Weak start for Europe ahead of packed week
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WEAK START FOR EUROPE AHEAD OF PACKED WEEK
European stocks are heading for a lacklustre start to what promises to be an eventful week, as traders gear up for policy decisions from the Fed, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan, as well as some key data.
Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 and German DAX futures FDXc1 are off 0.3% while FTSE futures FFIc1 are losing 0.4%.
The main event will be the Fed's meeting on Wednesday, with the impact likley to reverberate well beyond the U.S if an expected rate cut is delivered. It's just the size that's up for debate.
"A rate cut is clearly expected (and long overdue), as inflation pressures continue to fade in the US," said Paul Donovan, chief economist at UBS in his morning note.
"However, a rate cut of more than 25bps seems unlikely—while the Fed is late in cutting rates, a larger move might be taken as a sign of panic. Higher frequency cuts rather than larger cuts seem most likely."
In company news, British insurer Phoenix Group PHNX.L reported first-half earnings and total cash ahead of market expectations, and British gambling technology firm Playtech Plc PTEC.L said it expects 2024 adjusted core profit to be slightly ahead of market expectations.
QXO QXO.O, the company billionaire Brad Jacobs is seeking to launch into building services, recently made an offer of around $9.4 billion to acquire Rexel RXL.PA that the French company on Sunday said it had rebuffed.
Elsewhere, Britain's housing market showed signs of recovered momentum in September.
(Lucy Raitano)
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