Muted on the futures side, with plenty of talking heads keeping the newswires ticking.
This morning feels like we've seen another brick in the wall for BoJ policy tightening.
The dollar rose against most peers on Thursday, as markets braced for remarks from Fed chair Jerome Powell, waiting to see whether he would push back against the rally in U.S. Treasuries that has sent yields down and supported the euro and pound.
Wish you all a profitable U.S. session
Roundup of today's headlines so far.
- ECB’s de Guindos: Any Discussion of Rate Cuts ‘Clearly Premature’
- Goldman Sachs Boosts China Growth Forecast to 4.8%, Citing Government Easing Measures
- The @Newsquawk US Market Open: Equities boosted, DXY bid, US 10-yr >4.50%. Powell due
- Japan lobby head urges BOJ to normalise policy to live with interest rates
- Futures listless as markets await more policy cues
- Fed's Goolsbee Says Fed Will Need to Monitor Risks of Overshooting on Rates
- The @Newsquawk European FX Update: Greenback grinds back up again after brief retreat
- German Govt agrees on electricity price package
- Japanese stocks draw foreign inflows after two weeks of outflows
- ECB balance must shrink but not too much: Lane
- BoE Urges Tight Monetary Policy to Tackle Rising Inflation
- Bank of Japan governor warns unwinding ultra-loose policy is ‘serious challenge’
- Hapag Lloyd has cancelled services to control costs
- ECB still sees inflation risks so rate cut talk too early - vice president
- China asks brokerages to curb leveraged stock trades
- Disney's Q4 Earnings Report: Revenue Soars, Disney+ Skyrockets, Parks Thrive!
- Risk sentiment is mostly mixed as we move towards the European open. via @ArnoVenter9
- China's consumer prices back in decline as recovery wobbles
- SoftBank books another quarterly loss, as investment hits offset Arm
