Aug 14 ,2026
Synopsis
European equity markets indicate a higher open amidst mixed trading in Asia and flat US futures. Bond markets quiet with Treasury yields up slightly along the curve while JGBs unchanged. Crude flat. Gold and silver heading lower. Dollar weaker against Korean won, steady against majors. Bitcoin remains range bound.
Risk sentiment chalked up to a pullback in near-term expectations for a Fed rate hike. Softer-than-expected US PPI put more traction behind disinflation narrative following in-line CPI. Markets have wound back Sep Fed rate hike odds to around 30% from 50% earlier in the week. Bonds also finding support from pullback in oil. While there have been no major developments in recent days, Treasury Secretary Bessent flagged unprecedented economic action against Iran next week as White House renews economic pressure campaign in lieu of restarting hostilities. In the UK, some early attention on Clacton by-election with Nigal Farage winning; note by-election was boycotted by major Westminster parties.
Light agenda out of Europe for today. On the macro calendar, France Jul final CPI is out at 7:45 BST and Eurozone Q2 GDP - 2nd estimate and Jun trade balance are due at 10:00 BST.
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
ADN1.GR (adesso) -- Q2 EBITDA €18.8M vs FactSet €22.8M [1 est]; reaffirms FY guidance
NKT.DC (NKT A/S) -- Q2 EBITDA €104M vs FactSet €102.6M [6 est, €95-109M]; updates FY outlook
ANORA.FH (Anora Group) -- Q2 EPS €0.02 vs FactSet €0.05 [5 est, €0.04-0.07]; confirms FY guidance
DFDS.DC (DFDS) -- Jul Freight volume (3.2%)
POSTI.FH (Posti Group) -- Q2 EPS €0.06 vs FactSet €0.10 [4 est, €0.07-0.12]
SATS.NO (SATS ASA) -- Q2 EPS NOK1.00 vs FactSet NOK0.92 [6 est, NOK0.81-1.00]; Initiates share buyback program
TCELL.E.TI (Turkcell) -- Q2 EBITDA TRY30.01B vs FactSet TRY30.02B [5 est, TRY29.52-30.35B]
SBS.GR (Stratec) -- Q2 EPS €0.43 ex-items vs FactSet €0.19 [1 est]; reaffirms FY guidance
KESKOB.FH (Kesko) -- Jul sales €1.11B, +5.4% in comparable terms
VZN.SW (VZ Holding) -- H1 net income attributable CHF131.7M vs FactSet CHF125.9M [2 est, CHF124.9-126.9M]
DEQ.GR (Deutsche EuroShop) -- H1 FFO per share €0.92 vs year-ago €0.98; confirm the forecast for the 2026
NA9.GR (Nagarro) -- Q2 adj EBITDA €37.8M, +24% vs year-ago €30.5M; reaffirms FY expectations
DFDS.DC (DFDS) -- Q2 EPS DKK3.05 vs FactSet DKK4.63 [3 est, DKK3.17-5.53]; narrows FY EBIT to upper half of guidance; launches strategy review to clarify company's long-term vision, positioning, and priorities
F85.GR (Contango Silver & Gold, Inc.) -- Q2 EPS $0.14 vs year-ago $1.24
APR.NO (Appear) -- Q2 net income NOK20.7M vs FactSet NOK32.2M [3 est, NOK14.5-65M]; guides FY26 revenue
SEA1.NO (Sea1 Offshore) -- Q2 EPS $0.15 vs year-ago $0.42 (NOK 30.00)
VEI.NO (Veidekke) -- Q2 EPS NOK3.70 vs FactSet NOK3.10 [5 est, NOK2.82-3.33]
ZAL.NO (Zalaris) -- Q2 adj EBIT NOK37.6M, (15%) vs year-ago NOK44.3M
M&A
RAND.NA (Randstad) -- EU clears LTM's acquisition of Randstad's Technology and Consulting Services business in Europe and Australia
HP3A.GR (Ringmetall) -- acquires majority stake in Tesseraux SA
Healthcare:
VLA.FP (Valneva), PFE (Pfizer) -- Lyme disease vaccine application validated by EMA for review
Other
BP.LN (BP) -- partnership awarded Loran Phase 2 licence in Venezuela
FER.SM (Ferrovial) -- to delist from Euronext Amsterdam; last trading on 10-Sep-26
NHY.NO (Norsk Hydro) -- reaches temporary agreement with CELBA and has begun increasing alumina production at Alunorte refinery
NOEJ.GR (Norma Group) -- announces up to 9.3M off-market share buyback at €22.35/share
SKA.B.SS (Skanska) -- signs additional contract to build light rail transit in Van Nuys, CA, USA, for $957M (~SEK 8.9B)
COPN.SW (Cosmo) -- announces SIX ticker symbol change from "COPN" to "CMHC"
Key rating changes
Upgrades
AUTO.NO (AutoStore Holdings) -- to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank
Downgrades
AUTO.NO (AutoStore Holdings) -- to hold from buy at DNB Carnegie
DOU.GR (Douglas) -- to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs
PPGN.SW (PolyPeptide Group) -- to equal weight from overweight at Barclays
Data
Nikkei +0.59% to 68709.55
Hang Seng (0.89%) to 25171.27
Shanghai Composite (0.26%) to 3916.92
S&P futures +2.5 vs prior close of 7822.5
€-$ +0.0012 or +0.10% to 1.1543
$-¥ (0.25) or (0.15%) to 159.26
€-¥ (0.08) or (0.04%) to 183.82
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