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Bloomberg8 minutes ago
U.S. Stocks Climb, Dollar Falls on Fed-Cut Wagers: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rebounded and the dollar fell after Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams highlighted the need for swift action should policy makers conclude the economy is in trouble.Consumer and financial stocks led gains in the S&P 500 Index, while Treasury 10-year yields dropped. A positive outlook from Apple Inc. supplier’s Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s lifted chipmakers. The NYSE FANG+ Index slid on Netflix Inc.’s surprise loss of U.S. customers. A report that Iran made a “substantial” offer on its nuclear program in return for fewer sanctions gave a lift to equities that was later tempered by news that the U.S. Navy shot down an Iranian drone. In after-hours trading, Microsoft Corp. and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. rallied after sales topped estimates.Investors have fully priced in a quarter-point rate cut by the U.S. central bank later this month. While that’s the likeliest outcome, there’s also a “meaningful chance” of a half-point reduction, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. Fed Vice Chairman Richard said “you don’t want to wait” for the economy to turn down to act. Cutting U.S. interest rates could help cushion some of the blow from uncertainty about trade that’s likely to prove persistent, Fed Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.“We’re in a trade war, you’re seeing the impact on corporate earnings, you’re seeing the central banks forced to scramble to react to that,” Bob Michele, CIO and head of global fixed income at JPMorgan Asset Management, said in a Bloomberg TV interview.Elsewhere, oil slid to the lowest in almost a month as pessimism about a trade truce between the U.S. and China continued to dog markets, while the resumption of Russian pipeline flows fed worries about a supply glut. The pound climbed as the British Parliament backed measures to prevent the next prime minister suspending the legislature to pursue a no-deal Brexit.These are the main moves in markets:StocksThe S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 2,995.11 as of 4 p.m. New York time.The Stoxx Europe 600 Index decreased 0.2%.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.6%.CurrenciesThe Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dipped 0.5%.The euro gained 0.5% to $1.1276.The British pound climbed 1% to $1.2554.The Japanese yen added 0.6% to 107.26 per dollar.BondsThe yield on 10-year Treasuries dipped two basis points to 2.03%.Germany’s 10-year yield declined two basis points to -0.31%.Britain’s 10-year yield was unchanged at 0.759%.CommoditiesThe Bloomberg Commodity Index dipped 0.8%.West Texas Intermediate crude declined 2.6% to $55.30 a barrel.\--With assistance from Nancy Moran, Sophie Caronello, Todd White, Yakob Peterseil, Cecile Gutscher, Tom Keene, Nejra Cehic, Adam Haigh and Vildana Hajric.To contact the reporter on this story: Rita Nazareth in New York at rnazareth@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Jeremy Herron at jherron8@bloomberg.net, Rita NazarethFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
Investor's Business Daily7 hours ago
Stocks Stumble As Netflix Dives; Dow Jones Stock IBM Breaks Out, Apple Upgraded
Novartis and eBay grabbed early leads Thursday as Netflix slammed the Nasdaq, even as an analyst upgrade lifted Dow Jones stock Apple toward a buy point.
Reuters9 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS -Stocks slip as U.S.-China trade war drags on corporate earnings
Global shares slipped on Thursday on growing signs that a trade dispute between the United States and China was taking a toll on corporate earnings, with nerves spreading from Wall Street through Asia to European markets. MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, fell 0.2% to its lowest in nine days, after the start of the earnings season brought bad signs.
Reuters12 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide as U.S.-China trade war takes toll on earnings
Global shares slipped on Thursday on growing signs that a trade dispute between the United States and China was taking a toll on corporate earnings, with nerves spreading from Wall Street through Asia to European markets. MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, fell 0.2% to their lowest in nine days, while the Euro STOXX 600 slipped 0.5% to its lowest in almost three weeks.
Reuters14 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks wobble on trade, earnings anxiety; US Treasury yields fall
Asian share markets faltered on Thursday as Wall Street stocks dropped on early signs that the U.S.-China trade war could hurt corporate earnings, which helped underpin solid demand for safe-haven U.S. Treasuries. South Korea's market was off 0.4% after the Bank of Korea unexpectedly cut its policy interest rate for the first time in three years, as uncertainties from a trade dispute with Japan added to anxiety about the economy's outlook.
