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US Market closed higher after in line Personel Income & Spending Report for July by walking back fed funds rate hike expectations. The Personal Income and Spending Report took on extra significance after last week's Jackson Hole Symposium. Federal Reserve Chair Yellen indicated that the case for a rate hike had strengthened in recent months while Fed Vice Chair Fischer acknowledged that this view could be consistent with more than one rate hike before the end of the year. However, the Fed Vice Chair conditioned the potential hikes on a steady improvement in economic data. The fed funds futures market reflects the implied probability of a fed funds rate hike at the September meeting at 21.0%, falling from Friday's reading of 33.0%. All ten sectors ended in the green with utilities (+0.8%), telecom service (+0.8%), materials (+1.0%), and financials (+1.0%) leading the pack. Conversely, heavily-weighted technology (+0.3%) and health care (+0.3%) ended with the slimmest gains. AAPL -0.1% after reports indicated that the company will be subject to fines associated with back taxes from holdings in Europe. Separately, headlines also indicated that Apple sent out invites to a September 7 press event. The company is expected to reveal the next installment of its iPhone device at the event. Volume were below average at 643mil shares. US After Hours RIGL shares jump ahead of AM data release, SCSC drops on light earnings/guidance, HSY slumps as MDLZ walks away. Asian equity markets are modestly higher following more pronounced gains in the US session where traders are looking past the growing expectations of impending tightening by the FOMC, sending stocks higher and long-end Treasury yields lower. Instead, the focus now turns to this week's US jobs data out of Friday and its implications for near term policy - some analysts suggest that a non-farm payrolls figure above 150K will make September Fed decision a very close call and generally give the green light for a rate hike later this year. Volatility has remained compressed in an otherwise typically thin pre-US holiday week. Japan PM Abe's advisor Hamada called on the Finance Ministry to "courageously" intervene in FX markets to stem the yen appreciation, accusing the MOF of lost credibility on exchange rate. In China, local press reported that the aggregate H1 results of 40 listed China fund companies saw their net profits down 13% and Rev down 2.9%. Earnings decline trend was similarly observed in a UBS note which saw H1 earnings decline for non-financial A-share companies widening to -5.2% y/y from -0.6% in Q1.
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Macro :
- Macron Has Decided to Quit French Government, Les Echos Says
-*FRANCE’S MONTEBOURG SAYS HE WOULD CONSIDER NATIONALIZING BANKS
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- ACKB BB : Ackermans 1H Net EU84.7m vs EU158.6m Y/y; See Higher 2H Results
- AIR FP : Boeing Skips Annual Jetliner Price Increase Amid Sluggish Sales
- AAPL US : Apple Said Poised to Face Billions of Arrears in Irish Tax Case
- BALN SW : Baloise 1H Net Falls 10%; Total Business Volume Little Changed
- BLT LN : BHP Says No Evidence Anyone Put Production Over Safety at Dam
- CGG FP : Announces JV with GOSCO for Seismic Services Offshore Ghana
- CSGN VX : Capital Group Increases Credit Suisse Stake to 5.1%, Filing Says
- DAI GY : Daimler, BMW, Audi Seek Partners for Here Map: Handelsblatt
- BN FP : Danone Will Withdraw Dumex Brand Out of Vietnam
- DIE BB : D’Ieteren 1H Adj. Pretax Profit Beats Ests.; Forecast Maintained, D’Ieteren CFO Says It’ll Be Hard to Deliver Order Book in 2016
- FGR FP : Eiffage’s APRR Reports 24% Rise in 1H Net Profit
- HSY US : Mondelez Said to Have Raised Hershey Bid to $115/Shr Last Wk: DJ
- HUBN SW : Huber + Suhner Says 1H ‘Dynamic’, Sees Positive 2H Development
- SIE GY : Siemens CEO Concerned About Increasing Global Uncertainty: DI
- STL NO : Statoil May Cut 250 Jobs in Administration, DN Reports
- TOM2 NA : Daimler, BMW, Audi Seek Partners for Here Map: Handelsblatt
- TOM2 NA : *GARMIN REITERATED SELL AT GOLDMAN AFTER FITBIT PRODUCT INTROS
- UCG IM : UniCredit May Sell EU20b of NPLs With State Guarantee: Sole
- UCG IM : UniCredit Weighs Combining Asset Mgr With Intesa’s: Messaggero
- VIE FP : Veolia Wins 338 Mln-Pound Waste Contract in London: Le Figaro
- VIV FP : Spotify Mulling Some New Music Release for Subscribers Only: NYP
- VOW3 GY : VW Sees Significant Profit From Mobility Ops in 10-20 Yrs
- WDI GY : Wirecard Upgraded at Barclays, Enters European Portfolio