Here is what you need to know on Monday, December 14:
Equity markets are in a holding pattern as Monday brings little in the way of fresh data, while the remainder of the week is a blockbuster. Tuesday sees US CPI followed by the Fed on Wednesday and then the ECB and BOE on Thursday. So far this morning, oil and yields are lower, helping to engineer a largely flat session in Europe despite Asia closing lower.
The US Dollar is slightly lower with the Dollar Index moving to 104.72, while oil continues to slide as it hits $70.69 now. Gold is more or less flat at $1,793, and Bitcoin is trading at $16,900.
European markets are flat: Eurosotxx +0.15%, FTSE +0.1% and Dax -0.8%. Well flat ish!
US futures are higher: Nasdaq +0.3%, S&P +0.25% and Dow +0.2%.
Wall Street top news
UK Chancellor Hunt says UK economy is likely to get worse and does not know if inflation has peaked.
Microsoft (MSFT) to buy a stake in London Stock Exchange.
Amgen (AMGN) to buy Horizon Therapuetiucs (HZNP).
Coupa Software (COUP) jumps as Thoma Bravo rumored to offer $81 a share.
Reuters headlines
Clovis Oncology (CLVS): The US drugmaker on Sunday filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware.
Coinbase Global (COIN): The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's bid to halt lawsuits the company contends belong in private arbitration, including one by a user suing after a scammer stole from his account.
General Motors (GM): The US Energy Department said it had finalized a $2.5 billion low-cost loan to a joint venture of General Motors and LG Energy Solution to help pay for three new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities.
Rivian Automotive (RIVN): The company said it is pausing its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans, just three months after the companies entered a partnership to make electric vans in Europe.
Spirit Airlines (SAVE): The company has offered as much as a 43% cumulative weighted-average pay raise to its pilots over two years, according to a union memo seen by Reuters.
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— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) December 12, 2022
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— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) December 12, 2022
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