Reuters14 hours ago
Japan shares suffer worst fall in 4 months on earnings fears
Japanese shares recorded their biggest one-day fall in nearly four months on Thursday as dismal export data and weak U.S. corporate earnings raised fresh worries about fallout from the Sino-U.S. trade war. As the U.S. earnings season kicked off, weak results from railway transport company CSX Corp stoked concerns that the protracted trade standoff between the United States and China could hurt the profits of U.S. companies. The outlook is seen even bleaker in Japan as companies struggle with the U.S.-China tariff war amid deteriorating global conditions that have dragged on its exports.
TheStreet.com14 hours ago
[video]Dow Futures Flat , Global Stocks Slip, as Tech Earnings, Trade Data Rattle Bulls
U.S. equity futures are pointing to a third day of declines on Wall Street Thursday as investors react to weaker-than-expected earnings in the tech and industrial sectors and signal increasing concern for the fate of U.S.-China trade talks.
Reuters18 hours ago
Nikkei slips to 3-week low as trade worries haunt earnings
Japan's Nikkei fell to three-week lows early on Thursday as the country's dismal exports and weak U.S. corporate earnings raised fresh worries about fallout from the Sino-U.S. trade war. Investors are on the sidelines and waiting to buy on dips only if the Nikkei falls below 21,000," said Takashi Hiroki, chief strategist at Monex Securities. The outlook is seen even bleaker in Japan as companies struggle with the U.S.-China tariff war amid deteriorating global conditions that have dragged on its exports.
FX Empireyesterday
Earnings Season Underway, EU Moves Lower On Trade Concerns, Uncertainty Dominant Theme On Wall Street
Global indices retreat as trade woe resurfaces and corporate earnings roll in.
Financial Timesyesterday
Mark Carney’s climate warning; SEC threatens governance crackdown
FT subscribers can click here to receive Moral Money every Wednesday by email. Welcome to Moral Money! This week the head of the UK central bank warned that regulation looms for environmental, social ...
FX Empireyesterday
Renewed US-China Trade Woes Weigh on Asian Shares
It’s been more than two weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to resume trade talks between the two economic powerhouses. However, conditions haven’t improved much.
FX Empireyesterday
European Equities: A Light Calendar Leaves Earnings and Trade in Focus
A light economic calendar on the day ahead will leave earnings and any trade war chatter to drive the majors.
Reutersyesterday
Nikkei ends lower on U.S.-China trade uncertainty; financials up
Reutersyesterday
Morning News Call - India, July 17
TheStreet.comyesterday
Dow Futures Edge Higher As Markets Look to FAANG Earnings to Extend Record Rally
U.S. equity futures edged higher, potentially lifting Wall Street to fresh record peaks again Wednesday, as investors await the first of six major tech sector earnings reports later today that could make-or-break the recent stock market rally.
Bloomberg2 days ago
Stocks Drop on Trump’s Trade Remarks; Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.U.S. stocks fell from a record high as President Donald Trump said he could impose more tariffs on China, reminding investors that the trade spat remains unresolved. Treasuries dropped and the dollar rose.The S&P 500 Index halted a five-day rally, with energy producers joining an oil sell-off and technology giants facing an antitrust showdown with Congress. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. jumped on better-than-estimated results in its trading unit, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. rebounded from losses triggered by a disappointing lending outlook. Benchmark 10-year yields climbed on solid data, then pared their surge after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank “will act as appropriate” amid increased uncertainties.Investors remained locked into the notion of a Fed rate cut this month even after strong retail sales, factory output and housing data. While Powell’s remarks resembled his July 10-11 testimony to U.S. lawmakers, they continued to support the case for monetary easing amid risks stemming from Trump’s trade policies and slower global growth.