US futures tilt higher ahead of Powell & European paper awaits French no confidence vote
Good morning USA traders, hope your day is off to a great start! Here are the top 4 things you need to know for today’s market.
4 Things You Need to Know
European bourses are mostly trading in positive territory; US futures tilt higher ahead of Powell and a busy data slate.
USD is broadly firmer vs. peers, AUD lags post-GDP, and GBP was weighed on by commentary from BoE’s Bailey who said he sees four 25bps cuts in 2025; a move which has since pared.
European paper awaits French no confidence vote at 15:00 GMT.
Crude holds an upward bias, WSJ reports that Saudi aims to keep oil prices elevated rather than chase market share; XAU/base metals are subdued amid the slightly firmer dollar.
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
A bizarre 24-hour period in which the world’s 12th-biggest economy briefly introduced martial law left markets pondering geopolitical risks next year while awaiting a casting vote, or at least a steer, on whether the Federal Reserve eases this month.
As the French government faces a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, politics of a different sort took hold in South Korea yesterday – jarring local markets and briefly nudging safety trades in U.S. Treasuries and the dollar.
Using my platform like a heatmap shows JPY and AUD as the biggest losers., Unwinding of long JPY crosses likely helping to keep EURUSD pinned at 1.05 and some support to GBP as well in what is a generally up day for the USD ahead of key events.
The snail’s pace move to another record high continues.
Normally it would suggest a tired trend but with the US economy humming and bond yields retreating, it is hard to fight the fundamentals. I will keep this thought on the backburner unless charts say otherwise.
In any case, keep an eye on 6045-50 as that level needs to become support to open the door for the run at 6080-00
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Lean Hogs Close Lower on Weaker Cutouts — Market Talk
Lean hog futures on the CME settle down 0.1% to 87.85 cents a pound. Today’s decline makes it three out of the past four trading sessions that the most-active lean hog contract closed lower — this after posting seven straight sessions with higher closes. Weighing on hogs was weaker cutout prices reported by the USDA in its midday report, including a $1.21 per hundredweight drop in carcass prices to $91.45 per cwt. Pork bellies have shed $5.32 per cwt, hams have dropped $4.02 per cwt, and ribs fell $2.81 per cwt. Live cattle finish up 0.6% to $1.89075 a pound.
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