Dec 23 ,2025
Synopsis
European equity market futures point to a mixed open. Asia equities higher for a second consecutive day Tuesday. Best gains in Australia, Taiwan and South Korea while Greater China and Southeast Asia more mixed. India flat in early trading. US futures slightly lower.
Reuters reports France's government will push lawmakers to approve emergency legislation to keep the state running into January after they failed to agree on a 2026 budget, a stopgap measure to avert a shutdown.
ECB's Schnabel told FAZ podcast on Mon she does not expect interest rates to be lifted for some time, barring any unforeseen events.
Meanwhile in the UK, British Chambers of Commerce said the UK's existing trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) was failing to help them grow their sales in the EU and a closer EU trade deal is a "strategic necessity" (Guardian). FT cites latest UK official house price figures for October showing that property prices contracted y/y in 18 of the 33 London boroughs, in contrast with a +1.7% house price increase across the UK.
Macro data include Spain Q3 final GDP, Nov PPI, Switzerland Dec economic sentiment index, Sweden Nov PPI, Belgium Dec CPI, Nov PPI with Finland Nov unemployment rate already on the tape.
A light corporate front sees Novo Nordisk (NOVO.B.DC) Wegovy pill approved in the US as first oral GLP-1 for weight management whilst Terveystalo (TTALO.FH) acquires Hohde Group with EV ~€88M.
Of note, Intea Fastigheter (INTEA.B.SS) EGM in connection with previously disclosed placing of class-D shares.
Politics/Macro/World News
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties 'strategic necessity' for UK firms - Guardian
ECB's Schnabel Doesn't Expect Rate Hikes in Foreseeable Future - FAZ
House prices fall in half of London boroughs - FT
UK Business Confidence in Post-Budget Recovery, Lloyds Says - Bloomberg
France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapse - Reuters
Government's budget bill arrives on the floor of the Senate - Ansa
You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump - Guardian
Finland Nov Unemployment Rate 9.7% vs consensus 9.6% and prior 9.6%
European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) November new car registrations for EU + EFTA + UK +2.4% y/y
Top company news
Earnings
No major earnings
M&A
TRMD.A.DC (TORM Plc) -- Hafnia completes acquisition of 13.97% of TORM from Oaktree
ELIS.FP (Elis) -- announces acquisition of Adrett in Germany; price not disclosed
ORRON.SS (Orrön Energy) -- sells a portfolio of three solar energy projects in Germany for a total consideration of up to M€14
ORX.SS (Orexo) -- enters into agreement with Dexcel Pharma USA to divest US rights to Zubsolv
TTALO.FH (Terveystalo) -- acquires Hohde Group; EV of the target is ~€88M
INTEA.B.SS (Intea Fastigheter AB) -- agrees with Smedjan Samhällsfastigheter to acquire the new Ångermanland District Court which is currently being completed in Härnösand
SWP.FP (Sword Group) -- confirms the sale of its subsidiary Tipik to mci group for an undisclosed sum
BRE2.SS (Bredband2 i Skandinavien) -- Telia Company obtains all necessary approvals from authorities for recommended cash offer for Bredband2 i Skandinavien
Healthcare
REGN (Regeneron) -- Japan approves Regeneron's Dupixent for children aged 6 to 11 years with bronchial asthma
NOVO.B.DC (Novo Nordisk) -- Wegovy pill approved in the US as first oral GLP-1 for weight management
AMRX (Amneal Pharmaceuticals) -- mAbxience and Amneal Announces FDA Approval of Denosumab Biosimilars Referencing Prolia and XGEVA
AB.FP (AB Science) -- announces US patent for the use of masitinib for the treatment of sickle cell disease, expiring in November 2040
IRLAB.A.SS (IRLAB Therapeutics) -- receives regulatory and ethical approvals for Phase Ib study of IRL757 in Parkinson's Disease
Other
DOV.IM (doValue) -- launches the first contribution fund focused on state-guaranteed loans
TRMD.A.DC (TORM Plc) -- SEC filing: SCHEDULE 13D (Filed by Hafnia Ltd)
ALO.FP (Alstom) -- to supply 23 Coradia Stream electric trains with a 10-year maintenance contract to Hellenic Train in Greece; total value €393M
ORSTED.DC (Ørsted) -- announces Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind receive lease suspension orders from US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
TE.FP (Technip Energies) -- receives €250-500M authorization from Commonwealth LNG which includes the issuance of purchase orders for the key equipment needed for its 9.5 Mtpa liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
Trump administration cancels offshore wind leases; FanFuel, Coinbase to enter prediction markets in intraday themes
Data
Nikkei +0.02% to 50412.87
Hang Seng (0.28%) to 25729.71
Shanghai Composite (0.13%) to 3912.20
S&P futures (6.5) vs prior close of 6930.3
€-$ +0.0008 or +0.07% to 1.1771
$-¥ (0.95) or (0.61%) to 156.09
€-¥ (1.02) or (0.55%) to 183.69
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