“Trade’s a big, big issue,” said Dave Campbell, a principal at San Francisco-based BOS, which manages about $4.5 billion. “There’s a lot of uncertainties -- all of these are weighing on people’s minds right now.”Elsewhere, Bitcoin slid below $10,000 just three weeks after surging above it for the first time in more than a year as U.S. legislators expressed deep skepticism about the viability of cryptocurrencies. The euro slipped as investor confidence in Germany’s economic outlook fell. The pound slumped as the market once again reckoned with no-deal Brexit risk after the contenders to be U.K. prime minister toughened their rhetoric.Here are some key events coming up:Bank of America Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor are among companies due to report results this week.Monetary policy decisions are due in Indonesia, South Korea and South Africa on Thursday.These are the main moves in markets:StocksThe S&P 500 dipped 0.3% to 3,004.04 as of 4 p.m. New York time.The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.4%.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index decreased 0.2%.CurrenciesThe Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased 0.4%.The euro declined 0.4% to $1.1209.The British pound decreased 0.9% to $1.2408.The Japanese yen dipped 0.3% to 108.28 per dollar.BondsThe yield on 10-year Treasuries gained three basis points to 2.11%.Germany’s 10-year yield climbed one basis point to -0.24%.Britain’s 10-year yield increased two basis points to 0.821%.CommoditiesThe Bloomberg Commodity Index slid 1.1%.West Texas Intermediate crude sank to $57.62 a barrel.\--With assistance from Adam Haigh, Samuel Potter, Laura Curtis and Yakob Peterseil.To contact the reporters on this story: Rita Nazareth in New York at rnazareth@bloomberg.net;Vildana Hajric in New York at vhajric1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Jeremy Herron at jherron8@bloomberg.net, Rita NazarethFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
Financial Times2 days ago
Club Med’s Chinese owner Fosun bets billions on family fun
When Li Jingjie needs a break from her job as an editorial director in Shanghai, one of her favourite getaways is just a three-hour drive away: Club Med. At the foot of the Lingfeng Peaks in Zhejiang Province, nestled in bamboo forests, lies the Club Med Joyview Anji Resort. Fosun Tourism Group, the Chinese company that owns the France-based Club Med, is betting that millions of other Chinese vacationers will agree.
FX Empire2 days ago
Asian Investors Jittery Ahead of US Earnings Reports; Looking for More Stimulus from PBOC
Due to the uncertainty caused by the US-China trade dispute, and the possibility that trade tensions may escalate again, some investors are sitting on the sidelines, hoping the People’s Bank of China steps in to introduce more fiscal stimulus in the months ahead to steady the economy and to prevent it from slowing too quickly.
Reuters2 days ago
Nikkei falls as China slowdown saps confidence; automakers buck weakness
Japan's Nikkei fell on Tuesday as investors worried about slowing economic growth in China, but automakers outperformed on a media report that China will rely more on hybrid vehicles. The Nikkei share average ended 0.7% lower to 21,535.25.
Reuters2 days ago
REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares creep higher as wary investors await U.S. data, earnings
Most Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday, but gains were limited as investors awaited U.S. retail sales data and corporate earnings to gauge the health of the world's biggest economy ahead of a likely U.S. rate cut later this month. German DAX futures were up 0.04%, FTSE futures were down 0.18%, and financial spreadbetters saw France's CAC 40 opening flat. China's blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.3% as investors fretted over slower growth in the world's second-largest economy and the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war, even as new data highlighted Beijing's efforts to boost spending.
Bloomberg2 days ago
Top Growth Sector Faces Test of Great Expectations
(Bloomberg) -- Signs of stabilization for China’s economy provided just what the stock market needed to be steady as investors dive into the earnings season. Among tech companies, SAP, ASML and Ericsson are scheduled to report this week, which might signal what’s next for the shares of Europe’s best-performing industry this year.The region’s technology sector is up 26% in 2019, keeping up with the Nasdaq 100, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX has soared more than 30%. The SX8P has been bouncing near the 500-point level after recently hitting a one-year high following a truce in the U.S.-China trade dispute.The big question remains what impact the commerce wrangle will have on earnings. We’ve already seen numerous warnings from the semiconductor complex, with IQE, Siltronic and Broadcom setting alarm bells ringing at the end of June. Amid escalating tension between Japan and South Korea, Samsung saw its quarterly profit fall by more than half.Uncertainty stemming from the trade war and the potential drag on the global economy has prompted analysts at Evercore and DA Davidson to warn that a recovery in demand for the chip sector might not materialize until 2020. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts also highlight that the sector’s valuation against its growth picture isn’t a perfect match. Indeed, it’s the most expensive industry group in Europe with an estimated price-to-earnings ratio near 23 times for 2019.All this means the second-quarter earnings season will be a key test as to whether we’re getting closer to the bottom of the cycle. To be sure, there have been some upbeat signs recently, such as the previously mentioned truce, and the U.S. saying that it will grant licenses to Huawei suppliers. Elsewhere, Asian bellwether TSMC, which supplies Apple, saw quarterly sales beat expectations, while Chinese car sales rose for the first time in a year in June, a potential positive for chip makers exposed to autos, such as Infineon and Melexis.Analysts at Liberum highlight signs of improvement in areas such as servers, smartphones and cryptocurrency, as well as semiconductor companies reporting “green shoots” of recovery more broadly. They’re overweight on ASML and Ericsson.Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank analysts expect a significant step-up in inquiries for both Ericsson and Nokia regarding 5G infrastructure, driven by the need for continuity of supply, as well as ongoing security concerns. That said, they don’t think this will improve financials for either company for two years, though sentiment is still positive around margins in the home region.Looking at Ericsson’s and Nokia’s share price, the initial U.S. ban on sales to Huawei has only had a small effect so far. Any update on the matter will be scrutinized, especially after Nokia’s earnings shocker in April.In the meantime, Euro Stoxx 50 futures are trading 0.1% lower ahead of the open.SECTORS IN FOCUS TODAY:Watch miners and steelmakers sectors on Tuesday after iron ore prices jumped following the latest output data from Rio Tinto and on signs of healthy demand from steel mills. Watch the pound and U.K. stocks a difficult meeting was held between the chief negotiators of Brexit. While the EU is reportedly weighing up concessions it could offer to the U.K. to prevent a no-deal Brexit, the pound is at the weakest level ever for this time of year and, if history is anything to go by, it’s going to get worse in August.Watch trade-sensitive sectors after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin U.S. trade chief Robert Lighthizer may travel to Beijing to hold trade negotiations. Meanwhile, the World Trade Organization is expected to give the U.S. the green light to slap new tariffs on Europe in the ongoing battle about illegal aircraft subsidies.Watch banks, as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs will report earnings, after Citigroup kicked off the season on Monday with a mixed set of results.COMMENT:“Although the U.K. economy has surprised most commentators in its strength since the 2016 referendum and there is the promise of a fiscal dividend should Brexit be smoothly achieved, and while U.K. equities look cheap, a ‘radical overhaul’ will scare international investors into a rush for the exit,” Kames Capital CIO Stephen Jones writes in a note. “This is not the time to go strongly overweight U.K. assets – equities, Gilts or Sterling.”COMPANY NEWS AND M&A:CRH to Sell Europe Distribution for Ent. Value EU1.64B CashBayer’s Monsanto Called Reprehensible as Roundup Verdict CutRio’s Copper Flagship Faces $1.9 Billion Cost Blowout, Delay (1)Aroundtown Offering Prices 84m Shares at EU7.15/ShareAMS Ends Talks to Buy Osram in Boost for Private Equity SuitorsAtlantia Board Looked Through Genoa Bridge Collapse Report: FTSalini Impregilo Presents New Offer for Astaldi (1)Telenor Second Quarter Ebitda Misses Lowest EstimateBorregaard 2Q Op. Revenue Matches Ests., Adj. Ebita Beats (1)Schibsted Second Quarter Ebitda NOK1.06 BlnBillerudKorsnas Second Quarter Adjusted Ebitda Misses EstimatesSchmolz + Bickenbach Cuts FY Profit Views on Trade Conflicts (1)Partners Group AuM EU79.8b; Reconfirms 2019 Gross Client DemandNOTES FROM THE SELL SIDE:The rising probability the U.K. could face a no-deal Brexit prompts JPMorgan to cut Lloyds Banking Group to neutral from overweight given the pressure this could put on the bank’s earnings and revenue.Italian utilities have the highest returns and the lowest risk perception, however, unpriced risk is high now after regulatory risk is discounted in U.K. and Spain, Citi says, cutting Enel to neutral while raising A2A to neutral.Baader Helvea cuts Bossard to hold, removing the only buy rating among analysts tracked by Bloomberg, with the broker now applying a more negative growth/margin scenario.Liberum