Equity Handover TEST II

Stock market snapshot as of [08/04/2019 13:18:59]

Another soft print of German data saw imports and exports fall hard in February, tilting the balance of sentiment to the cautious side in Europe
A such, car shares return some of last week’s optimistic gains, leaving the sector as the region’s deepest underperformer
The backdrop is U.S.-China trade talks that ended on Friday with both sides claiming progress, though with no conclusive deal sealed. Discussions are scheduled to resume this week
There are key risk events ahead to help investors kick the tires of global economic fundamentals. These include the ECB’s meeting and press conference on Wednesday, when it is widely expected to sit the month out, aside from possible shifts in tone about downside risks. The same day, the Fed’s March meeting minutes will be dissected for more details on balance sheet reduction and any giveaways on FOMC members leaning towards a cut. Elsewhere, markets price almost zero risk that Britain will run out of Article 50 time. The EU is widely expected to grant another extension when the bloc meets on Wednesday, the key uncertainty being how long
Wall street stock index futures contracts trade mildly lower with the Dow worst-off, losing 0.3%

Corporate highlights

Date	Time	Event Type	Company	RIC	Event Name
10-Apr-2019	BMO	Earnings Release	Delta Air Lines Inc	DAL.N	Q1 2019 Delta Air Lines Inc Earnings Release
10-Apr-2019	21:15	Sales Release	Costco Wholesale Corp	COST.OQ	March 2019 Costco Wholesale Corp Corporate Sales Release
11-Apr-2019	12:00	Earnings Release	Fastenal Co	FAST.OQ	Q1 2019 Fastenal Co Earnings Release
12-Apr-2019	13:00	Earnings Release	Wells Fargo & Co	WFC.N	Q1 2019 Wells Fargo & Co Earnings Release
12-Apr-2019	BMO	Earnings Release	PNC Financial Services Group Inc	PNC.N	Q1 2019 PNC Financial Services Group Inc Earnings Release
12-Apr-2019	BMO	Earnings Release	JPMorgan Chase & Co	JPM.N	Q1 2019 JPMorgan Chase & Co Earnings Release

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