A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.
jumped to top the FTSE 100, adding 4.2%, after the British gas owner's annual profit more than tripled and as it announced an extension of its share buyback programme.also jumped as it raised its performance goals, unveiled a new $1 billion share buyback and produced a 28% rise in annual profit as global interest rates rise. StanChart said almost half its 10% income growth came from interest.
And in the tense geopolitics between Washington and Beijing, China's commerce ministry on Thursday said itKey developments that may provide direction to U.S. markets later on Thursday: * U.S. Jan producer prices, housing starts and permits; weekly jobless claims; Philadelphia Fed's Feb business survey, New York Fed's Feb service sector survey; NY Fed's Q4 2022 Household Debt and Credit Report
* U.S. Fed Board Governor Lisa Cook, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, Cleveland Fed chief Loretta Mester all speak; Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem speaks; European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos, ECB chief economist Philip Lane, ECB board member Fabio Panetta, Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel, Irish central bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf all speak; Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill speaks.
* U.S. corp earnings: Applied Materials, DoorDash, Paramount, Hasbro, Consolidated Edison, Digital Realty Trust, Bio Rad Labs, West Pharmaceutical, Constellation Energy, Vulcan Materials, Southern, Entergy, Zebra, Henry Schein, Organon, Epam, Pool etcBy Mike Dolan, editing by Jane Merriman [email protected]. Twitter: @reutersMikeDOpinions expressed are those of the author.
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