Day Ahead

Wednesday, January 2, 2013, Marketing Communication Cantor Opening Call The FTSE closed on New Year’s Eve at 5894 and early calls today have an open seen around 5970 UK Corporate Announcements No UK Companies detailed results today UK Market News Royal Dutch Shell states that it is working with US coastguards to attempt top assess damage to a floating oil drilling ship that has grounded on a remote Alaskan island in 70 mph winds Lloyds keeps the early focus on banks as The Telegraph writes that its ATM systems reportedly crashed for an hour on New Year’s Eve The Institute for Public Policy research suggests that the UK economy may show no growth for 2013, while an FT survey suggests that the UK economy looks set for another tough year with a number urging George Osborne to rethink the austerity drive, with only 46% of those polled seeing a sustained recovery ahead The UK takes over the presidency of the G8 this year with Cameron stating that he is focused on advancing trade and ensuring tax compliance and promoting greater transparency Reed suggests that the jobs market is at its strongest for the past three years, with Q4 the best quarter for new jobs since 2009 UK Analyst Upgrades None Detailed UK Analyst Cuts None Detailed UK Insider Buying None Detailed UK Insider Selling None Detailed FTSE 100 Movers Major European Companies Reporting None Detailed European Market Summary Bloomberg details that Turkey has posted 24% returns in its bonds over the past five years as its application to join the EU instilled budget discipline Hollande states that his planned 75% tax on high earners would be ‘restructured’ after the high court blocks his initial plans France sells up to €7bn in bills at 10:50, Sweden sells bonds at 11:03 and Germany is due to sell €5bn in 2 year notes at 11:30 Major US Stock Movers After Hours Best Buy announces that its former interim CEO has become is to leave the company to become president of ESL investments the hedge fund operator S&P 500 Companies Reporting None Detailed US Market News The US House passed the budget bill, averting most of the tax increases, as US Republicans abandon efforts to add spending cuts to the bill and President Obama states that more needs to be done to improve the US economy The budget deal will lift taxes for 77% of the US households, largely due to the expiration of the payroll tax cut Boeing is looking set to pass Airbus as delivering more passenger jets over the past year, for the first time in over a decade Overnight Market News Asian markets gained a touch overnight, buoyed by the US deal, equity markets in China and Japan are closed today Data out overnight has Macau December revenues up to a fresh record of 28.2bn patacas up 14% from last year China Steel Corp has led a group to pay $1.5bn for a 155 stake in ArcelorMittals Mines Canada China is set to build more cars than Europe in 2013, for the first time Economic Data Due 09:00 Eurozone December PMI Manufacturing, 46.3 exp. 09:30 UK December Manufacturing PMI, 49.1 exp. 15:00 US November Construction SPending, 0.6% exp. 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