Morning Call Script - 18 Dec 2023
Overnight asset drivers & the impending data calendar
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What’s Moved Overnight
Today's to do list
Clean up the books (get rid of anything you don't want on the books for Jan 1st)
Focus on the funding for year end, keep it too a minimum (it's not the time of year for surprises)
Read some BoJ previews (you may or may not want to set an alarm)
Last minute Xmas shopping - Did my son really ask Santa for a Man City jersey??? (insert emoji sad face)
As one would expect, APAC had a quiet session. Bar to trading is very high as we drift towards the holiday period. There is zero reason to chase performance now, bonuses have been decided, they can only be decreased not increased from here.
FX - EUR 1.0915, CNH 7.1335, AUD 0.6720, JPY 142.30
FI - 2s @ 4.425%, 10s @ 3.91%
Commodities - Brent $77, Crude $72, Gold $2023
APAC Stocks - softer bias Nikkei flat at 32770 whilst CSI 300 dropped 50bps to 3325.
NK fired an ICBM missile with a 15,000km range
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Have a great day, and keep smiling!
Podcast for the Commute
The Day Ahead
EUR (09:00): German Ifo
BoE Speak - Broadbent (10:30)
ECB Speak - Schnabel (13:30) and Lane (15:00)
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