Liveblog Archief donderdag 7 januari 2021
TA RD, Philips, Adyen en Aegon
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Marktcijfers
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USA: ISM niet-verwerkende Industrie Index (Dec) | Actueel: 57,2 Verwacht: 54,6 Vorige: 55,9 |
Marktcijfers
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USA: Eerste Aanvragen Werkloosheidsvergoeding | Actueel: 787K Verwacht: 800K Vorige: 790K |
Markt snapshot Wall Street vandaag
TOP NEWS
• U.S. Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.
• U.S. considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China investment ban – sources
The Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
• Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge
Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, hoping that less-stringent curbs than imposed earlier will this time stamp out infections.
• Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for 'couple of years'
Moderna's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said, even though more data is still needed to make a definitive assessment.
• French IT firm Atos makes $10 billion DXC takeover approach - sources
France's Atos has made a more than $10 billion takeover approach for U.S. rival DXC Technology in what would be the deal-hungry IT consulting group's biggest acquisition, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
BEFORE THE BELL
Futures for Wall Street’s major indexes rose following a Democrat sweep in two Senate runoffs in Georgia and as Congress formally certified Joe Biden’s election victory. Prospects of a larger U.S. stimulus pushed major Asian and European equities higher. The dollarstrengthened and Treasury yields soared, weighing on gold prices. WTI crude rose, supported by data showing fall in U.S. stockpiles. Investors’ focus will also be on initial jobless claims numbers which will be released later during the day.
STOCKS TO WATCH
Moves
• International Business Machines: The company named former financial lead Martin Schroeter as chief executive officer of the new public company to be created by spinning off its infrastructure services unit. The company said it expects completion of separation by the end of this year. Schroeter has previously served as IBM's senior vice president of global markets, responsible for sales, client relationships, and worldwide geographic operations, before leaving the company in June 2020.
In Other News
• Alibaba Group Holding Ltd: The Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Targeting Asia's two most valuable companies would be U.S. President Donald Trump's most dramatic step yet in a recent raft of measures unleashed against Chinese companies as he seeks to cement his hardline policy against Beijing during his final days in office. Defense Department officials, who oversee the blacklist designations, have not yet finalized plans and are also discussing adding other Chinese firms to the list, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deliberations are private. Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares closed down just over 5% on the news on Wednesday.
• Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc: Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against U.S. companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Wednesday, paving the way for potential retaliatory tariffs. USTR, releasing the findings of its "Section 301" investigations into the digital taxes, said it was not taking specific actions at this time, but "will continue to evaluate all available options." USTR has concluded the digital taxes imposed by France, India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against big U.S. tech firms, such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon.com. In the latest report, it also said the Indian, Italian and Turkish taxes were "unreasonable" because they are "inconsistent with principles of international taxation, including due to its application to revenue rather than income, extraterritorial application, and failure to provide tax certainty."
• American Airlines Group Inc and Delta Air Lines Inc: The airlines said on Wednesday they are working with law enforcement and airport agencies in the Washington area to ensure the safety of travelers and workers after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. American has also increased staffing at Washington-area airports "as a precautionary measure" and will not be serving alcohol on flights to and from the area, a spokesman said. Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA representing workers at 17 airlines including United Airlines, said the protesters should not be allowed to depart the Washington area on commercial flights after exhibiting "mob mentality behavior" on flights into the region.
• AstraZeneca Plc and Pfizer Inc: Britain's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is being limited by the supply of shots, and the government is working with both Pfizer and AstraZeneca to increase supplies, health minister Matt Hancock said. "The rate limiting step is the supply of vaccine, and we're working with the companies, both Pfizer and of course AstraZeneca, to increase the supply," Hancock told broadcasters. Hancock said the aim was for most care home residents to be offered a shot by the end of January, with 13 million people in the top four priority cohorts reached by mid-February. The government must ramp up shots to around 2 million a week to hit its target. Separately, Morocco's health ministry on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said.
