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Opening Bell: U.S. Futures Extend Wall St. Selloff As Trump Tramples Trade Hopes

Published 12/03/2019, 04:47 AM
Updated 09/02/2020, 02:05 AM

  • U.S. futures extend Wall Street selloff as Trump quashes hopes of quick U.S.-China deal
  • European shares waver on reports of E.U. retaliation against U.S. tariffs threat
  • U.S. Treasury yields reverse steeply after Trump remarks spur risk off

Key Events

Futures on the S&P 500, Dow and NASDAQ 100 extended Monday's widespread selloff this morning, as the global trade dispute reached new heights.

U.S. President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China may be postponed to after the November 2020 presidential elections, dashing hopes that an agreement between the world's two largest economies could be reached any time soon.

On another front, the French government said the E.U. stood ready to retaliate to any further U.S. tariff threat, after Trump yesterday announced higher tariffs on Argentinian and Brazilian steel and similar plans aimed at Europe and Turkey—spurring extensive losses that saw the S&P 500 suffer its biggest drop in nearly eight weeks.

Adding to the downward market pressure, China announced a new trade threat of its own, with Chinese state media saying the government is putting together a blacklist of U.S. companies that may be subject to sanctions.

In Europe, losses in miners' stocks offset gains in tech and chemicals shares, trimming an earlier climb on the STOXX 600, which was likely driven by a buying dip after the benchmark posted its worst selloff in about two months on Monday.

In the earlier Asian session, all major indices edged lower. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 (-2.19%) underperformed in its worst session in two months. The country is dependent upon China as its biggest trade partner—and ING economist Timme Spakman pointed out that Trump’s latest tariffs move may impact China’s willingness to negotiate over trade, “knowing that a deal could very well be short-lived.”

Ironically, however, China’s Shanghai Composite (+0.31%) outperformed the region. The contrasting reaction of the two indices may be explained by two reasons— fundamental and political. China would be able to withstand a slowdown better than Australia—not only because it is the second largest economy in the world, but also because of its political system, that is not as reliant on the electorate as the Australian system.

Global Financial Affairs

Yesterday, the NASDAQ Composite tumbled 1.12% on trade concerns, followed by the Dow, which retreated 0.96%, and the S&P 500, which lost 0.86%.

UST 10-Year Daily Chart

Meanwhile, yields on 10-year Treasurys closed well off their highs but managed to still hold onto the rally since the Nov. 21 low—though they steeply reversed the climb this morning.

Technically, rates have been supported by the 50 DMA since the previous low, after it had crossed above the 100 DMA. They also scaled above the long-term downtrend line since the Nov. 8 peak.

DXY Daily Chart

The dollar dropped for the third day, after U.S. factories amplified a contraction, boosting fears of a slowdown. Technically, the USD has found support at the 98 level, which has been a support-resistance area since Sept. 11—and the 200 DMA realigning with that price level demonstrates it as a “red line” for the supply-demand balance.

WTI Daily Chart

WTI extended gains from Monday as traders gauged the probability of OPEC and ally oil producers tightening supplies when they meet later this week. Technically, the commodity resumed its uptrend within a rising channel.

Up Ahead

  • Germany releases factory order data for October on Thursday.
  • Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering is scheduled to be priced on Thursday, with Riyadh looking to raise more than $25 billion.
  • U.S. nonfarm payrolls, coming out on Friday, are expected to have risen by 190,000 in November.

Market Moves

Stocks

  • France’s CAC 40 advanced 0.2%.
  • The MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined 0.4%.
  • Currencies

  • The Dollar Index was little changed.
  • The British pound advanced 0.3% to $1.2977.
  • The euro was little changed at $1.1083.
  • The Japanese yen weakened 0.1% to 109.10 per dollar.
  • Bonds

  • Germany’s 10-year yield climbed one basis point to -0.27%.
  • Italy’s 10-year yield advanced two basis points to 1.376%.
  • Japan’s 10-year yield gained two basis points to -0.022%.
  • Commodities

  • West Texas Intermediate crude advanced 0.6% to $56.29 a barrel.
  • Iron ore fell 0.7% to $85.78 per metric ton.
  • Gold climbed 0.1% to $1,463.22 an ounce.
  • Copper slid 0.5% to $2.64 a pound.
  • Latest comments

    Trump's speechless in friend trade with China is more important hard to believe that this option of trade war will end or no end.
    Trade war escalates....Good for nothing.
    trumps is real dajjal
    Seems like its a joke to him. Good news comes in is when he tweets something that's negative. Then the another tweet that keep it going to a 2 day down market with the deal being down after elections.He won't be around after 2020 elections.
    He won't be around after the elections with all of his negative actions.
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