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24.04.2019
22:30
Schedule for today, Thursday, April 25, 2019
Time Country Event Period Previous value Forecast
03:00 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision -0.1% -0.1%
03:00 Japan BOJ Outlook Report    
06:30 Japan BOJ Press Conference    
10:00 United Kingdom CBI industrial order books balance April 1 3
12:30 U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims 1653 1699
12:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims 192 200
12:30 U.S. Durable Goods Orders March -1.6% 0.8%
12:30 U.S. Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation March 0.1% 0.2%
12:30 U.S. Durable goods orders ex defense March -1.9% 0.1%
22:45 New Zealand Trade Balance, mln March 12 131
23:30 Japan Unemployment Rate March 2.3% 2.4%
23:30 Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, y/y April 1.1% 1.1%
23:30 Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index, y/y April 0.9% 0.8%
23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y March 0.4% 0.8%
23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) March 0.7% -0.1%
23:50 Japan Industrial Production (YoY) March -1.1% -0.6%
20:07
Major US stock indexes finished trading in the red

Major US stock indexes fell slightly against the background of an ambiguous reaction of market participants to a new block of quarterly reporting companies, including such giants as Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT) and AT & T (T), as well as before publishing the results of Facebook (FB) and Microsoft ( MSFT) after the close of the trading session.

Boeing (BA) reported receiving adjusted earnings of $ 3.16 per share, which was below the analysts' average forecast of $ 3.19. The company's revenue also turned out to be slightly lower than the market forecast. The company also announced that its previously announced forecast for the whole 2019 is no longer relevant, since it does not take into account the impact of the situation with 737 MAX, and has suspended its own share repurchase program. Despite this, BA shares rose 0.16%.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $ 2.94 per share, which was $ 0.08 above the average forecast of analysts. The revenue of the heavy equipment manufacturer also exceeded analysts' estimates. However, CAT shares fell by 3.21%, as the report indicated a decline in construction revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the company's key markets.

Both the profit and revenue of AT & T (T) fell short of analysts' expectations. Nevertheless, the company reported an unexpected increase in the number of wireless users, and also announced that by the end of the year it would pay off 75% of the debt incurred as part of the deal with Time Warner. T shares fell by 4.07%.

Most of the components of DOW finished trading in positive territory (18 out of 30). Caterpillar Inc. shares turned out to be an outsider. (CAT; -3.14%). The growth leader was The Walt Disney Company (DIS; + 1.66%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P recorded a decline. The utilities sector grew the most (+ 0.4%). The largest decline was in the commodity sector (-1.7%).

At the time of closing:

Dow 26,597.66 -58.73 -0.22%

S & P 500 2,927.26 -6.42 -0.22%

Nasdaq 100 8,102.02 -18.81 -0.23%

19:50
Schedule for tomorrow, Thursday, April 25, 2019
Time Country Event Period Previous value Forecast
03:00 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision -0.1% -0.1%
03:00 Japan BOJ Outlook Report    
06:30 Japan BOJ Press Conference    
10:00 United Kingdom CBI industrial order books balance April 1 3
12:30 U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims 1653 1699
12:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims 192 200
12:30 U.S. Durable Goods Orders March -1.6% 0.8%
12:30 U.S. Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation March 0.1% 0.2%
12:30 U.S. Durable goods orders ex defense March -1.9% 0.1%
22:45 New Zealand Trade Balance, mln March 12 131
23:30 Japan Unemployment Rate March 2.3% 2.4%
23:30 Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, y/y April 1.1% 1.1%
23:30 Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index, y/y April 0.9% 0.8%
23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y March 0.4% 0.8%
23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) March 0.7% -0.1%
23:50 Japan Industrial Production (YoY) March -1.1% -0.6%
19:00
DJIA -0.06% 26,639.20 -17.19 Nasdaq +0.02% 8,122.63 +1.81 S&P -0.04% 2,932.59 -1.09
16:00
European stocks closed: FTSE 100 -51.32 7471.75 -0.68% DAX +77.65 12313.16 +0.63% CAC 40 -15.63 5576.06 -0.28%
14:35
EIA’s report reveals bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude oil inventories

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that crude inventories surged by 5.479 million barrels in the week ended April 19. Economists had forecast an increase of 1.000 million barrels.