• Bank of America Corp, Barclays Plc, Citigroup Inc, HSBC Holdings Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co: Banks have provided $1.7 trillion of finance to 40 companies in the plastics supply chain without imposing any requirements to tackle plastic pollution pouring into the world's rivers and oceans, according to a report published. Compiled by Portfolio.earth, a research network, the report ranked Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase as the three biggest financiers of plastics between January 2015 and September 2019. Each bank provided from $144 billion to $172 billion in loans and underwriting to companies from chemicals, packaging and drinks manufacturers to retailers, the report found. Barclays and HSBC were ranked as the largest plastics financiers among European peers, extending $118 billion and $96 billion respectively. The report said none of 20 global banks that provided the bulk of financing for the plastic packaging industry had introduced any due diligence or exclusion criteria. But banks could tackle plastic pollution by making loans contingent on ambitious re-use and recycling schemes, and by lobbying governments to support such measures, the report said.
• BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc: A Mexican doctor who had a serious allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine against COVID-19 remains hospitalized and has not fully recovered muscle strength, health authorities said on Wednesday. The health ministry's initial diagnosis after the reaction was encephalomyelitis. Encephalomyelitis is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. The ministry has said the doctor has a history of allergic reactions. Victor Hugo Borja, an IMSS director, said the doctor has so far responded favorably to treatment, has had no new seizures, and recovered some of the muscle strength lost. A study published on Wednesday in the CDC’s weekly report on death and disease looking at cases between Dec. 14 and Dec. 23 identified 21 cases of anaphylaxis after the administration of 1,893,360 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
• Comcast Corp: The company’s MSNBC led primetime cable news ratings on Tuesday as election returns rolled in from the crucial U.S. Senate races in Georgia, Nielsen ratings data showed. Roughly 4.7 million people on average watched MSNBC'S coverage from 8 p.m to 11 p.m. Eastern time, Nielsen data showed. That was ahead of the 4.3 million people who tuned in to Fox Corp's Fox News Channel. AT&T Inc's CNN finished third with an average of 3.9 million. CNN led the pack among people age 25 to 54, the key group for cable news advertisers, averaging 1.4 million viewers in that demographic. The tight races left the networks unable to project winners during their primetime coverage. It was not until Wednesday that news outlets predicted that Democrats would take both seats, giving them control of the U.S. Senate
• CureVac BV: German biotech firm CureVac has agreed to an alliance with drugmaker Bayer to get global support in seeking approval for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and for distribution, the daily Bild reported. Under the deal, Germany's Bayer will provide access to international pharmaceutical markets, as well as its global supply chain and distribution network, the tabloid newspaper reported in an excerpt made available to Reuters ahead of publication. The report did not specify its sources and did not disclose financial terms. Bayer and CureVac were not immediately available for comment outside regular business hours.
• DXC Technology Co: France's Atos has made a more than $10 billion takeover approach for U.S. rival DXC Technology in what would be the deal-hungry IT consulting group's biggest acquisition, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Atos, which is working with advisers on a bid for the former Hewlett Packard Enterprise business, made a formal approach to New York-listed DXC this week, the sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Atos and DXC did not respond to requests for comment. A tie-up with DXC would boost Atos' presence in the United States, giving it access to a wide range of clients and B2B products including analytics and cloud applications as well as IT outsourcing services. Discussions are still at a preliminary stage and there is no certainty that a deal will be agreed, the sources added.
• Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Snap Inc: Social media companies temporarily locked the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the U.S. presidential election amid riots in the capital. Twitter locked Trump's account until 12 hours after he deleted those tweets and a video in which he alleged the presidential election was fraudulent and urged protesters to go home. If the tweets are not deleted, the account will remain locked. Facebook and YouTube, owned by Alphabet's Google, likewise removed the video. Facebook later said it would block Trump's page from posting for 24 hours, with vice president of integrity Guy Rosen tweeting the video "contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence."
• Moderna Inc: The company’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said, even though more data is still needed to make a definitive assessment. The U.S. biotech company, which stunned the world last year by coming up with a vaccine against the disease caused by the new coronavirus in just a few weeks, received approval for its shot from the European Commission on Wednesday. Given vaccines development and pharmacovigilance usually requires years, the protection duration of COVID-19 shots is a lingering question for scientists and regulators. Separately, Spain will receive 600,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine against coronavirus within the coming six weeks as part of the European Union contract, Health Minister Salvador Illa said. In another news, Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to win approval in Japan until May due to requirements for local clinical trials, the distributor said, casting doubt over a nationwide vaccination rollout before the summer Tokyo Olympics.
