Asian equity markets are tracking Wall St gains on Friday as negative sentiment from Thursday's selloff fails to take hold. The focus is also turning to the coming week, where a busy earnings calendar will be supplemented by policy decisions from the Fed and the BOJ. Traders have also taken note of proactive remarks out of the G20 Communique over the weekend along with chatter of a potential compromise between EU and UK to minimize economic fallout from Brexit process. Japan posted the only economic data point of the session, with June merchandise trade surplus exceeding expectations. Exports fell for the 9th straight month, but the 7.4% decline was smaller than 11.3% expected and also marked the first month when exports decline slowed in 5 months. In corporate news, Verizon and Yahoo are said to be in late-stage talks, and a deal of core asset acquisition is expected to be announced before Monday open. Nintendo was down sharply after Friday's report that the company does not expect material financial impact from Pokemon.
Eur$ 1.0976 CNH 6.6865 CNY 6.6780 JPY 106.14 GBP 1.3131 CHF 0.9875 RUB 64.7695 WTI $44.16 (-0.07%)
Macro :
- G-20 Communique to Urge U.K. Remain Close EU Partner: Balduino
- Odey Hedge Fund’s Post-Brexit Gains Evaporate: Financial News
- Schaeuble: Not Worried About Italian Banking Sector
- Kildare Fund Raises More Than $1.1B to Buy Properties: Telegraph
- IMF’s Lagarde Sees Uncertainty From Brexit, Market Volatility
- U.K. Company Profit Warnings at Highest Since 2008: Sunday Times
- Portuguese Banks Face Potential 3.9b Euro Novo Banco Bill: FT
Keep an eye on :
- AH NA : Delhaize, Ahold Complete Merger Following U.S. Clearance
- AIR FP : Air France Cabin Crews Plan to Maintain 7 Days Strike : Gagey
- ALV GY : Allianz’s Hunt Pledges Tighter Ties Between Allianz, Pimco: FT
- ALO FP : Brazil Politician Said to Have Forgiven Alstom $36m Fine: Folha
- AAPL US : Apple Fourth in China Smartphone Market in June: Counterpoint
- AZN LN : Glaxo, AstraZeneca to Confirm Will Remain in U.K.: Sunday Times
- BINCK NA : BinckBank 2Q Adjusted Profit Falls to EU7.74m From EU8.51m in 1Q
- BMPS IM : Monte Paschi Capital ‘At Risk’ in Stress Tests, Sole Reports
- BT/ LN : BT Talks on Openreach Hampered by Pension Deficit: Sky
- COFB BB : Cofinimmo Invests EU25m in Healthcare Real Estate
- DELB BB : Delhaize, Ahold Complete Merger Following U.S. Clearance
- ENGI FP : Tihange-1 Belgian Reactor Start Delayed to Aug. 8: Engie
- EOAN GY : EON’s Uniper Plans Significant Job Cuts: Rheinische Post
- FWB IM : Fastweb Evaluating Offer for PosteMobile’s Clients: Repubblica
- FCC SM : Spain’s Regulator Says 48.3% of FCC Shares Accepted Carso Offer
- FCA IM : Fiat Chrysler Recalling Almost 410,000 Vehicles: Reuters
- GSK LN : Glaxo, AstraZeneca to Confirm Will Remain in U.K.: Sunday Times
- HSY US : Reportedly Hershey Trust, the controlling shareholder, agrees to governance changes
- JOY US : Joy/Komatsu Deal May Require ’Lengthy’ Antitrust Review: CTFN
- BAER VX : Julius Baer 1H AUM Rise 4% From End 2015; Profit Increases
- LHN VX : LafargeHolcim to Sell Holcim Lanka Stake
- LEON SW : Leonteq CEO Plans to Slow Expansion From 2017: NZZ am Sonntag
- LIGHT NA : Philips 2Q Lighting Separation Costs EU45m
- LNKD US : Salesforce CEO told LinkedIn he would have paid much more than Microsoft - Re/code.net
- OR FP : L’Oreal in Pact to Buy IT Cosmetics for $1.2b
- LSE LN : BDB Group Says Deutsche Boerse/LSE HQ Must Be in Frankfurt: DPA
- LHA GY : Lufthansa Eurowings Chief to Remain in Role Past 2017: Manager
- MC FP : De Beers Puts Snap Lake Diamond Mine Up for Sale: Reuters
- MC FP : G-III to Acquire Donna Karan International from LVMH for $650m
- IAM FP : Maroc Telecom 1H EBITDA MAD8.5b vs MAD8.4b Y/y
- NYR BB : Firefighters Tackle Blaze at Nyrstar Plant in Balen, VRT Says
- P US : Pandora CEO Declines to Comment on Speculation, Liberty Report
- UG FP : Vinci, Peugeot-Led Group Said to Compete for Lyon Airport: Rtrs
- PHIA NA : Philips 2Q Adjusted Ebita Beats Estimates, Keeps 2016 Outlook
- PRS SM : Prisa 1H Net Loss EU10.5m Vs EU10.8m Profit Year Earlier
- RCS IM : RCS creditor banks will not demand early repayment of debt following Cairo Communications takeover - Il Sole 24 Ore
- RYA LN : Ryanair 1Q Net Misses Estimate; FY Forecast Repeated, Sees Risks
- SK FP : Seb Seeks to Lift 2016 Op. Result From Activity More Than 10%
- SAB LN : Activist Sandell Wades Into SABMiller Takeover Dispute
- SRT3 GY : Sartorius 2Q Rises 17%; Raises 2016 Sales, Ebitda Margin Outlook, Sartorius Stedim Raises Forecasts for 2016 on Strong Orders
- SRG IM : Snam CEO Sees Average Net Income Growth of 5%/Year: Corriere
- SDY LN : Speedy Hire Investor Toscafund Seeks General Meeting: S. Times
- SYNN VX : Syngenta Ready to Buy Assets From Possible Bayer/MON Deal: dR
- SYNN VX : Syngenta’s Fyrwald Says Brexit May Aid Faster Breakthroughs: FT
- TKA AV : Telekom Austria 2Q Ebitda Beats Est.; Confirms Rev. Forecast
- VED LN : Vedanta, Cairn India Fall After Merger Terms Are Revised
- DG FP : Vinci, Peugeot-Led Group Said to Compete for Lyon Airport: Rtrs
- VIE FP : Veolia to Invest GBP750m in U.K. Over Next 5 Years: FT
- VOD LN : Liberty Global owner John Malone signals weakened pound increases prospects of Vodafone takeover - The Times
- VOW3 GY : Audi Plans Three E-Autos, Developing Self-Driving System: Stimme
- WMH LN : Rank Group, 888 Mulling Possible Joint Offer for William Hill