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From: Ike Groff Sent: Wed 7/3/2013 9:41:59 AM Subject: Early Tour 7.3.13 Good Morning ... European Markets off 1.0% - 2.0% (Portugal -5.4%, Spain -2.7%, Turkey -3.1%, Greece -2.9%) ... ASX -1.86%, NKY -0.31%, KOSPI -1.64%, TWSE -1.30%, SHCOMP -0.61%, HSI - 2.48% EUR 1.2952 (-0.21%) JPY 99.79 (+0.84%) GBP 1.5227 (+0.47%) AUD .9083 (-0.70%) KRW - 0.85% ZAR -0.93% INR -1.00% Portugal 10yr 7.47% Spain 10yr 4.73% Italy 10yr 4.52% Germany 10yr 1.64% Japan 10yr 0.87% US 10yr 2.44% Futures: Dow -84, Nasdaq -19, Sap -9 DXY 83.46 (-0.09%) Crude $101.21 (+1.61%) Gold $1245.40 (+0.15%) Silver +0.91% Geopolitical events dominating the overnight news flow. Asia markets finish lower across the board with Hong Kong underperforming (especially the H-Shares after China non-manufacturing June PMI disappointed coming in at 53.9 vs. 54.3 previously) while mainland financials struggle as the market continues to fret the credit issues. Japan was not immune to the overnight de-risking but did fare better than the rest of the region as the Nikkei managed to stay above 14,000 while the JPY tries to hold 100 level (has dipped back below this morning). Nikkei Futures have come off since the close however and currently -1.43%. Crude is trading > $100/bbl as Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi rejects calls to step down amid mass protests and violence (2 days ago the military gave him 48 hours to resign or end the turmoil 4 deadline set to expire between 3pm-5pm local time today = 9am-11am EST) (the military has warned of more bloodshed while Morsi has said he is prepared to die to defend his cause). In Europe, Portuguese PM Pedro Coehlo says he will not quit and refuses to accept the resignation of Paulo Portas (his foreign minister and leader of the junior coalition party CDS-PP) who has stepped down after the outgoing finance minister was merely replaced by his former deputy. There is speculation in the local media that more government ministers are set to walk as well, increasing the risk that CDS-PP withdraws its support and new elections ultimately need to be called). Portugal 10yr yield spiking well above 7.0% for the first time since December 28 (7.47% last) (note that the next troika review for Portugal is on July 15 and their current aid package is set to expire in June 2014). The PSI20 Index is currently -5.4% and leading Europe lower this morning. Greece also trading -2.9% as negotiations with the troika continue ahead of Monday's Eurogroup meeting under pressure to secure the next tranche of aid. Emerging markets continue to be weak as Brazil's Bovespa closed -4.2% yesterday (4yr low) on continued political/social unrest and a weaker industrial production number (BRL continues to weaken as well). And finally, in the latest in the Ed Snowden saga, the aircraft carrying the Bolivian President home from Moscow last evening was denied permission to fly over France/Portgual/Spain airspace and diverted to land in Vienna under suspicions Snowden may be on board (he wasn't). It's a 'A day in the US today (1pm close). ECB tomorrow and Draghi will likely deliver a dovish message and will prob be asked about Portugal etc. SPA's -9 handles = 1597.50 last. EFTA_R1_00783747 EFTA02135512 ***US equity markets close early today (1pm) ahead of July 4 holiday tomorrow*** ***MBA Mortgage Applications © 7am, Challenger Job Cuts @ 7:30am, ADP Employment © 8:15am*** ***Jobless Claims & Trade Balance @ 8:30am, ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite @ 10am*** • US delays Obamacare employer mandate for 1 year (after elections) (individuals still need to comply) • Apax's Cengage Learning (US publisher of textbooks) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection • IB's: S&P