• Netflix Inc: The streaming service provider on Wednesday raised subscription prices for millions of customers in Britain, as the video streaming giant invested heavily in local content such as "The Crown", "Sex Education" and "Top Boy". Netflix hiked the price of the popular two-screen standard subscription by 1 pound to $13.60 per month and the premium subscription by 2 pounds to 13.99 pounds. "This year we're spending over $1 billion in the UK on new, locally made films, series and documentaries, helping to create thousands of jobs and showcasing British storytelling at its best," a Netflix spokesman said on Wednesday. Netflix's basic plan charges will remain at 5.99 pounds a month.
• PayPal Holdings Inc: The company's venture arm has made an investment in Salt Lake City, Utah-based tech startup Taxbit, which helps consumers and businesses calculate the taxes owed on cryptocurrency holdings, the companies said. Taxbit will use the cash injection, of an undisclosed amount, to grow the team and expand the business, said Austin Woodward, the company's chief executive and founder. Founded in 2017 by accountants, tax attorneys and software engineers, Taxbit has developed software that enables companies like cryptocurrency exchanges to issue tax forms to their users, and to allow consumers to calculate how much tax they owe on their crypto. Taxbit "can help people optimize taxes as they their use crypto throughout the year," Woodward said.
• Plug Power Inc: South Korea-based conglomerate SK Group will take a 9.9% stake worth $1.5 billion in hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power and form a joint venture to help provide hydrogen fuel cell products to Asian markets, the companies said. As part of deal, a U.S. unit of SK Group will acquire about 51.4 million shares of Latham, New York-based Plug Power at a price of $29.2893 per share. The agreement comes at a time of brisk demand for clean energy, signaling a gradual shift from polluting fossil fuels in the coming years. If a deal comes through, the SK Group-Plug Power investment is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as the financial adviser and Goodwin Procter LLP acted as legal adviser to Plug Power.
• Playtika Holding Corp: The mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group, said it was aiming to raise as much as $1.67 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), giving it a valuation of nearly $10 billion. Playtika, which is known for its casino-themed games and operates apps for poker and solitaire, plans to sell 69.5 million shares priced at between $22 and $24 apiece in its listing on the Nasdaq.
• PPG Industries Inc: Shares in Finnish paint maker Tikkurila jumped to their highest level ever early and well above PPG Industries Inc's raised buyout offer as investors hoped to see a bidding contest. Tikkurila on Tuesday said PPG had raised its offer to 27.75 euros per share from 25 euros in "response to a proposal regarding a competing offer" but did not reveal any details of that rival bid. "The situation is delicious for Tikkurila shareholders, as the offer is now at least 27.75 euros and if things go well, this could lead to a real bidding contest, which continues to put upward pressure on the stock beyond this level," analysts from equity research firm Inderes said in a note.
• Roblox Corp: The company said on Wednesday it aims to go public through a direct listing, instead of an initial public offering (IPO) as originally planned, and has raised new funding in a deal that values the U.S. gaming platform at nearly $30 billion. In a statement, Roblox said it had raised around $520 million in a new Series H private fundraising round led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. The funding round valued Roblox at $29.5 billion, more than seven times the $4 billion the company was valued at in its Series G round 11 months ago. Roblox's plans to switch to a direct listing was reported earlier by Reuters. The move comes after Roblox told employees last month it had put off its planned IPO until 2021 as it worked with advisers to improve the process to benefit employees and investors.
• Ryanair Holdings Plc: The airline slashed its annual traffic forecast by around 5 million passengers, saying fresh lockdowns in Britain and Ireland targeting a highly contagious new variant of COVID-19 would leave the countries with "few, if any" flights. The Irish low-cost carrier, Europe's largest, also harshly criticised public health measures, saying Irish travel curbs were "inexplicable and ineffective" and called on Ireland and Britain to accelerate the pace of vaccine rollouts. The airline will significantly reduce its flight schedules from Jan. 21 until the end of the current lockdown, it said. As a result, Ryanair said it had cut its traffic forecast for its financial year, which ends on March 31, from its current forecast of "below 35 million" to between 26 and 30 million passengers. It added that air traffic in January would fall to under 1.25 million passengers, and that the new COVID-19 restrictions could cut February and March traffic to as little as 500,000 passengers each month.
