May 14 ,2026
Synopsis
European equity markets set to open broadly higher. Note that Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland are all closed (Ascension Day).
Asian equities mixed Thursday. Greater China markets losing momentum with Hong Kong erasing gains and mainland losses picking up. Nasdaq futures higher afterhours with CSCO up 20% after revenue guidance topped expectations. Crude turning higher. Gold and silver tracking lower. Dollar steady against majors. Bitcoin back below $80K.
Trump-Xi summit underway. Two leaders opened with friendly remarks, Trump vowing US-China relations will be better than before and Xi noting importance of stable ties. Two sides expected to extend trade truce with Chinese purchases of agricultural, energy products and aircraft on the cards. Mooted Board of Trade to facilitate talks on framework for reducing tariffs on some $30B of non-strategic goods. US CEOs in attendance with Trump pushing China for increased market access.
European macro data releases include UK Q1 preliminary GDP, Mar industrial/manufacturing production, trade balance, construction output, monthly GDP tracker - NIESR, Spain Apr final CPI, Ireland Apr CPI
RICS UK Apr house price balance already on the tape, coming in at (34%) vs consensus (25%) and prior revised (25%) from (23%). Regional results point to a growing divergence between the North and South. Higher mortgage rates and wider geopolitical uncertainty continuing to weigh on buyer demand and sales activity. Forward-looking indicators suggest muted conditions are likely to persist over the coming months.
In central banks, SNB's Moser panellist 11:45BST at FT's Digital Assets Summit and ECB's Machado speech at 14:10CET at 4th Annual Lisbon Securitisation Symposium. BOE's Pill speech at a NatWest roundtable.
BoE's Breeden cited in the FT saying she saw a lower risk of the war in the Middle East fuelling a "nasty" spiral of rising wages and prices compared with the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "It's much less likely to lead to second-round effects on the scale that we saw back in 2022," she was cited saying. This is because "activity is lacklustre, the labour market is looser, monetary policy was restrictive prior to the shock, and is more restrictive now". According to the report, Breeden signalled there is no rush to raise rates, suggesting any move could wait until late 2026, pushing back on market bets for summer hikes.
In politics, in the UK, MPs continue to debate the Kings Speech. German Chancellor Merz attends and delivers speech at the International Charlemagne Prize award ceremony (prize will be awarded to Mario Draghi). EU's Kadis delivers a welcome address at the 4th Aquaculture Industry Congress. There's FT event US Pharma and Biotech Summit, speakers include execs from Bayer (BAYN.GR), Novartis (NOVN.SW)
Among notable companies out with earnings/updates are Telefonica (TEF.SM), Aviva (AV.LN), ITV (ITV.LN), National Grid (NG.LN), Burberry Group (BRBY.LN),
Macro/politics
ECB to Hike If Oil Deanchors Inflation Expectations, Kazaks Says -- Bloomberg
Streeting expected to launch leadership bid, allies say, as PM warns any contest would cause 'chaos' -- BBC
Angela Rayner says she has been cleared by HMRC after stamp duty row -- ITV
Miliband vows permanent shutdown of the North Sea -- Telegraph
Top company news
Earnings/updates
TEF.SM (Telefonica) -- reports Q1 adj EBITDA €2.84B vs consensus €2.79B; confirms 2026 guidance
FHZN.SW (Flughafen Zuerich) -- reports Apr traffic statistics
AB.FP (AB Science) -- reports FY25 net income (€1.6M) vs FactSet (€8.3M) [1 est]
GEST.SM (Gestamp Automoción) -- reports Q1 net income attributable €49.1M vs FactSet €29.7M [3 est, €11-48.6M]; reaffirms FY guidance
CTY1S.FH (Citycon) -- reports Q1 EPRA EPS €0.15 ex-items vs year-ago €0.15
SHUR.BB (Shurgard Self Storage) -- reports Q1 Adj EPRA EPS €0.34 vs year-ago €0.36
NB2.GR (Northern Data) -- reports Q1 adjusted EBITDA €24M (including €8M other operating income)
