ITC Overnight Summary
By ITC Markets - Tue 18 Sep 2012 01:41:36 CT
Related Keywords: Interest Rates
Eq futs inds: Estox 2581, Dax 7397; Estox cash equiv -0.1%

Overnight News:

-WSJ: Merkel reiterates support for ECB bond buys; bank regulator must be in place before ESM direct bank recaps

-ECB's Coene: Easing options include rate cut, neg depo rate & LTROs; outright QE unlikely; on ECB Greek bond haircuts, Draghi clear that OMT seniority rules will not apply to SMP holdings but "the past is still an open question"

-ECB's Nowotny: don't expect Slovenia to need a bailout; Ambitious for ECB to oversee banks by mid-2013

-French FinMin: v firm on cutting deficit; not a solution for Greece to exit euro; Greece cannot stay in Euro at any price; Could have common EZ bonds in the future

-Greek Fin Ministry: More progress made on finalizing Troika cutbacks; to hold talks daily

-Greek Poll (Skai / Kathimerini): just 20% agree with current terms of Greek deal; 67% still view euro positively

-Source: Spain to release final bank audit results on Sep 28th; weakest banks to get funding by year end

-Source: Ireland would prefer to use bonds rather than ESM to refinance Anglo Irish; considering a 40y issue

-Moody's: European corporate high-yield issuance could reach historical high in 2012

-Moody's: expects continued performance divergence between southern (periphery) EZ & northern EZ in 2012 &'13

-RBA Sep Minutes: have scope to ease if needed; notes sharp fall in some commodity prices; domestic  econ still growing at trend, AUD somewhat overvalued but not substantially

-RBA's Debelle: no sign of credit supply being constrained

-Australia: ANZ expect more easing; expect cuts in Oct & Nov (vs one cut in November prior)

-Australia: cuts 2012/13 minerals-energy export expected revenues to A$190B

-WSJ: Japan-China $345B trade at risk amid islands argument & Chinese anti-Japan riots

-PBoC: injects CNY 75B via reverse repos

-Oil saw rapid $3.50 selloff; mkt talk of a fat finger in WTI crude & possible SPR release

-White House: All options remain on the table on SPR but no announcements to make; CME: Not aware of any technical issues

-Equities: Apple hits record high (above $700) in after mkt trading on iPhone 5 sales

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