• Toyota Motor Corp: Japanese automaker Toyota said it sold 1.8 million vehicles last year in China, up 11% from a year earlier, narrowing the gap with Volkswagen and General Motors in the world's biggest car market. It also sold 223,700 imported premium Lexus vehicles in China, an increase of 11.5% from 2019. Toyota did not offer a sales target for China this year in the statement. The Japanese company has also launched a new joint venture for hydrogen fuel cell systems with several Chinese automakers as it touts own technology in the country. It is also developing autonomous driving technologies with startup Pony.ai, which has a Chinese background.
• Veoneer Inc: Automotive technology group Veoneer expects to have returned to organic sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 and sees growth accelerating in 2021, it said in a statement. The Swedish maker of vision systems, radar and software for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) also said it estimated the current value of its order book for 2020 at approximately $14 billion. The company said its new order intake for 2020 corresponded to an average annual value of around $530 million, of which 65% from active safety products. Veoneer said it estimated its share of active safety orders for 2020 to be around 15%, above its current market share by sales.
ANALYSIS
Narrow Democratic majorities in Congress could limit ambitious Biden agenda
President-elect Joe Biden will get the Democratic Congress he sought after his party's stunning success in Georgia, but his expansive legislative agenda on issues such as healthcare and climate change cannot be assured a smooth ride. Wins by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for the state's two U.S. Senate seats in Tuesday's runoff elections will give the party control of both chambers in Congress and the White House.
ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATION
• Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc: RBC raises target price to $185 from $184, after the company agreed to acquire a $1.52 billion Boston portfolio along with increasing its 2021 acquisition and development target ranges.
• Change Healthcare Inc: RBC raises target price to $25.75 from $18, after UnitedHealth Group agreed to buy the company in an all-cash deal.
• Moderna Inc: Piper Sandler raises target price to $170 from $166, after the European Commission authorized the company’s COVID-19 vaccine in Europe.
• Tesla Inc: RBC raises rating to sector perform from underperform, to reflect the company's progress in capacity additions and expecting a higher market share for Tesla in Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) market in 2021.
• Unifirst Corp: JPMorgan raises target price to $230 from $185, after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results.
ECONOMIC EVENTS (All timings in U.S. Eastern Time)
0730 Challenger layoffs for Dec: Prior 64,797
0830 International trade for Nov: Expected -$65.2 bln; Prior -$63.1 bln
0830 Goods trade balance (R) for Nov: Prior -$84.82 bln
0830 Initial jobless claim: Expected 800,000; Prior 787,000
0830 Jobless claim 4 week average: Prior 836,750
0830 Continue jobless claim: Expected 5.200 mln; Prior 5.219 mln
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing PMI for Dec: Expected 54.6; Prior 55.9
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Business Activity for Dec: Expected 55.0; Prior 58.0
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Employment Index for Dec: Prior 51.5
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing New Orders Index for Dec: Prior 57.2
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Price Paid Index for Dec: Prior 66.1
COMPANIES REPORTING RESULTS
Conagra Brands Inc: Expected Q2 earnings of 73 cents per share
Constellation Brands Inc: Expected Q3 earnings of $2.39 per share
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc: Expected Q2 earnings of 62 cents per share
Micron Technology Inc: Expected Q1 earnings of 71 cents per share
CORPORATE EVENTS (All timings in U.S. Eastern Time)
0800 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc Q3 earnings conference call
0830 Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc Q1 earnings conference call
0930 Conagra Brands Inc Q2 earnings conference call
1000 Acuity Brands Inc Q1 earnings conference call
1030 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Q2 earnings conference call
1100 Lindsay Corp Q1 earnings conference call