At the same time, gasoline stocks fell by 2.129 million barrels, while analysts had expected a drop of 1.822 million barrels. Distillate stocks declined by 0.662 million barrels, while analysts had forecast a decrease of 0.900 million barrels.

Meanwhile, oil production in the U.S. increased by 100,000 barrels a day to 12.200 million barrels a day.

U.S. crude oil imports averaged 7.1 million barrels per day last week, up by 1,157,000 barrels per day from the previous week.

14:30
U.S.: Crude Oil Inventories, April 5.479 (forecast 1.255)
14:24
Bank of Canada (BoC) leaves key rate unchanged at 1.75%, as widely expected

  • Sees increasing growth of household spending due to fading effects of past housing policy changes
  • Says improvement and financial conditions has a positive effect on spending
  • Continues to evaluate appropriate degree of monetary policy accommodation as new data arrived
  • Judges that accommodative policy rate continues to be warranted
  • Says growth during the first half of 2019 is now expected to be slower than was anticipated in January but sees growth picking up in the second half of the year
  • Cuts 2019 GDP growth forecast to 1.2% from 1.7%

14:00
Canada: Bank of Canada Rate, 1.75% (forecast 1.75%)
13:39
Belgium business confidence worsens more than expected in April

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) reported on Wednesday that business confidence in Belgium declined to -3.2 in April from -0.7 in the previous month. That was the lowest level of confidence since September of 2017.

Economists had forecast the reading to drop to -0.8.

According to the report, confidence worsened among manufacturers (-6.1 from -3.1 in March) and constructors (0.5 from 5.2), but improved among service providers (5.7 from 5.3) and traders (-3.6 from -5.9).

13:34
U.S. Stocks open: Dow -0.13%, Nasdaq +0.06% S&P -0.06%
13:27
Before the bell: S&P futures +0.01%, NASDAQ futures +0.06%

U.S. stock-index futures traded flat on Wednesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs in the previous session, with investors

digestin a fresh batch of earnings reports from some U.S. companies, including such bellwethers as Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT) and AT&T (T).


Global Stocks:

Index/commodity

Last

Today's Change, points

Today's Change, %

Nikkei

22,200.00

-59.74

-0.27%

Hang Seng

29,805.83

-157.41

-0.53%

Shanghai

3,201.61

+3.02

+0.09%

S&P/ASX

6,382.10

+62.70

+0.99%

FTSE

7,476.61

-46.46

-0.62%

CAC

5,571.36

-20.33

-0.36%

DAX

12,295.57

+60.06

+0.49%

Crude oil

66.36

+0.07

+0.11%


Gold

1,274.00

+0.80


+0.06%

13:00
Belgium: Business Climate, April -3.2 (forecast -0.8)
12:58
Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)


ALCOA INC.

AA

28.35

-0.18(-0.63%)

1693

ALTRIA GROUP INC.

MO

54.6

-0.22(-0.40%)

7420

Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ

AMZN

1,927.45

3.68(0.19%)

49759

Apple Inc.

AAPL

207.76

0.28(0.14%)

126854

AT&T Inc

T

31

-1.10(-3.43%)

1595230

Boeing Co

BA

380.25

6.23(1.67%)

465155

Caterpillar Inc

CAT

138.3

-3.73(-2.63%)

560864

Chevron Corp

CVX

121.96

-0.06(-0.05%)

1564365

Cisco Systems Inc

CSCO

56.74

0.05(0.09%)

7361

Citigroup Inc., NYSE

C

68.91

-0.29(-0.42%)

1856

Deere & Company, NYSE

DE

165.65

-2.11(-1.26%)

2204

Exxon Mobil Corp

XOM

83.3

-0.08(-0.10%)

8948

Facebook, Inc.

FB

184.78

1.00(0.54%)

212406

FedEx Corporation, NYSE

FDX

195.37

0.24(0.12%)

474

Ford Motor Co.

F

9.52

0.02(0.21%)

150497

General Electric Co

GE

9.3

-0.03(-0.32%)

46267

General Motors Company, NYSE

GM

39.52

-0.31(-0.78%)

5463

Hewlett-Packard Co.

HPQ

20.2

0.11(0.55%)

200

Intel Corp

INTC

58.72

-0.06(-0.10%)

10175

International Business Machines Co...

