• US indices finished yesterday’s trading higher. S&P 500 gained 2.07%, Dow Jones added 1.40% and Nasdaq moved 3.03% higher. Russell 2000 jumped 1.94%
  • Upbeat sentiment prevails in Asia. Nikkei surged 1.40%, S & P / ASX 200 added 1.25% and Kospi jumped 0.41%. Indices from China also moved higher
  • DAX futures point to a higher opening of the European cash session
  • President Biden warned President Putin that the West would impose strong economic and other measures on Russia if it invades Ukraine
  • Evergrande stock price hit an all-time low after the developer again missed its debt payment deadline
  • Other Chinese developer Kaisa also misses bond payment
  • Japan Q3 GDP (second reading) -0.9% q / q vs -0.8% expected
  • Factory sentiment in Japan rose to a four-month high of 22 in December
  • Japan October current account +1180 vs + 1308.5B expected
  • US API crude oil stock change 3.089million vs 2.093 million expected, previously -0.747 million Bitcoin is trading above $50,000 handle, while Ethereum is testing $4350 level
  • Oil price fell slightly, while precious metals move higher
  • AUD and EUR are the best performing majors. CAD and USD lag the most