1130 Constellation Brands Inc Q3 earnings conference call
1130 Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc Q1 earnings conference call
1630 Accolade Inc Q3 earnings conference call
1630 Micron Technology Inc Q1 earnings conference call
1700 Duck Creek Technologies Inc Q1 earnings conference call
1700 WD-40 Co Q1 earnings conference call
EX-DIVIDENDS
American Express Co: Amount $0.43
Brady Corp: Amount $0.22
Campbell Soup Co: Amount $0.37
Darden Restaurants Inc: Amount $0.37
Eagle Bancorp Inc: Amount $0.22
General Mills Inc: Amount $0.51
Gentex Corp: Amount $0.12
Glacier Bancorp Inc: Amount $0.15
Globe Life Inc: Amount $0.18
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc: Amount $0.15
Landstar System Inc: Amount $2.00
Masco Corp: Amount $0.14
Mastercard Inc: Amount $0.44
NetApp Inc: Amount $0.48
Owens Corning: Amount $0.26
Progressive Corp: Amount $0.10
Roper Technologies Inc: Amount $0.56
Royal Gold Inc: Amount $0.30
Sysco Corp: Amount $0.45
Toll Brothers Inc: Amount $0.11
Verizon Communications Inc: Amount $0.62
Marktcijfers
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EUROPA: CPI (Jaarlijks) (Dec) | Actueel: -0,3% Verwacht: -0,2% Vorige: -0,3% |
Wake-up call: Capitol bestorming, overwinning democraten en beurs omhoog
Goedemorgen
Gisteren een vreemde dag in de VS, Trump stuurt zijn aanhangers het Capitol in, nooit eerder zoiets meegemaakt. Aan de andere kant halen de Democraten de 2 zetels binnen in de Senaat zodat Biden nu alle macht krijgt. En Twitter blokkeerde de account van Trump, dat zijn de belangrijke punten die de dag van gisteren samenvatten. Aan de andere kant speelt het virus nog parten uiteraard, we gaan hier in Nederland 2 weken langer op slot terwijl elders COVID nog steeds het leven blijft beheersen.
De markt trekt er zich amper wat van aan en stoomt via een poging tot uitbraak door omhoog, we zitten nu overal weer helemaal aan de bovenkant van de oplopende WIG. Als het verloop zo gaat als de afgelopen periode zou er nu weer een terugval moeten komen. Wel staan de futures weer hoger vanmorgen, tussen de 0,5 en 1% op Wall Street waar de Nasdaq het verlies van gisteren aan het inhalen is. De DAX future staat bijna op 14.000 punten, nog een goeie 50 punten te gaan, we zijn zeer benieuwd of de DAX daar boven gaat geraken later vandaag?
Men trekt zich voorlopig dus weinig aan van de grote onrust in Washington. Er wordt nu volop ingezet dat president Joe Biden met een omvangrijk steunpakket zal komen om de Amerikaanse economie uit de malaise te trekken. Nog maar weer een item om in de gaten te houden en dat zorgt momenteel voor het hernieuwde optimisme op de Wall Street.
Verder kregen we gisteren voor het eerst dit jaar een blik op de arbeidsmarkt, ADP loonstook verwerker gaf aan dat er in december 123.000 banen verdwenen en dat valt dan weer tegen.
Euro, olie en goud:
De euro zien we nu rond de 1.232 dollar, de prijs van een vat Brent olie komt uit op 54,75 dollar terwijl een troy ounce goud nu op 1928 dollar staat.
Strategische posities:
Er lopen wat posities sinds gisteren, zodra u lid wordt ontvangt u de signalen en kunt u alles inzien via onze Tradershop op de website. We proberen in ieder geval met de markt mee te gaan, wat ik verwacht is dat de markt volatiel zal blijven, ook dit jaar zullen we moeten schakelen tussen long en short.
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Guy Boscart
Markt snapshot Europa vandaag
GLOBAL TOP NEWS
Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to suspend a session to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Democrats on Wednesday completed a sweep of the two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in runoff elections in Georgia, giving the party control of the chamber and boosting the prospects for President-elect Joe Biden's legislative agenda.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won parliament's backing for England's latest lockdown on Wednesday after telling lawmakers that schools would be the first to reopen when he can start a "gradual unwrapping" of the strict measures.
EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS
Some doctors' practices in England will be able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, the National Health Service said, targeting the vaccination of the most vulnerable within six weeks.
Italy is working on a plan to take on about 14 billion euros of UniCredit's impaired loans to make a takeover of state-owned Monte dei Paschi more attractive for the country's second-biggest bank, sources told Reuters.