MFEB.IM (MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE) -- reports Q1 net income €26.1M vs year-ago pro forma (€41.3M)
BLC.FP (Bastide Le Confort Medical) -- reports Q3 revenue €131.5M, +5% vs year-ago €125.3M
Also reporting today
Earnings:
DACHs: Freenet (FNTN.GR)
Greece: HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings (ELPE.GA)
Italy: Unipol Gruppo (UNI.IM), Technoprobe (TPRO.IM), A2A (A2A.IM), ACEA (ACE.IM), Carel Industries (CRL.IM), Moltiply Group (MOL.IM), Tinexta (TNXT.IM), doValue (DOV.IM), Italian Exhibition Group (IEG.IM), Equita Group (EQUI.IM), Orsero (ORS.IM), FNM (FNM.IM), Sabaf (SAB.IM), Biesse (BSS.IM), SYS-DAT (SYS.IM), Trevi-Finanziaria Industriale (TFIN.IM), Aquafil (ECNL.IM)
Nordics: Vantage Drilling International Ltd. (VDI.NO), S.D. Standard ETC (SDSD.NO), Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS.NO)
Other: CEZ (CEZ.CP), KRKA d.d. (KRKG.SV)
Spain: TMERLIN Properties SOCIMI (MRL.SM), Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI (COL.SM),
UK: National Grid (NG.LN), 3i Group (III.LN), Land Securities Group (LAND.LN), Burberry Group (BRBY.LN), Grainger (GRI.LN), Auction Technology Group (ATG.LN), Future (FUTR.LN), Microlise Group Holdings (SAAS.LN)
Trading Update:
Southern Europe: Webuild (WBD.IM)
UK: Aviva (AV.LN), ITV (ITV.LN), Vesuvius (VSVS.LN), Princes Group (PRN.LN)
M&A
SHEL.LN (Shell Plc) -- Aditya Birla Group and KKR are remaining bidders for Shell Plc's Sprng Energy -Economic Times
ITV.LN (ITV) -- Sky progressing towards deal to acquire ITV's Media and Entertainment unit - Reuters
UPM.FH (UPM-Kymmene) -- acquires Ray Technology(R) intellectual property from Avantium, broadening its bio-based glycols IP portfolio
EAPI.FP (Euroapi) -- notes local media reports regarding its Brindisi site; is engaged in discussions with potential buyers regarding the future of the Brindisi site but no decision has been made
2371.JP (Kakaku.com) -- LY Corp., Bain Capital revise offer for Kakaku.com to ¥3,232/share from ¥3,000/share
THEON.NA (Theon International) -- to acquire a single digit minority equity stake in Twin Prime for total cash consideration of $3M
BCHN.SW (Burckhardt Compression Holding) -- to acquire Fornovo Gas; financial terms not disclosed
NB2.GR (Northern Data) -- Rumble announces initial results of exchange offer for Northern Data
AVTX.NA (Avantium) -- confirms the sale of Ray Technology intellectual property to UPM-Kymmene for €2.7M in cash
Healthcare
2KZ0.GR (Kezar Life Sciences) -- SEC filing: SCHEDULE 13D/A (Filed by TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
CRNA.NO (Circio Holding) -- Transcript Intelligence: Circio Holding Business Update Call
Other
DG.FP (VINCI SA) -- subsidiary Taylor Woodrow awarded contract with a total value of £856M (€990M) for the future HS2 line
Inner Mongolia Dian Tou Energy receives HKIAC final ruling on Glencore alumina contract dispute; subsidiary liability up to $44.7M
CIE.SM (CIE Automotive) -- holder Mahindra Overseas Investment Co placing ~4.29M shares via accelerated bookbuild through BNP Paribas (post EU close 13-May) (
XPeng, Inc. explores Volkswagen factory deal in Europe - FT
Key rating changes
Upgrades
ORSTED.DC (Ørsted) -- to overweight from equal-weight at Morgan Stanley
EPI.A.SS (Epiroc) -- to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs
TKMS.GR (TKMS AG & Co. KGaA) -- to neutral from underperform at BofA
Downgrades
TRMD.A.DC (TORM Plc) -- to hold from buy at Pareto (earlier, timing uncertain)
VTY.LN (Vistry Group) -- to hold from buy at Stifel
WKP.LN (Workspace Group) -- to hold from buy at Peel Hunt
SRG.IM (Snam) -- to hold from buy at Kepler Cheuvreux
Data
Nikkei (0.90%) to 62703.02
Hang Seng +0.26% to 26458.31
Shanghai Composite (0.89%) to 4204.77
S&P futures +12.0 vs prior close of 7469.5
€-$ (0.0002) or (0.02%) to 1.1711
$-¥ +0.02 or +0.01% to 157.90
€-¥ +0.01 or +0.01% to 184.91
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