raised ITV to buy from hold with unchanged 145p price target, following drop in shares that leaves the stock 40% below the broker’s discounted cash flow valuation.TECHNICAL OUTLOOK for Stoxx 600 index:Resistance at 397.9 (May 2018 high); 403.7 (2018 high)Support at 385.7 (76.4% Fibo); 380.8 (50-DMA)RSI: 56.8TECHNICAL OUTLOOK for Euro Stoxx 50 index:Resistance at 3,520 (76.4% Fibo); 3,596 (May 2018 high)Support at 3,413 (50-DMA); 3,403 (61.8% Fibo)RSI: 60.1MAIN RESEARCH AND RATING CHANGES:UPGRADES:A2A upgraded to neutral at CitiAston Martin upgraded to hold at Jefferies; PT 10 PoundsElekta upgraded to hold at Jefferies; PT 126 KronorITV upgraded to buy at LiberumTelenor upgraded to hold at DNB Markets; Price Target 183 KronerDOWNGRADES:Coloplast cut to sell at DNB Markets; Price Target 700 KronerEnel downgraded to neutral at CitiGetinge downgraded to sell at SEB Equities; PT 120 KronorLloyds downgraded to neutral at JPMorgan; PT 70 PencePandox downgraded to hold at DNB Markets; PT 200 KronorINITIATIONS:Glenveagh rated new buy at Berenberg; PT 1.15 EurosGreen REIT rated new buy at Berenberg; PT 2 EurosHibernia REIT rated new buy at Berenberg; PT 1.70 EurosI-RES rated new buy at Berenberg; PT 2.10 EurosJohnson Service rated new overweight at Barclays; PT 2.05 PoundsMARKETS:MSCI Asia Pacific up 0.3%, Nikkei 225 down 0.6% S&P 500 little changed, Dow up 0.1%, Nasdaq up 0.2%Euro up 0.02% at $1.126Dollar Index up 0.01% at 96.94Yen down 0.08% at 108Brent up 0.1% at $66.6/bbl, WTI little changed at $59.6/bblLME 3m Copper up 0.3% at $5999/MTGold spot up 0.1% at $1415.3/ozUS 10Yr yield little changed at 2.09% ECONOMIC DATA (All times CET):10am: (IT) May Trade Balance EU, prior 1b10am: (IT) May Trade Balance Total, prior 2.89b10:30am: (UK) June Claimant Count Rate, prior 3.1%10:30am: (UK) June Jobless Claims Change, prior 23,20010:30am: (UK) May Average Weekly Earnings 3M/YoY, est. 3.1%, prior 3.1%10:30am: (UK) May Weekly Earnings ex Bonus 3M/YoY, est. 3.5%, prior 3.4%10:30am: (UK) May ILO Unemployment Rate 3Mths, est. 3.8%, prior 3.8%10:30am: (UK) May Employment Change 3M/3M, est. 45,000, prior 32,00011am: (EC) May Trade Balance SA, est. 17.8b, prior 15.3b11am: (EC) May Trade Balance NSA, prior 15.7b11am: (GE) July ZEW Survey Current Situation, est. 5, prior 7.811am: (GE) July ZEW Survey Expectations, est. -22, prior -21.111am: (EC) July ZEW Survey Expectations, prior -20.211am: (IT) June CPI FOI Index Ex Tobacco, prior 102.711am: (IT) June CPI EU Harmonized YoY, est. 0.8%, prior 0.8%* For a wrap on developments in Europe’s equity capital markets, click here.To contact the reporters on this story: Michael Msika in London at mmsika4@bloomberg.net;Kit Rees in London at krees1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Blaise Robinson at brobinson58@bloomberg.net, Jon MenonFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
Reuters2 days ago
Morning News Call - India, July 16
INDIA TOP NEWS • India's June import decline reflects further weakness in demand and activity India's imports declined to their lowest level in four months in June to $40.29 billion, down 9% from a year ago, indicating weakening consumption in Asia's third largest economy, economists said. • DHFL says working with creditors to avoid haircut Crisis-hit Indian property finance firm Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) said on Monday it was working closely with its creditors and stakeholders on a resolution plan that would not require its lenders to take a haircut. • Pakistan reopens airspace for civil aviation after India standoff Pakistan's airspace has been reopened to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a standoff with neighbouring India earlier this year.
TheStreet.com2 days ago
Dow Futures Flat, But Near Record; Investors Eye Retail Sales, Q2 Bank Earnings
U.S. equity futures were little-changed in early Tuesday trading as investors maintained their cautious stance on global stocks heading into the second quarter earnings season and keyed on June retail sales data for further clues on the direction of Federal Reserve interest rates.
MarketWatch2 days ago
Asian markets little changed as investors await earnings reports
Asian shares were little changed and mixed in quiet trading Tuesday amid a lack of fresh market-moving news as investors looked ahead to earnings season and Wall Street again closed at record highs.
Reuters2 days ago
Nikkei falls as China's slowing growth hurts sentiment; automakers buck weakness
Japan's Nikkei fell on Tuesday as slowing economic growth in China hurt investor sentiment, but automakers outperformed on a media report that China will rely more on hybrid vehicles. The Nikkei share average dropped 0.7% to 21,526.21 points by midmorning.