IBM

140.9

0.46(0.33%)

760

Johnson & Johnson

JNJ

139.5

-0.40(-0.29%)

812

JPMorgan Chase and Co

JPM

113.47

-0.27(-0.24%)

4507

Merck & Co Inc

MRK

74.9

0.30(0.40%)

1461

Microsoft Corp

MSFT

125.91

0.47(0.37%)

126186

Nike

NKE

87.62

0.19(0.22%)

1634

Pfizer Inc

PFE

39.5

0.08(0.20%)

10523

Procter & Gamble Co

PG

103

-0.16(-0.16%)

33474

Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ

SBUX

75.8

-0.19(-0.25%)

1128

Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ

TSLA

262.6

-1.30(-0.49%)

58256

The Coca-Cola Co

KO

48.1

-0.11(-0.23%)

2325

Twitter, Inc., NYSE

TWTR

39.87

0.10(0.25%)

251252

United Technologies Corp

UTX

140

-0.02(-0.01%)

1561

UnitedHealth Group Inc

UNH

229.95

-0.63(-0.27%)

14968

Verizon Communications Inc

VZ

57

-0.15(-0.26%)

39654

Visa

V

162.1

0.44(0.27%)

12169

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

WMT

103.17

0.10(0.10%)

200

Walt Disney Co

DIS

133.74

0.38(0.28%)

20587

Yandex N.V., NASDAQ

YNDX

37.74

-0.07(-0.19%)

17100

12:55
Target price changes before the market open

Twitter (TWTR) target raised to $44 from $33 at Oppenheimer

12:55
Downgrades before the market open

Procter & Gamble (PG) downgraded to Sell from Hold at DZ Bank

12:54
Upgrades before the market open

Procter & Gamble (PG) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays; target raised to $112

Snap (SNAP) upgraded to In-line from Underperform at Evercore ISI

Snap (SNAP) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan; target raised to $11

12:21
Company News: AT&T (T) quarterly results miss analysts’ estimates

AT&T (T) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $0.86 per share (versus $0.85 in Q1 FY 2018), missing analysts’ consensus of $0.87.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $44.827 bln (+17.8% y/y), missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $45.205 bln.

T fell to $31.40 (-2.18%) in pre-market trading.

12:13
Company News: Caterpillar (CAT) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ expectations

Caterpillar (CAT) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $2.94 per share (versus $2.82 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $2.86.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $13.466 bln (+4.7% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $13.356 bln.

The company also reaffirmed guidance for FY 2019, projecting EPS of $11.75-12.75 versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $12.29.

CAT rose to $142.35 (+0.23%) in pre-market trading.

12:05
Company News: United Micro (UMC) quarterly earnings miss analysts’ estimate

United Micro (UMC) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $0.02 per share (versus $0.28 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of -$0.09.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $32.580 bln (-13.1% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $32.756 bln.

UMC fell to $1.78 (-7.77%) in pre-market trading.

12:01
Company News: Boeing (BA) quarterly earnings miss analysts’ forecast

Boeing (BA) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $3.16 per share (versus $3.64 in Q1 FY 2018), missing analysts’ consensus of $3.19.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $22.917 bln (-2.0% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $23.044 bln.

The company also suspended its previously issued FY 2019 guidance, saying that it does not reflect 737 MAX impacts. The new guidance will be issued at a future date.

BA rose to $377.99 (+1.06%) in pre-market trading.

11:49
Company News: eBay (EBAY) quarterly results beat analysts’ forecasts

eBay (EBAY) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $0.67 per share (versus $0.53 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $0.63.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $2.643 bln (+2.4% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.580 bln.

The company also issued guidance for Q2, projecting EPS of $0.61-$0.63 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.60) and revenues of $2.64-$2.69 bln (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.65 bln).

For FY 2019, the company sees EPS of $2.64-$2.70 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.67) and revenues of $10.83-$10.93 bln (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $10.85 bln).

EBAY rose to $38.01 (+3.65%) in pre-market trading.

11:37
China’s Premier Li: Downward pressure still persists within Chinese economy
  • We can counter downward pressure through deepening reforms, cut taxes
  • The nation's economic operations will be maintained within a logical range


11:20
U.S. mortgage applications fall last week

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported on Wednesday the mortgage application volume in the U.S. fell 7.3 percent in the week ended April 19, following a 3.5 percent drop in the previous week.

According to the report, the refinance applications tumbled 11.0 percent and applications to purchase a home declined 4.1 percent.

Meanwhile, the average fixed 30-year mortgage rate increased to 4.46 percent from 4.44 percent.