The European drugs regulator could soon give the go ahead for an extra sixth dose to be extracted from Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vials, an EU official told Reuters on Wednesday, lifting the number of available shots at a time when supplies are short.
TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cadence Minerals PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Cambria Automobiles PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
DP Poland PLC Shareholders Meeting
Manchester And London Investment Trust PLC Shareholders Meeting
McPhy Energy SAS Shareholders Meeting
Morses Club PLC Shareholders Meeting
Ormonde Mining PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Value and Income Trust PLC Shareholders Meeting
ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT)0700 (approx.) Germany Industrial Orders mm for Nov: Expected -1.2%; Prior 2.9%0700 (approx.) Germany Manufacturing Output Current Price SA for Nov: Prior 1.3%0700 (approx.) Germany Consumer Goods SA for Nov: Prior 107.60730 Switzerland Retail Sales yy for Nov: Prior 3.1%0730 (approx.) Sweden Services PMI for Dec: Prior 58.60800 (approx.) Austria Wholesale Prices mm NSA for Dec: Prior 0.3%0800 (approx.) Austria Wholesale Prices yy NSA for Dec: Prior -3.8%0830 Germany IHS Markit Construction PMI for Dec: Prior 45.60830 France IHS Markit Construction PMI for Dec: Prior 42.80830 Italy IHS Markit Construction PMI for Dec: Prior 49.80830 Euro Zone IHS Markit Construction PMI for Dec: Prior 45.60900 Germany Bayern State CPI mm for Dec: Prior -0.8%0900 Germany Bayern State CPI yy for Dec: Prior -0.2%0900 Germany Overall Comprehensive Risk for Q1: Prior 9.360900 France Overall Comprehensive Risk for Q1: Prior 8.770900 United Kingdom Overall Comprehensive Risk for Q1: Prior 9.030900 Italy Overall Comprehensive Risk for Q1: Prior 8.520900 Spain Overall Comprehensive Risk for Q1: Prior 8.700900 Portugal Overall Comprehensive Risk for Q1: Prior 8.930930 United Kingdom Markit/CIPS Construction PMI for Dec: Expected 55.0; Prior 54.70930 United Kingdom All-Sector PMI for Dec: Prior 49.51000 Italy Consumer Price Preliminary mm for Dec: Prior -0.1%1000 Italy Consumer Price Preliminary yy for Dec: Prior -0.2%1000 Italy CPI (EU Norm) Preliminary mm for Dec: Expected 0.3%; Prior 0.0%1000 Italy CPI (EU Norm) Preliminary yy for Dec: Expected -0.3%; Prior -0.3%1000 (approx.) Italy CPI NSA for Dec: Prior 102.41000 Euro Zone HICP Flash yy for Dec: Expected -0.2%; Prior -0.3%1000 Euro Zone HICP-X F & E Flash yy for Dec: Expected 0.4%; Prior 0.4%1000 Euro Zone HICP-X F, E, A & T Flash yy for Dec: Expected 0.2%; Prior 0.2%1000 (approx.) Euro Zone HICP-X F, E, A & T Flash mm for Dec: Prior -0.50%1000 (approx.) Euro Zone CPI NSA for Dec: Prior 104.811000 Euro Zone Retail Sales mm for Nov: Expected -3.4%; Prior 1.5%1000 (approx.) Euro Zone Retail Sales yy for Nov: Expected 0.8%; Prior 4.3%1000 (approx.) Euro Zone Business Climate for Dec: Prior -0.631000 Euro Zone Economic Sentiment for Dec: Expected 90.0; Prior 87.61000 Euro Zone Industrial Sentiment for Dec: Expected -8.1; Prior -10.11000 Euro Zone Services Sentiment for Dec: Expected -15.0; Prior -17.31000 Euro Zone Consumer Confidence Final for Dec: Expected -13.9; Prior -13.91000 Euro Zone Consumer Inflation for Dec: Prior 15.41000 Euro Zone Selling Price for Dec: Prior 0.21100 (approx.) United Kingdom BBA Mortgage Rate for Dec: Prior 3.62%1100 (approx.) Portugal Unemployment Rate for Nov: Prior 7.50%