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Tuesday, June 20

20th Jun - Oil, stocks slip




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EUROPE
UK walks into Brexit talks with unprepared negotiators, but the EU side isn't – BB

Merkel Signals Openness to Eurozone Reforms – WSJ
Structural asymmetries and financial imbalances in the eurozone – ECB
Domestic and global drivers of inflation in the euro area – ECB
When do countries implement structural reforms? – ECB


OTHER
SocGen: The Fed Is Raising Rates Too Slowly To Contain Asset Bubbles – ZH


REGULARS
Morning Report APAC – TF
Crude prices have taken a tumble extending recent declines after Libya lifted output and US drillers boosted their rig count. Meanwhile the tech rally on Wall St has had a mixed impact on Asian markets today.

FirstFT Daily Briefing – FT
Barclays charged, Vice gets $450m boost, Chinese lessons for Hollywood 

WSJ City – WSJ
SFO Charges in Barclays Qatar Case, Brexit Bill Spat

Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Eye-Opener – Nordea
USD, UST and equities higher on hawkish Dudley * Fedspeak today’s highlight? * Risk aversion decreases as core yields move higher, and peripherals go lower

Morning Markets – TF
Japanese equities climbed on Tuesday after US tech stocks swung back into favour and the Dow and S&P 500 reached new record highs on Monday. Other Asia-Pacific shares were mixed with Australian financial stocks hit by a Moody's downgrade for the country's "Big Four" banks and the Shanghai Composite roughly flat.

From the Floor – TF
US equities, and tech stocks in particular, rallied powerfully on Monday, and Saxo Bank equities head Peter Garnry notes that "no clear catalyst for a correction exists" despite the lack of an obvious external factor behind the surge.

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
Officials Fill Vacuum of Data to Drive FX Market

Brussels Playbook – Politico
Gabriel grilling — Brexit wash-up — Portuguese fires

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day – BB

10 things you need to know before the opening bell – BI

US Open – ZH
Futures, European Stocks Flat As Oil Suddenly Tumbles; Pound Slides

Frontrunning – ZH

FX Update – TF
Comments from Fed officials boosted US rates and the dollar as perhaps did a broadly strong risk appetite. EURUSD and USDJPY look like the most obvious candidates for a bit more USD consolidation in a news vacuum but we’ll need solid US data and re-emergence of the "Trump trade" for any major revival in the greenback’s fortune.


FINNISH
Aamukatsaus – Nordea
Fed yllättävän haukkamainen * Dollari vahvistui suhteessa G10-valuuttoihin * Katseet Pohjoismaiden työttömyyteen * Fedin kolme edustajaa pitää tänään puheet