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Looking ahead to Tuesday,
8:30 a.m. ET: January Chicago PMI (Briefing.com consensus 45.4; prior 44.9), Q4 Employment Cost Index (Briefing.com consensus 1.1%; prior 1.2%)
9:00 a.m. ET: November FHFA Housing Price Index (prior 0.0%), November S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index (Briefing.com consensus 6.8%; prior 8.6%)
10:00 a.m. ET: December Consumer Confidence (Briefing.com consensus 108.1; prior 108.3)High interest rates to hold back gold’s rally: Reuters poll
Analysts and traders have significantly raised their predictions for gold prices but expect high interest rates to keep a lid on rallies, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.
The poll of 38 analysts and traders returned median forecasts for gold to average $1,825 an ounce in the first quarter of this year, $1,840 in the second, $1,852.50 in the full year and $1,890 in 2024.
Three months ago, a Reuters poll predicted prices would average $1,712.50 in 2023. In 2022, gold averaged $1,801.93.
Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended Tuesday on a mostly lower note.
—Equity Markets—
Japan’s Nikkei: -0.4%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng: -1.0%
China’s Shanghai Composite: -0.4%
India’s Sensex: +0.1%
South Korea’s Kospi: -1.0%
Australia’s ASX All Ordinaries: -0.2%China’s Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing PMI readings returned into expansionary territory for the first time since September. Australia’s retail sales contracted for the first time in 12 months in the December reading.
The Biden administration is reportedly taking steps toward fully blocking Huawei from buying components from suppliers in the U.S.
China’s January Manufacturing PMI 50.1 (expected 49.8; last 47.0) and Non-Manufacturing PMI 54.4 (expected 52.0; last 41.6). December Industrial Profit -4.0% YTD (last -3.6%)
Japan’s December Industrial Production -0.1% m/m (expected -1.2%; last 0.2%), December Retail Sales 3.8% yr/yr (expected 3.0%; last 2.5%). December jobs/applications ratio 1.35 (expected 1.36; last 1.35) and December Unemployment Rate 2.5%, as expected (last 2.5%). December Construction Orders 8.5% yr/yr (last -9.7%) and Housing Starts -1.7% yr/yr (expected 0.5%; last -1.4%). January Household Confidence 31.0 (expected 30.5; last 30.3)
South Korea’s December Industrial Production -2.9% m/m (expected -0.2%; last 0.6%); -7.3% yr/yr (expected -5.1%; last -3.7%). December Retail Sales 1.4% m/m (last -1.7%)
Australia’s December Retail Sales -3.9% m/m (expected -0.3%; last 1.4%) and December Private Sector Credit 0.3% m/m (expected 0.5%; last 0.5%)
Singapore’s Q4 Unemployment Rate 2.0% (last 2.0%)Major European indices trade on a mostly lower note while Italy’s MIB (+0.2%) outperforms, holding a slight gain.
—Equity Markets—
STOXX Europe 600: -0.5%
Germany’s DAX: -0.2%
U.K.’s FTSE 100: -0.5%
France’s CAC 40: -0.1%
Italy’s FTSE MIB: +0.8%
Spain’s IBEX 35: -0.2%Eurozone’s GDP expanded slightly in Q4, according to the flash reading.
Mortgage approvals in the U.K. were at their lowest level since mid-2020 in the December reading.
UBS beat profit expectations for Q4 but said that its outlook is uncertain.
French Finance Minister Le Maire said that the French economy is solid, and that growth is expected in 2023.
Eurozone’s flash Q4 GDP 0.1% qtr/qtr (expected -0.1%; last 0.3%); 1.9% yr/yr (expected 2.2%; last 2.3%)
Germany’s January unemployment change -15,000 (expected 5,000; last -13,000) and January Unemployment Rate 5.5%, as expected (last 5.5%). December Retail Sales -5.3% m/m (expected 0.2%; last 1.9%); -6.4% yr/yr (expected -1.8%; last -5.9%). December Import Price Index -1.6% m/m (expected -2.6%; last -4.5%); 12.6% yr/yr (expected 12.0%; last 14.5%)
U.K.’s December Mortgage Lending GBP3.24 bln (expected GBP4.00 bln; last GBP4.26 bln) and December Mortgage Approvals 35,610 (expected 45,000; last 46,190) o France’s flash Q4 GDP 0.1% qtr/qtr (expected 0.2%; last 0.1%); 0.5% yr/yr (last 1.0%). January CPI 0.4% m/m (expected 0.5%; last -0.1%); 6.0% yr/yr (expected 6.1%; last 5.9%). December PPI 1.4% m/m (expected 0.0%; last 1.2%) and December Consumer Spending -1.3% m/m (expected 0.2%; last 0.6%)
Italy’s Q4 GDP -0.1% qtr/qtr (expected -0.2%; last 0.5%); 1.7% yr/yr (expected 1.6%; last 2.6%). December Unemployment Rate 7.8%, as expected (last 7.8%)
Spain’s November Current Account surplus EUR5.64 bln (last surplus of EUR2.70 bln)
Swiss December Retail Sales -2.8% yr/yr (expected -0.7%; last -1.4%)General Motors (GM 37.88, +1.59, +4.4%): beats by $0.44, beats on revs; guides FY23 EPS above consensus
Pfizer (PFE 42.25, -1.30, -3.0%): beats by $0.10, reports revs in-line; guides FY23 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus
Caterpillar (CAT 254.05, -7.45, -2.9%): misses by $0.17, beats on revs
McDonald’s (MCD 265.48, -5.41, -2.0%): beats by $0.13, beats on revs; US comps +10.3%
Exxon Mobil (XOM 112.40, -1.16, -1.0%): beats by $0.12, beats on revs
UPS (UPS 180.89, +3.92, +2.2%): beats by $0.03, misses on revs; guides FY23 revs below consensus
Whirlpool (WHR 157.00, +3.46, +2.3%): beats by $0.60, reports revs in-line; guides midpoint FY23 EPS above consensus, revs above consensusThe S&P 500 futures are down 4 points and are trading slightly below fair value.
The Nasdaq 100 futures are down 38 points and are trading 0.3% below fair value.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 49 points and are trading 0.1% below fair value.Treasury yields are moving lower this morning. The 2-yr note yield is down two basis points to 4.24% and the 10-yr note yield is down three basis points to 3.52%. The U.S. Dollar Index is up 0.2% to 102.44.
Energy complex futures continue to lose ground. WTI crude oil futures are down 1.0% to $77.16/bbl and natural gas futures are down 1.7% to $2.63/mmbtu.
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Nasdaq 11,584.55 190.74 1.67%
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Juniper Networks (JNPR) reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides Q1 EPS in-line, revs in-line… JNPR down 3.0%
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O-I Glass (OI) beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q1 EPS above consensus; guides FY23 EPS above consensus… OI up 8.9%
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Stryker (SYK) beats by $0.16, beats on revs; guides FY23 EPS above consensus… SYK up 4.0%
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