Dr. Nektarios Michail
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10-year Treasury yields are up 0.5 bp at 2.693%, JGB yields lifted 1.2 bp to -0.0013%.
Stocks were supported by trade talk hopes as US President Donald Trump suggested that he could see letting the March 1 deadline on tariffs China slide a little if the two sides were close to a complete deal helped to underpin sentiment.
The negative sentiment that had dominated much of the last months of 2018 continues to unwind, but markets will ultimately have to see permanent solutions and real results, otherwise they remain at risk of sliding back again.
For now though markets are mostly in a positive mood and while the ASX closed with a loss of -0.26$, Topix and Nikkei rallied 1.06% and 1.34% respectively. The Hang Seng is up 1.21%, China’s blue chip index CSI is up 2.1% and the Shanghai Composite 1.92%.
US futures are equally moving higher, as are European futures.
Oil prices have also come back from the lows seen early in the week and the front end WTI future is trading at USD 53.64 per barrel.
The calendar today has inflation releases for the UK and the US, with the Riksbank’s meeting not expected to post any surprises.
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Main Macro Events Today
UK Price Indices – The UK’s Price Indices are expected to continue close to their December levels, however at mixed outcomes. The Retail Price Index is expected to stand at 2.6% y/y compared to 2.7% last month, the PPI to increase to 3.8% y/y compared to 3.7%, while the CPI is expected to have stood at 1.9% compared to 2.1% in December.
EU Industrial Production – Industrial production in the European Union is expected to continue its decline albeit at a slower pace, with a reduction of 0.4% m/m expected in the December data, compared to a 1.7% reduction in November.
US CPI Inflation – Inflation is expected to have declined in the US, in association with the prevailing understanding of a slowdown in the economy, with the CPI expected to have increased by 1.5% y/y, compared to 1.9% y/y in December. Core CPI is expected to have increased by 2.1% y/y compared to 2.2%.
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