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ses of private sector bonds, another LTRO, and/or clarifying senior/non-senior status of ECB bond purchases. It is interesting to note that despite Draghi's aggressive comments last week, a survey done by SocGen's FX team of their research client base finds that 69% of investors think the ECB will dis

, III +5 DXY $82.80 (-25c) Crude $89.34 (+43c) Gold $1608.60 (+$1.30) Silver -0.22% Copper -0.16% All about the ECB today (statement @ 7:30am, Draghi press conference @ 8.30am) (link<http://www.ecb.int/press/tvservices/webcast/html/webcast_120802.en.html>). Sueddeutsche thinks the ECB will announ

(ELOQ) 8M shares priced at $11.50 Key Research: DB downgrades DRYS & upgrades RNR, Stifel initiates EXAR (buy), Bofa downgrades FMS Key Research: Piper downgrades HRC/HOTT, Baird upgrades FSLR & downgrades ANF, Citi downgrades AGP Key Research: Wells upgrades MANT & initiates MCRL (op), Bofa upgrad

a, FL) August 31-Sep 1 - Fed's Annual Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, WY (Bernanke speaks Aug 31 @ 10am, Lagarde speaks Aug 31 @ 2:30pm, Draghi speaks Sep 1 @ 12:25pm) September 3-6 - Democrat National Convention (Charlotte, NC) September 6 - BOE/ECB rate announcements September 7 - Xstrat

esearch: Janney downgrades NWY, CLSA initiates ARW/AVT/TECD (op) & IM (uw) Key Research: UBS initiates PANW (neut) & upgrades MCRO LN and ELN (buy), Piper initiates KYAK (neut) Key Research: DB downgrades SGMS & initiates KYAK (buy), Bofa downgrades VALE, GS cuts DOM LN Key Research: Nomura upgrades

being held in Barcelona vs the usual Frankfurt). No changes are expected but, given the recent deterioration in economic data focus will be on the Draghi press conference and whether he leans toward an easing bias for June. Spain sold 02.52 billion in 3-5 year debt vs e2.5 billion max target (first a

0 Key Research: Bofa downgrades VC, SunTrust downgrades GMCR, CLSA upgrades AB, Needham downgrades SMSC Key Research: Imperial initiates SPB (op), Piper downgrades GMCR, Baird downgrades DVA, CS upgrades CRM & cuts CACI Key Research: JPM upgrades TTMI (ow), KBW downgrades BBNK & upgrades CHCO, GS up

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at $17 Key Research: BMO initiates RAT (op) & downgrades HAS, W Blair upgrades DLB & downgrades BODY Key Research: Capstone initiates FRAN (buy), Piper downgrades PVH/BODY, Jefferies downgrades DRWI, Key Research: Dougherty downgrades CBOU, Key initiates HUN (buy), JPM upgrades WFM, KBW cuts KBW

ets open stronger on the highs and are choppy with early rallies sold currently +25bps/+150bps as the EU cuts Euro area GDP and inflation forecasts. Draghi spoke earlier and reiterated that weak global inflation is no reason for central bank inaction ("what matters most is that central banks act within t

WAB ••• Janney initiates SEAS (neut), Opco initiates PSTG (pert), Stifel upgrades ARCB (buy) & cuts SNCR • Longbow downgrades BWLD & upgrades KMT, Piper downgrades PACB Europe Key Research: ••• Liberum upgrades SDF GY & ICL IT, Jefferies initiates SRG IM (buy), Citi downgrades G IM (sell), Barcap do

2102 of €86.5 billion. ECB/BOE decisions coming up and likely to stay on hold on all fronts & focus will be on any additional commentary out of the Draghi press conference. European markets opened higher after a huge de-risk day yesterday but rolled off the highs on some headlines from MNI Newswire say

ates WWD (hold), JPM downgrades FN/TTMI Stifel initiates XRAY (hold) and ALCO (buy), UBS cuts PSSI/DVN & upgrades EXC/LLTC DB initiates PENN (buy), Piper downgrades CORT/CNQR, Raja upgrades AMNB & cuts CLH Bofa reinstates BX/LM/MS (neut's) and TROW/BEN/GS/KKR (buy's), Evercore cuts CBS, BMO upgrades

urozone Flash PMI April, Earnings (APD, BA, DAL, DOW, DPS, GD, IR, NOC, PG, AAPL, FB) Thursday: Durable Goods, Kansas City Fed, Obama visits Japan, Draghi speaks @ 5am EST, Earnings (ABC, AET, BTU, DNKN, GM, HSY, LO, MMM, UPS, WM, CB, MSFT, V, SBUX) Friday: Markit US PMI, Michigan Confidence, Earnings

NT/SUPN (hold) ••• KBW upgrades LION, Raja initiates ERIC (mp), Roth initiates GSVC (buy) ••• Stifel initiates EVDY (buy), Citi upgrades AZN (buy), Piper assumes RKUS (ow) EFTA00370850 • Stifel cuts CWH (sell), Raja upgrades MAIN/RUTH and GRGI (strong buy) and cuts DFRG • Roth initiates GSVC (buy),

itics if they lose the ballot. European markets up across the board on a mix of short covering and real buying ahead of month/quarter end on Friday. Draghi spoke in Paris earlier this morning and said that the ECB stands ready to act again if needed but acknowledged there are limits to what monetary po

cap reinstates NDAQ (ow), Citi downgrades MOSNHS, DB initiates ADS (buy) ••• Jefferies upgrades ADBE (buy), JPM upgrades BSAC & downgrades RBCN ••• Piper upgrades ARMH, Roth adds DGIT to focus list, Stifel upgrades MLNX (buy) ••• SunTrust initiates APD/PX (buys) & upgrades ADS (buy) & cuts AXLL, GS cu

bama puts trade at heart of agenda FT • EU leaders seek seven-year budget deal FT • QE takes a toll on emerging economies FT • MPS bailout puts Draghi mission in focus FT • New aggression from the chancellor Lex • Great rotation: reasons not to believe Lex • The shadow of 1914 falls over the P

Research: • Cowen initiates AMAT/ASMUBRCM/IMOSTTER (op's) & INTC/KLAC/LRCX/SNDK/TN (neut's) ••• GS reinstates AXLUPPG (neut's), ISI upgrades LIFE, Piper assumes VCLK (neut), Bofa upgrades ZNGA (buy) EFTA00396307 ••• Lazard initiates RPRX/NBIXNNDA (buy's), Mizuho upgrades APKT, Opco upgrades CFR & c

$1452.50 (+$3.70) Copper +0.51% Silver -0.13% Asia was firmer across the board overnight following strong EU macro data and dovish comments from Draghi. Sentiment was helped after China export and import data for April came in better than expected with exports up 14.7% and imports up 16.8%. Austral

, ISIS, DE NA EFTA00390703 IPO's: Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) 16.5M-shares priced at $11.50 US Key Research: ••• Mizuho upgrades MYGN (buy), Piper initiates CRI/PLCE (CRI), Citi upgrades AME (buy) & cuts IEX • Barcap upgrades BAX, Opco cuts CA/TWTC, Baird downgrades CMA, CLSA downgrades MDLZ •