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The Breakfast Briefing: Asian Markets Were Mostly Higher Monday, European Stocks Sluggish Start

TedTed
edited January 2018 in The Bullpen
FYI: U.S. equities and bond markets will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, meaning that the kickoff of this corporate earnings season will effectively span a long weekend.

CME Globex futures and options products across equities YMH8, +0.33% energy assets like crude oil WTCLZ8, -0.07% and bitcoin BTCF8, -2.40% will trade until 1 p.m. Eastern time on Monday.

European stocks got off to a sluggish start on Monday following two weeks of gains, with cyclical stocks among the biggest decliners, while M&A remained in focus.

Asian markets were mostly higher Monday, even in Japan where a stronger yen failed to put a damper on gains.
Regards,
Ted
U.K.: (Marketwatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-steps-back-from-record-with-carillion-collapse-in-focus-2018-01-15/print

Europe: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-lose-ground-as-euro-drives-further-into-3-year-highs-2018-01-15/print

Europe: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-europe-stocks/european-shares-pause-for-breath-carillion-rivals-gain-idUSKBN1F40VG?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/businessNews+(Business+News)

Europe: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/15/european-markets-focus-on-earnings-dollar.html

Asia: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hong-kong-stocks-hit-new-milestone-nikkei-rises-despite-stronger-yen-2018-01-14/print

Asia: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rises-but-weaker-dollar-caps-gains-softbank-climbs-idUSL3N1PA2B2

Asia: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/14/asia-markets-currencies-commodities-and-inflation-in-focus.html

Asia: (AP)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FINANCIAL_MARKETS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Current Futures: Positive
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx
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