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U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.80%, Nasdaq +0.50%, S&P +0.72%

Before the bell: S&P futures +0.30%, NASDAQ futures -0.21%

Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

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U.S. economy expands in line with forecasts in Q4

U.S. weekly jobless claims total 847,000

European session review: USD continues to appreciate as risk sentiment sours

U.S.: PCE price index, q/q, Quarter IV 1.5 (forecast 2.3%)

U.S.: GDP, q/q, Quarter IV 4% (forecast 4%)

U.S.: Initial Jobless Claims, January 847 (forecast 875)

U.S.: Continuing Jobless Claims, January 4.771 (forecast 5054)

U.S.: Goods Trade Balance, $ bln., December -82.47

Canada: Building Permits (MoM) , December -4.1 (forecast -5%)

Germany: CPI, y/y , January 1.0% (forecast 0.7%)

Germany: CPI, m/m, January 0.8% (forecast 0.4%)

EUR/CHF: Upside could struggle around 1.0806 - Commerzbank

Company News: McDonald's (MCD) quarterly earnings miss analysts’ expectations

U.S. Q4 GDP and initial jobless claims will be in focus - TDS

AUD/USD: Correction lower in the offing - Commerzbank

Company News: Dow (DOW) quarterly results beat analysts’ forecasts

Company News: Facebook (FB) quarterly results beat analysts’ expectations

Australia: Inflation surprised to the upside in Q4 2020 - UOB

Company News: Tesla (TSLA) quarterly earnings miss analysts’ forecast

Company News: Apple (AAPL) quarterly results beat analysts’ estimates

Germany: Inflation to pick up to 0.6% YoY in January - TDS

USD/CNH could re-test 6.5360 near-term – UOB

Global gold demand seen to rebound from 11-year low - WGC

Eurozone economic sentiment index falls in January

Eurozone: Consumer Confidence, January -15.5 (forecast -15.5)

Eurozone: Industrial confidence, January -5.9 (forecast -7.2)

Eurozone: Economic sentiment index , January 91.5 (forecast 89.5)

Italy's consumer confidence index fell slightly in January

Jan FOMC: Powelling through – TDS

ECB ready to use all tools needed to lift inflation - ECB Governing Council member Rehn

An epic bubble might be building, but it’s less frothy in China - investor

Asian session review: the US dollar rose against major currencies

Nine euro zone banks eat into capital buffers during pandemic - ECB

Options levels on thursday, January 28, 2021

ECB: Revival of rate cut speculation – Danske Bank

New Zealand posted a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$17 million in December

Switzerland: Trade Balance, December 3.05

Commodities. Daily history for Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Australia: Import Price Index, q/q, Quarter IV -1% (forecast -2.4%)

Australia: Export Price Index, q/q, Quarter IV 5.5% (forecast -1.3%)

Schedule for today, Thursday, January 28, 2021

Currencies. Daily history for Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Japan: Retail sales, y/y, December -0.3% (forecast -0.4%)

New Zealand: Trade Balance, mln, December 17

Schedule for tomorrow, Thursday, January 28, 2021

DJIA -1.19% 30,568.99 -368.05 Nasdaq -1.15% 13,469.90 -156.17 S&P -1.51% 3,791.41 -58.21

U.S.: Fed Interest Rate Decision , 0.25% (forecast 0.25%)

European stocks closed: FTSE 100 6,571.27 -82.74 -1.24% DAX 13,620.46 -250.53 -1.81% CAC 40 5,459.62 -63.90 -1.16%