Markt snapshot Europa 26 februari

GLOBAL TOP NEWS
Katherine Tai, President Joe Biden's top trade nominee, backed tariffs as a "legitimate tool" to counter China's state-driven economic model and vowed to hold Beijing to its prior commitments, while promising a sweeping new approach to U.S. trade.

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq.

Facebook ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers.


EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS
AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot said on Thursday he hoped to meet the European Union's expectations on the number of COVID-19 vaccines the company can deliver to the bloc in the second quarter, after big cuts in the first three months of the year.

Italy's Monte dei Paschi said on Thursday it was working to reduce its legal risks while the European Union assessed the state-owned bank's ability to stay in business before unlocking more public aid.

Saint-Gobain's Chief Executive Pierre-André de Chalendar will step down this summer, the French construction materials group announced on Thursday, while it reported record second-half results, fuelled by an increased demand on the renovation market which should continue in the following years.


TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Acerinox SA FY 2020 Earnings Release
Alligator Bioscience AB Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Amadeus IT Group SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
ASM International NV Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Banco Comercial Portugues SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
BASF SE Q4 2020 Earnings Release
Borr Drilling Ltd Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Cavotec SA Q4 2020 Earnings Release
Codere SA Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Corporacion Financiera Alba SA Q4 2020 Earnings Release
Deutsche Telekom AG Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Elior Group SA Annual Shareholders Meeting
Endo International PLC Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Engie SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
Erste Group Bank AG FY 2020 Earnings Release
Euskaltel SA Q4 2020 Earnings Call
EVN AG Q1 2021 Earnings Release
Fabasoft AG Q3 2021 Earnings Release
FBD Holdings PLC FY 2020 Earnings Release
Fincantieri SpA Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Glenveagh Properties PLC FY 2020 Earnings Call
Grandvision NV FY 2020 Earnings Release
IMCD NV FY 2020 Earnings Call
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA FY 2020 Earnings Release
Jupiter Fund Management PLC FY 2020 Earnings Call
Kamux Oyj FY 2020 Earnings Call
K-Fast Holding AB Q4 2020 Earnings Release
Kongsberg Automotive ASA Q4 2020 Earnings Call
LafargeHolcim Ltd FY 2020 Earnings Release
Lombard Capital PLC Shareholders Meeting
Medivir AB Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Melia Hotels International SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
MERLIN Properties SOCIMI SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
NMCN PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Q4 2020 Earnings Release
Palfinger AG Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Piscines Desjoyaux SA Annual Shareholders Meeting
Prosegur Cash SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA FY 2020 Earnings Release
Proximus NV Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Rightmove PLC FY 2020 Earnings Release
Sacyr SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
SERNEKE Group AB Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Sogefi SpA Q4 2020 Earnings Call
Sopra Steria Group SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
Steinhoff International Holdings NV FY 2020 Earnings Release
Suez SA FY 2020 Earnings Release
Summerway Capital PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Talgo SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
Tecnicas Reunidas SA FY 2020 Earnings Call
Tetragon Financial Group Ltd FY 2020 Earnings Call


ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT)0530 Netherlands Retail Sales yy for Jan : Prior -0.2%0700 (approx.) Germany Import Prices mm for Jan : Expected 0.9%; Prior 0.6%0700 (approx.) Germany Import Prices yy for Jan : Expected -2.1%; Prior -3.4%0730 Switzerland Non-Farm Payrolls for Q4 : Prior 5.138 mln0745 France Consumer Spending mm for Jan : Expected -3.5%; Prior 23.0%0745 France GDP qq Final for Q4 : Expected -1.3%; Prior -1.3%0745 (approx.) France GDP yy Final for Q4 : Prior -5.0%0745 France CPI (EU Norm) Prelim yy for Feb : Expected 0.5%; Prior 0.8%0745 (approx.) France CPI (EU Norm) Prelim mm for Feb : Expected -0.3%; Prior 0.3%0745 (approx.) France CPI Prelim yy NSA for Feb : Expected 0.3%; Prior 0.6%0745 (approx.) France CPI Prelim mm NSA for Feb : Expected -0.3%; Prior 0.2%0745 France Producer Prices mm for Jan : Prior 0.8%0745 (approx.) France Producer Prices yy for Jan : Prior -1.2%0800 Spain HICP Flash yy for Feb : Expected 0.4%; Prior 0.4%0800 (approx.) Spain CPI yy Flash NSA for Feb : Expected 0.6%; Prior 0.5%0800 (approx.) Spain HICP Flash mm for Feb : Expected -0.2%; Prior -0.4%0800 (approx.) Spain CPI mm Flash NSA for Feb : Expected -0.05%; Prior 0.00%0800 (approx.) Spain CPI Flash NSA for Feb : Prior 104.6780800 Switzerland GDP qq for Q4 : Expected 0.0%; Prior 7.2%0800 Switzerland GDP yy for Q4 : Expected -2.1%; Prior -1.6%0800 Switzerland KOF Indicator for Feb : Expected 96.6; Prior 96.50800 (approx.) Switzerland Official Reserves Assets for Jan : Prior 954,124.49 mln CHF 0800 Austria PPI mm for Jan : Prior 0.4%0800 Austria PPI yy for Jan : Prior -1.0%0830 Sweden GDP Final yy for Q4 : Prior -2.6%0830 Sweden GDP Final qq for Q4 : Prior 0.5%0830 Sweden PPI mm for Jan : Prior 1.2%0830 Sweden PPI yy for Jan : Prior -2.7%0830 Sweden Retail Sales mm for Jan : Prior -4.9%0830 Sweden Retail Sales yy for Jan : Prior -0.6%0830 Sweden Trade Balance for Jan : Prior 2.7 bln SEK0830 Sweden Exports for Jan : Prior 119.7 bln SEK0830 Sweden Imports for Jan : Prior 117.0 bln SEK 0900 (approx.) Spain Current Account Balance for Dec : Prior 3.34 bln EUR0930 (approx.) Portugal CPI Flash mm for Feb : Prior -0.3%0930 (approx.) Portugal CPI Flash yy for Feb : Prior 0.3%1000 (approx.) Italy Flash Trade Balance Non-EU for Jan : Prior 7.91 bln EUR