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European bourses are entirely in the green whilst US futures are mixedDollar is firmer, AUD gains post-RBA and USD/JPY holds above 158.00Softer session for fixed thus far, Bunds initially boosted by ZEW but slipped on a poor German outingCrude is slightly softer, hampered by the softer Dollar; XAU containedLooking ahead, US Retail Sales & Industrial Production, NBH Policy Announcement, Comments from ECB’s...

APAC stocks took impetus from the gains in the US where the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record highsDXY steady, AUD unreactive to RBA while the JPY was unphased by UedaRBA rate decision where the central bank kept rates unchanged and reiterated the Board remains resolute in its determination to return inflation to the target and it is not ruling anything in or out.Fixed benchmarks nursed some of Monday's pressure but were largely...

European bourses are mostly firmer paring some of Friday’s pronounced downside, US futures are trading tentativelyDollar is flat, Antipodeans lag after weaker than expected Chinese industrial dataBonds are subdued paring recent EU political-induced upside on Friday, as participants digest ECB sources which suggest that the Bank is in no rush to discuss a French bond rescueCrude is flat in what has been a choppy session thus far, XAU/base...

US stocks were mixed and the major indices finished off their worst levels seen early in the session alongside the broad risk-averse conditionsAPAC stocks were mostly negative as markets reflected on the latest soft Chinese data releases; European futures point to a firmer openDXY steady around 105.50, EUR/USD directionless & Cable below 1.27EGBs eased back from Friday's marked rally; ECB sources report they are in no rush to discuss...

European bourses are entirely in the red, with sentiment hampered by ongoing political angst in the EU; US futures are also lower, RTY underperformsDXY is bid, benefitting from the subdued EUR which dips below 1.07 and a weak JPY post-BoJThe BoJ kept rates unchanged but defied expectations for an immediate reduction of bond purchases, instead, it will decide on a specific bond-buying reduction plan at the next meetingUSTs are flat, EGBs...

APAC stocks were mostly subdued after the mixed performance stateside where soft data took centre stage, while participants turned their attention to the BoJ policy announcement. The BoJ maintained rates as expected but defied expectations for an immediate reduction of bond purchases, instead, it will decide on a specific bond-buying reduction plan at the next meeting. Nikkei 225 recovered early losses, USD/JPY advanced to just shy of the 158.00 level,...