cuts Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank ratings one notch (regulation/economy) • HSBC: federal judge approves $1.9B agreement to resolve Latam laundering charges (trading - 2.8%) • Carphone Warehouse places Best Buy 7.5% stake of 42.1mn shs) @ 244 (trading -2.4%) • Domino's Pizza UK H1 looks ok, UK & Ireland LFL's better, German losses higher (trading -7.7%) • Aker Solutions wins drilling deliver contract with Daewoo shipbuilding, value undisclosed (trading - 2.1%) • Syngenta acquires African corn seed business MRI in Zambia, no financials given (trading -1.2%) • Mediaset Chariman Berlusconi sees July ad sales rising more than 3% vs year ago (trading +1.3%) • Tenaris rips on US steel makers request for anti-dumping measures against OCTG imports (trading +6.2%) • Telefonica signs fiber optic infrastructure agreement with Vodafone & France Tel (trading -2.6%) • Carillion H1 trading inline, FY & mid-term targets maintained, order intake strong (trading +1.1%) • Volvo comes in with weak Class 8 orders for June, prelim count off 18.9k units (trading -1.2%) • Spirent Q2 sales & revs weaker, network recovery underwhelms, will weigh on FY (trading -7.7%) • C&C Group Q1 trading update, difficult environment, cider vols declining, reduce guidance (trading - 10.3%) • Stolt Nielsen O2 EPS & EBIT beats, revs better, clean op income below, cautious tone (trading - 1.1%) • Bankia receives Moody's downgrade, cut to B1 with negative outlook (trading -4.4%) • Liberty Global said unlikely to raise Kabel Deutschland bid after Vodafone (BB) (KD8 GY trading - 0.07%) • Dentsu to raise as much as 120.1 billion Yen in public share sale to finance the Aegis deal EFTA_R1_00783748 EFTA02135513 Leading European Sectors: Media +0.00%, Travel/Leisure -0.40%, Real Estate -0.54% Lagging European Sectors: EMU Banks -3.59%, Construction -1.77%, Basic Resources -1.65% ENTR guides low end — AVNR OptiNose pact — STNG newbuilding pact Secondaries (announced/priced): GNBT, CPW LN (Best Buy's stake), PER LN, HOD GY (convert) IPO's: YuMe (YUME) files for $65M IPO through Citi and DB US Key Research: BB&T initiates PGEM (buy) & cuts KNX, KBW downgrades ENH, Wells downgrades BLC • RBC initiates ASGN/RHI/ECLCTAS/CQP (op) & ROUMAN (sp), CS upgrades AN & cuts AN & initiates APU Guggenheim initiates CLDX (buy), Numis downgrades DPZ Europe Key Research: Citi add BET LN, BWY LN to key buy list — WMH LN, SIG LN cut, Barclays upgrades EBS AV & RIBH AV UBS upgrade & add ARM LN to key call list — RBS LN removed, upgrade RRS LN, Oriel upgrades RTO LN • UBS make AVV LN most pref stock — replaces FENR LN, HSV LN least pref stock — replaces RSW LN • MS resume LSE LN (ow), DB downgrade ADS CY, BofAML upgrade UHR VX, Numis downgrade DOM LN JPM downgrade BMW GY, APPC AB, upgrade PETROCH AB, NOK1V FH, Exane downgrade FME GY • Nomura upgrade ELI1V FH & downgrade TEL2B SS, Carg upgrade GETIB SS, Exane downgrades GFC FP HSBC initiate ROCKB DC (ow), upgrade CWI AV, HOLN VX, SRP LN, downgrade GEBN VX, RBC EFTA_R1_00783749 EFTA02135514 initiates FOGL LN (op) RBC initiate FOGL LN (op), Barclays upgrade EBS AV, RBI AV, ABN initiates STM FP (h) & IFX GR (b) • Kepler re-initiates ASY FP (b), Bankhaus Lampe initiates MLP GR (b), Sarasin upgrades Al FP Reporting Pre-Open: BSET, ISCA Economic Data: MBA Mortgage Applications @ 7am, Challenger Job Cuts I RBC Consumer Outlook Index @ 7:30am, ADP Employment Change @ 8:15am, Trade Balance / Jobless Claims @ 8:30am, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort @ 9:45am, ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite @ 10am Conferences: No major conferences Analyst/Investor Days: N/A Non-Deal Roadshows: ANF Shareholder Meetings: CALL Equity/Mixed Shelfs: N/A Other Newspaper Articles & Stories • Red's Homer Bailey throws his 