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MORNING BID EUROPE-Nvidia watch party over, back to inflation vigil

A take a look at the day ahead in European and international markets from Stella Qiu

It is a sea of red in Asia as AI darling Nvidia failed to satisfy expectations of investors who were not satisfied with its earnings, revenue and outlook simply beating the Street.

Nvidia shares have actually rallied more than 150% this year thanks to insatiable need for generative artificial intelligence ( AI), so the 7% drop in its shares after-hours might turn out to be simply another dip to purchase into the world's second-most valuable company.

However, with appraisals sky high, it is probably time for some caution. Taiwan-listed shares of chipmaker TSMC moved 2%, Nasdaq futures dropped 0.7%, and Europe is set for a lower open, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures off 0.2%.

Next up, Germany and Spain will publish their preliminary inflation readings for August later on in the day. And a couple of European Reserve bank authorities will be taking part in some panel conversations.

Headline inflation is anticipated to slow to 2.3% for Germany and 2.5% for Spain. Any down surprises there will feed into the eurozone inflation reading due on Friday and contribute to the case of consecutive policy easings from the ECB for the rest of the year.

Swaps imply a cut in September is a done deal, however they are less sure about the chance of a move in October and December, rates in almost 60 basis points of alleviating by the year end.

The frequently volatile U.S. out of work claims report, due later in the day, has actually also gained prominence after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated policymakers do not want to see further compromising in the labour market.

Somewhere else, currency markets were primarily steady in the Asia session. The kiwi dollar increased 0.6% to a fresh 2024 high of $0.6281 after a regional survey showed a big turn-around in company activity sustained by a rate cut from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

U.S. Treasury yields were likewise peaceful, although the inverted curve in between 2- and 10-years came within a whisker of turning positive. That would be the very first time since July 2022, disallowing the brief un-inverting during the Japanese market crash earlier this month.

Two-year yields held at 3.8671%, just 3 basis points higher than 10-year yields.

Key developments that could influence markets on Thursday:

- Spain, Germany preliminary CPI for August

- U.S. weekly jobless claims

- Panel involvement from ECB chief economic expert Philip R. Lane

- ECB deputy governors Aino Bunge and Olli Rehn participate in panel conversations

- Final U.S. Q2 GDP reading

(source: Reuters)