs to Take More Risks as Market Changes, CEO Tells JP
- RLF SW : SIX Exchange Opens Probe Against Relief Therapeutics
- SAGA LN : Saga First Half Pretax Profit GBP109.0 Mln
- SHP LN : Takeda’s R&D Won’t Be Disrupted by Shire Integration: CEO
- TIT IM :Italy 5G Auction Bids Reach EU5.54b: Ministry
- TOM2 NA : TomTom to Explore Strategic Options for Telematics Business
- FP FP : Total Making ‘Big Push’ Into Natural Gas as China Boosts Demand
- UBI FP : Vivendi Sells Forward Remaining Ubisoft Stake for About EU500M
- UNA NA : Can Unilever Afford to Crush its Brexit Rebels?: Chris Hughes
- VA FP :Valneva Said to Offer EU40m Shrs to Trade On Sept. 27
- VED LN : Volcan Investments Offer for Vedanta Resources Reaches 91.6%
- WG/ LN : Wood Group 2H-1H Rev. Gain Seen at Pre-Crisis Levels: Jefferies
- ZURN SW : Zurich Insurance Buys 80% Stake in Adira Insurance For ~$414M