Morning Call Script - 18 Jan 2024

Overnight asset drivers & the impending data calendar

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What’s Moved Overnight

• Aussie employment data was softer than expected -65.1k vs forecast of 17.6k. This was underpinned by weakness in the full-time data... -106.6k drop vs prior gain of +57k

• Escalation of tensions in the middle east - US hit 14 more Houthi targets whilst the Pakistani military carried out strikes against militant hideouts in Iran

  • Reuters - U.S. lists Houthis as terrorists, rebels hit another US-operated ship

  • Bloomberg - Oil Advances as Twin Middle East Strikes Raise Escalation Risks

• "No victory yet" is the message from Lagarde and other global CB's... 

  • Reuters - ECB on track but job not done: Lagarde

• HSI touched a 14month low, CSI 5year low… Chinese stocks remain in a negative spiral…

  • Bloomberg - China Downplays Big Stimulus in 2024, Testing Investor Patience

  • Bloomberg - Hang Seng Index’s Worst Slump in 15 Months Has a Silver Lining

  • Bloomberg - That Thunder Out of China Is Loss of Confidence

  • FT - US Treasury team set for Beijing talks on economic co-operation

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Podcast for the Commute

• MS - Three Investment Themes for 2024 and Beyond

The Day Ahead

• SNB Speak: Jordan (10:30))

• EUR (12:30): ECB Dec minutes

• Fed Speak: Bostic (12:30)

• USD (13:30): Building permits and housing starts

• USD (13:30): Initial Claims

• ECB Speak: Lagarde (15:15)

• Auctions (18:00): 10year TIPS

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