“Borrowers remain extremely sensitive to rate changes,” noted Mike Fratantoni, MBA senior vice president and chief economist. “Borrowing costs have recently drifted higher because of ebbing geopolitical concerns, as well as signs of strengthening in the U.S. economy, including the recent data pointing to robust retail sales.”

10:55
Company News: Snap (SNAP) quarterly results beat analysts’ expectations

Snap (SNAP) reported Q1 FY 2019 losses of $0.10 per share (versus -$0.17 in Q1 FY 2018), $0.02 better than analysts’ consensus of -$0.12.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $0.320 bln (+38.9% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.306 bln.

The company also issued in-line guidance for Q2, projecting revenues of $0.335-0.360 bln versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.347 bln.

SNAP rose to $12.60 (+5.09%) in pre-market trading.

10:21
Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep rates unchanged today - TDS

Analysts at TD Securities are expecting the Bank of Canada (BoC) to leave rates unchanged at 1.75%, in line with all private sector forecasts, leaving focus on updated economic projections and tweaks to the statement on monetary policy.

"For the former, we expect the Bank to formally drop its bias towards higher rates by noting that future moves (not hikes) will be subject to increased uncertainty while updated forecasts should see near-term growth downgraded," analysts said.

10:11
Japanese Finance Minister Aso to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Washington on Thursday, April 25

  • Trade talks between Japan and the U.S. are likely to become a major topic in the coming weeks or even months

09:59
Brexit clouding UK outlook, limiting investment - UK Chancellor

Chancellor Philip Hammond said Brexit was creating "very significant" uncertainty about the economic outlook, deterring business investment and limiting his ability to make long-term plans on spending and taxes.

Hammond said the government was on track to meet its future fiscal targets and there was significant headroom in his budget for flexibility on spending or tax decisions, but Brexit was stalling longer-term planning.

"Given that there is very significant uncertainty about the future trajectory of the economy right now, and will remain so until we have resolved the Brexit issue, I don't think it makes sense to plump for one option or another," he told.

09:39
USD/CHF gains extended to one year highs – Commerzbank

Karen Jones, analyst at Commerzbank, explains that the USD/CHF pair has recently closed above the top of the range at 1.0128, and yesterday extended its gains.

“The close above one year highs has introduced scope to the 1.0295/January 2015 high and the 1.0343 December 2016 peak. This represents a very tough resistance band for the market. The market will find initial support offered by 1.01 then the 55 day ma at 1.0030 ahead of the 200 day ma at .9932. The 200 day ma guards the March low at .9895 The March low guards the .9870 6 month support line and the .9716 recent low.”

09:19
Low inflation in Australia may force the RBA’s hand in May - AmpGFX

According to Greg Gibbs, analyst at Amplifying Global FX Capital, the downside miss on inflation in Australia probably forces the RBA’s hand to cut rates.

“The RBA generally doesn’t fuss too much with appearances once it changes its mind, so a cut at its next policy meeting as soon as 7 May is likely, even though it would come only weeks before the Federal election on 18 May. One cut is unlikely to be viewed as significant enough to make a material difference on the inflation outlook, so a second cut is likely before the dust has had time to settle on the first, so within the next Month (4 June) or two (2 July). The risk is high that a rate cut watch in Australia dominates near term AUD price action and triggers a further significant fall in the currency.”

09:00
UK Chancellor Hammond: all government fiscal targets look on course to be met

  • for first time in decade, we have choices over fiscal policy

  • we can reach a balanced budget in mid 2020’s if we choose to

  • once Brexit uncertainty clears, can decide longer-term fiscal policy

  • we expect to appoint next BOE governor for an 8-year term

  • but if an outstanding candidate cannot commit as such, we would consider this

  • UK needs a BOE governor who commands respect in the 'international arena'

08:55
Saudi plans to keep oil output within levels of OPEC cuts - Falih

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that the kingdom's crude production would remain within levels outlined in OPEC-led output cuts but the top oil exporter would also be responsive to its customers' needs.

Falih said "there will be very little variation" in the kingdom's oil production in May from the past couple of months, and Saudi Aramco's crude allocations for June would be made in a couple of weeks.

08:44
UK March public sector net borrowing +£0.8 billion vs +£0.4 billion expected

According to the report from Office for National Statistics, borrowing in the latest full financial year (April 2018 to March 2019) was £24.7 billion, £17.2 billion less than in the previous financial year; the lowest financial year borrowing for 17 years (April 2001 to March 2002).

