Morning Call Script - 15 May 2024

Overnight asset drivers & the impending data calendar

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What’s Moved Overnight

• Another quiet APAC session which is hardly a surprise so close to US CPI. 

  • Nikkei 38350, CSI 3647, Crude $78.55, Brent $82.90, Gold $2355, XBT 62k, EUR 1.0825, GBP 1.2595, AUD 0.6645, JPY 156.25, CNH 7.2230, 10s at 4.45%.

• Robinhood hit $5bln in equities trading on Tuesday as meme stock euphoria returns

  • Reuters - Explainer: Why are meme stocks rallying again?

• Other stories in the news overnight

  • Bloomberg - China Mulls Government Buying of Unsold Homes to Ease Glut

  • WSJ - Mester Says Fed in ‘Really Good Place’ to Study Economy Before Charting Rate Path

  • Bloomberg - Google Infuses Search With AI in a ‘Fully Revamped’ Experience

• We all know what the mkt is focused on today ... 

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Have a great day, and keep smiling!

Podcast for the Commute

• UBS - Fixed Income Strategist - Going longer for higher

The Day Ahead

• SEK (07:00): CPI

• EUR (07:45): French Inflation Final

• EUR (10:00): GDP QoQ Q1 Second Est

• EUR (10:00): Industrial Production

• USD (13:30): Core CPI MoM, YoY

• USD (13:30): Retail Sales

• Fed's Kashkari (17:00) and Bowman (20:20)

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