2n° no-hitter in last 10 months ESPN • Morsi and military on collision course in Egypt FT • Bolivia denies Snowden presidential plane rumour FT • Mandelson fears HS2 will prove an 'expensive mistake FT • Olympus ex-chairman gets suspended sentence FT EFTA_R1_00783750 EFTA02135515 • New Qatar emir shakes up sovereign wealth fund FT • Investors pull $9.9bn from Pimco fund in June FT • Prudential appeals stricter Fed oversight FT • Ian Hannam legal case splits City FT • SW downgrades Barclays, Deutsche and Credit Suisse FT • Risks of a hard landing for China FT (Comment!) • Darwin's humbling lesson for business FT (Comment) • US spying revelations raise fears over European co-operation FT (In Depth) • Banks / Basel III: cold comfort Lex • SAP / Oracle: cloud chasing Lex • China natural gas: counting the cost Lex • VTB: Growing pains Lex • Spain Presses Deloitte on Bankia Work WSJ • Big U.S. Banks Face Tougher Standards WSJ • Koch Brothers Angle for Bigger Role in Wall Street Deals WSJ • Cosco Group Chairman Wei Jiafu Steps Down WSJ • Tokyo's New Economic Policy Mix Stirs Hope and Fear, Poll Shows WSJ • Portugal's Government Thrust Into Turmoil WSJ • Brazil's President Proposes Overhauls WSJ • Buyers Dodge Homeowner Limits in China WSJ • Osborne claims right to act for taxpayers on RBS The Times • Disgraced Olympus chiefs escape prison sentences for accounting scandal The Times • Lloyds was warned about Co-op deal earlier, MPs are told The Times • JP Morgan warned star banker Ian Hannam over client e-mails The Times • Soaring baby milk prices provoke Nestle and Danone price-fixing claims The Times • We no longer believe the Left will look after us The Times (Opinion) • Demand for food banks 'has nothing to do with benefits squeeze,' says Lord Freud Independent EFTA_R1_00783751 EFTA02135516 • Robert Jenkins: On this rocky road central bankers' signs cannot be clear Independent (Comment) • James Moore: If audit reform is so bad, why can't bosses be bothered to explain? Independent (Comment) • James Moore: Banks must pay for their insurance policies, too Independent (Comment) • Twenty years to fix economy Telegraph • There's no suffering too great if it's for the sake of the euro — and Ireland proves it Telegraph • In euroland, politics has triumphed over economics Telegraph • Britain's baby boom will affect our economy more than anything Mark Camey does Telegraph • Immigrants face £1,000 healthcare levy Guardian • Lord Mandelson warns HS2 will be an 'expensive mistake' Guardian • To rein in top pay, keep MPs poor and furious Guardian • Egypt, Brazil, Turkey: without politics, protest is at the mercy of the elites Guardian • Labour should embrace an EU referendum and offer a better Europe Guardian • Apple will hike its app prices China Daily • Graduates face grim hunt for work China Daily • HSBC Judge Approves $1.9B Drug-Money Laundering Accord HITC Key Events This Week Thursday: US markets closed for Independence Day, BOE/ECB rate decisions, Jobless Claims Friday: June Employment Report, Banks to submit mid-yr stress test result to Fed Key Events on the Horizon July 8 — EU FinMins to discuss Greece and decide on further action EFTA_R1_00783752 EFTA02135517 July 10 - Fed Minutes from June 18/19 FOMC meeting July 11 — BOJ rate decision July 15 — Next Troika review for Portugal July 21 — Upper House elections in Japan July 31 — FOMC rate decision August 1 — BOE/ECB rate decisions August 21 — Fed Minutes from July30/31 FOMC meeting September 5 — BOEJECB rate decisions September 18 - FOMC rate decision September 22 — German elections Ike Groff 1680 Washington Blvd 'Stamford, CT 06901 1 lit (203) 302.7300 1 : 1 EFTA_R1_00783753 EFTA02135518 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. 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