Borrowing in the latest full financial year was £1.9 billion more than the £22.8 billion forecast by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook – March 2019.

Borrowing (public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks) in March 2019 was £1.7 billion, £0.9 billion more than in March 2018; with March 2018 remaining the lowest March borrowing since 2006.

Debt (public sector net debt excluding public sector banks) at the end of March 2019 was £1,801.0 billion (or 83.1% of gross domestic product (GDP)); an increase of £22.1 billion (or a decrease of 1.5 percentage points of GDP) on March 2018.

08:30
United Kingdom: PSNB, bln, March -0.84 (forecast 0.4)
08:25
German IFO business climate index drops to 99.2 in April

German business morale deteriorated in April, a survey showed, bucking expectations for a small rise and suggesting Europe's largest economy is losing momentum as trade tensions hamper its exporters.

Ifo economic institute said its business climate index fell to 99.2 from an upwardly revised 99.7 in the previous month. The April reading compared with a consensus forecast for 99.9. This monthly indicator published by the IFO economic institute based in Frankfurt defines - via a survey of 7,000 entrepreneurs - the level of confidence in the German economy. This index has a great influence on the Euro currency because it highlights the German economic dynamism and investment levels for the next 6 months.

"The German economy continues to lose steam," Ifo President Clemens Fuest said in a statement.

08:20
New round of U.S. tariffs a 'modest' hit for euro area - ECB

A new round of tariffs between the US and its main partners would only cause a “modest decrease” in the pace of economic growth in the euro zone, according to research by the European Central Bank.

The study simulated a two-way, 10 percent increase in tariff and other trade barriers between the world’s largest economy and all its partners.

It showed an “overall modest decrease in activity” in the euro area due to fading global confidence outweighing a boost to EU exports to countries other than the US.

The study also showed a decrease of fewer than 10 basis points in the real income of German households from tariffs on the automotive sector even after taking into account cross-country production linkages, known as global value chains (GVC) in economic parlance.

08:00
Germany: IFO - Expectations , April 95.2 (forecast 96.1)
08:00
Germany: IFO - Current Assessment , April 103.3 (forecast 103.6)
08:00
Germany: IFO - Business Climate, April 99.2 (forecast 99.9)
08:00
Switzerland: Credit Suisse ZEW Survey (Expectations), April -7.7
07:40
UK watchdog urges EU to make financial market access flexible

The European Union's system of financial-market access needs adapting to avoid disputes between the EU and Britain over rules after Brexit, a top UK regulator said.

Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, said future regulation in Britain will hinge on where the EU system of "equivalence" leads to.

Equivalence refers to Brussels granting foreign banks direct access to customers in the EU if it determines that their home rules are similar enough to those in the EU.

But for this to work after Brexit, it needs a "rules of the game" agreement setting out how equivalence is determined and a mechanism for handling disputes, Bailey said.

Equivalence should be based on whether the outcomes of foreign and EU regulation are the same, rather than on actual rules being written in the same way, Bailey said.

07:19
Downside risks for the Germany IFO report - TDS

Analysts at TD Securities are looking for downside risks in the German IFO report, with the Current Assessment Index falling 0.8pts to 103.0 (mkt: 103.5) while the Expectations Index remains unchanged at 95.6 (mkt: 96.1).

“Last week's survey data (ZEW, PMI) suggest that March was the trough for activity in the sector, but gains were relatively muted and the data is unlikely to show a more sustained improvement until next month.”

07:03
EUR/USD: On the defensive - Commerzbank

According to Karen Jones, analyst at Commerzbank, EUR/USD remains on the defensive, having failed to make any impact on the 55 and 100 day moving averages at 1.1291/1.1342.

“Attention is on the 1.1176 recent low. Intraday Elliott wave counts are negative and the DMI is also negative. Below 1.1185/75 (61.8% retracement) lies the 1.1110, the May 2017 low and the 1.0814/78.6% retracement. We suspect that the market is trying to base but needs to do more work (we note the 13 count on the weekly chart and this adds weight to the idea of a potential base). Initial resistance is the 100 day ma at 1.1342 and the resistance line at 1.1376 ahead of the 200 day ma at 1.1433.”

