Mixed Markets–pretty quiet night
- Hong Kong: Hang Seng closes UP +1.11%
- China CSI 300 +0.32%
- Taiwan KOSPI +1.07%
- India Nifty 50 -0.20%
- Australia ASX +0.09%
- Japan Nikkei -0.20%
- All European bourses broadly in positive territory with exception of German tech
- US indices just barely in positive territory so far this morning in pre-market, USD -0.28%
Overnight Data/News
- PBoC To Inject CNY278Bln Via 7 Day Reverse Repos At 2.0% In Open Market Op
- PBoC Fixes USDCNY Reference Rate At 6.8749 (prev fix 6.8714 prev close 6.8795)
- French Business Confidence Mar: 103 (est 103; prevR 104) – French Manufacturing Confidence Mar: 104 (est 103; prevR 105) – French Production Outlook Indicator Mar: -1 (prev 0) – French Own-Company Production Outlook Mar: 11 (prev 14)
- UK Grocery Inflation Hit Record 17.5% In 4 Weeks To March 19 – Kantar
- Italian Consumer Confidence Index Mar: 105.1 (est 104.0; prev 104.0) – Italian Manufacturing Confidence Mar: 104.2 (est 103.0; prevR 103.0) – Italian Economic Sentiment Mar: 110.2 (prevR 109.2)
- ECB’s Muller: There May Be More Differing Opinions Next Meeting – We Must Still Worry About Upside Inflation Risks – Underlying Inflation Is An Area Of Concern
- Shale Oil Drillers Left Exposed After Pulling Back Price Hedges – FT
- Russia Fires Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile At Mock Target In Sea Of Japan – RTRS
- OPEC+ Shows No Sign Of Changing Oil Output At Meeting Next Week
US DATA TODAY