Morning Call Script - 21 Feb 2024

Overnight asset drivers & the impending data calendar

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What’s Moved Overnight

• The drift continues, still no spark to life. EUR 1.0810, GBP 1.2625, AUD 0.6560, Nikkei 38320, CSI 300 3470, 10s 4.27%, Gold 2030 and Crude 77.25.

• Nvidia earnings day - has the potential to reset the AI complex, have cross border FX implications and wider mkt sentiment impact. A tripling of their quarterly revenue to $20bln is expected and analysts will be keenly watching their forecasts and Chinese view in particular.

  • Bloomberg - Nvidia Options Signal Nearly $200 Billion Swing After Earnings

  • Reuters - Nvidia dethrones Tesla as Wall Street's most traded stock

  • Reuters - Nvidia's surging growth may still disappoint some investors

• HSBC profit down 80% due to unexpected charges on Chinese bank holdings and selling its French retail ops

  • Bloomberg - HSBC’s Profit Sinks on $3 Billion Impairment on Chinese Bank

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Have a great day, and keep smiling!

Podcast for the Commute

• JPM AM - The Pressures of a Full Employment Economy

The Day Ahead

• ZAR (08:00): Inflation

• EUR (10:00): Bundesbank Nagel

• USD (13:00): Fed Bostic

• CAD (13:30): BoC Gravelle

• GBP (14:00): BoE Dhingra

• EUR (15:00): Consumer Confidence

• USD (18:00): Bowman

• USD (19:00): Fed Minutes

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