06:40
German IFO and BoC amongst market movers today – Danske Bank

Analysts at Danske Bank suggest that today, the April German Ifo data will give us the first indications of where German Q2 GDP growth is headed.

“In contrast to the weak data points from manufacturing PMIs, the German Ifo showed its first rebound in March since August 2018. Will that be confirmed this month? Bank of Canada is widely expected to leave policy rates unchanged at today's monetary policy meeting. Consequently focus will be on the central bank's new monetary policy report, rhetoric and not least any signals on the possibility of rate cuts amid markets now pricing roughly a 2/3 probability of a rate cut over the coming 12M. We don't think BoC will deliver much to the doves today. Given the rise in oil prices, the positive inflation surprises and recent strong labour market reports we think BoC will re-iterate its 'on hold' and data dependency stance, and even maintain its modest tightening bias.”

06:19
UK employers fear Brexit hit to economy - REC

British employers are their most worried about the economy since the 2016 Brexit referendum, but they also plan to hire extra staff, according to a survey.

More firms were downbeat about the outlook for jobs and investment than were optimistic for only the second time since the Recruitment and Employment Confederation began its surveys in June 2016, the month of the referendum. But in the short term, companies planned to increase their headcount, especially for temporary workers, possibly reflecting their reluctance to make longer-term commitments to investment.

"The more positive figures on hiring for temporary workers suggest that many businesses are turning to agency work to help them navigate the unpredictability they currently face," Neil Carberry, the REC's chief executive, said.

05:59
Mnuchin, Lighthizer to hold trade talks next week in Beijing - White House

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for trade talks beginning on April 30, the White House said in a statement.

It said Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who will lead the Beijing talks for China, will travel to Washington for more discussions starting on May 8.

"The subjects of next week’s discussions will cover trade issues including intellectual property, forced technology transfer, non-tariff barriers, agriculture, services, purchases, and enforcement," the White House said.

05:23
Options levels on wednesday, April 24, 2019 EURUSD GBPUSD

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1361 (4060)

$1.1325 (2630)

$1.1299 (315)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1215

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1185 (3276)

$1.1143 (2876)

$1.1097 (2051)


Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options and PUT options with the expiration date May, 3 is 78969 contracts (according to data from April, 23) with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1500 (5760);


GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3206 (2109)

$1.3116 (2240)

$1.3044 (280)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2934

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2874 (1995)

$1.2834 (1607)

$1.2790 (1712)


Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 3 is 24355 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3500 (2435);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 3 is 22944 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2750 (2373);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.94 versus 0.95 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 23

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

05:16
Japan: Leading Economic Index , February 97.1 (forecast 97.4)
05:16
Japan: Coincident Index, February 100.4 (forecast 98.8)
04:31
Japan: All Industry Activity Index, m/m, February -0.2% (forecast -0.1%)
02:30
Commodities. Daily history for Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Raw materials Closed Change, %
Brent 73.79 0.33
WTI 66.08 0.69
Silver 14.81 -1.2
Gold 1272.045 -0.2
Palladium 1388.83 -0.06
01:30
Australia: Trimmed Mean CPI y/y, Quarter I 1.6% (forecast 1.7%)
01:30
Australia: CPI, y/y, Quarter I 1.3% (forecast 1.5%)
01:30
Australia: CPI, q/q, Quarter I 0% (forecast 0.2%)
01:30
Australia: Trimmed Mean CPI q/q, Quarter I 0.3% (forecast 0.4%)
00:30
Stocks. Daily history for Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Index Change, points Closed Change, %
NIKKEI 225 41.84 22259.74 0.19
Hang Seng -0.02 29963.24 -0
KOSPI 3.86 2220.51 0.17
ASX 200 59.6 6319.4 0.95
FTSE 100 63.19 7523.07 0.85
DAX 13.12 12235.51 0.11
Dow Jones 145.34 26656.39 0.55
S&P 500 25.71 2933.68 0.88
NASDAQ Composite 105.55 8120.82 1.32
00:15
Currencies. Daily history for Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Pare Closed Change, %
AUDUSD 0.70983 -0.53
EURJPY 125.546 -0.35
EURUSD 1.12221 -0.31
GBPJPY 144.665 -0.43
GBPUSD 1.29304 -0.38
NZDUSD 0.66535 -0.39
USDCAD 1.34284 0.59
USDCHF 1.02002 0.49
USDJPY 111.868 -0.04

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