#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, July 22: Documents Show Deutsche Bank Knew Of Its Reporting Problems

According to the Wall Street Journal, a letter from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to Deutsche Bank alerted the lender of its financial reporting problems back in December, but the bank did nothing to fix them. In fact, the New York Fed is alleging that Deutsche Bank has known about its reporting errors for years. The bank is under scrutiny at the moment as US regulators crack down on overseas banks operating in the US to ensure the region’s financial health remains intact.

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In other news around the markets:

  • Apple Inc. released strong earnings on Tuesday which showed that sales of the company’s iPhones had grown 12 percent. However, iPad sales were disappointing, something CEO Tim Cook has said he isn’t worried about. In his view, the iPad is still finding its footing as a relatively new product and the company expects demand for the tablets to pick up in the corporate market.
  • On Wednesday, Chinese officials detained five people who are linked to Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd.’s selling of rotten meat to its customers. The Shanghai food and drug watchdog has said that the investigation into the company’s safety violations shows that the violations were organized by the company and were not just the actions of a few individuals.
  • The US has stopped all flights to Israel due to security concerns as the Israli army continues its push to fend off Hamas Islamists. Secretary of State John Kerry is now in Tel Aviv trying to organize a ceasefire agreement as the region’s conflict worsens and the death toll rises to include more and more civilians.
  • On Wednesday, the Ukrainian government announced that the downed Malaysian Airlines plane’s black boxes have arrived in the UK. After the plane was accidentally shot down near the Russian border last week, Ukrainian separatists returned the remains of the near 300 victims and turned over the black boxes so that an international investigation can take place.

Asian Markets

Asian markets were mostly higher with the exception of the NIKKEI and the Shenzhen composite, which lost 0.10 percent and 0.51 percent respectively.  The Shanghai composite was up 0.14 percent, the Hang Seng index rose 0.80 percent and the KOSPI was flat.

European Markets

European markets were up across the board; the FTSE gained 0.24 percent, the STOXX 600 rose 0.28 percent, the DAX gained 0.49 percent and the CAC 40 was up 0.41 percent.

Commodities

Energy futures were mixed ahead of US inventory data; Brent futures were up 0.06 percent and WTI futures lost 0.20 percent. Gold and silver were up 0.17 and 0.06 percent respectively, but industrial metals were mixed. Copper lost 0.25 percent and tin was down 0.45 percent, but aluminum rose 1.14 percent and zinc gained 1.11 percent.

Currencies

The euro was steady at $1.3465 on Wednesday morning after falling to an eight month low on Tuesday. The common currency also lost to the Yen, down 0.11 percent, but gained 0.13 percent against the pound. The dollar was also lower against the yen, down 0.12 percent, but gained 0.14 percent against the pound and 0.01 percent against the franc.

Earnings

Notable earnings released on Tuesday included:

  • Apple Inc.AAPL reported third quarter EPS of $1.28 on revenue of $37.43 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.07 on revenue of $35.32 billion.
  • McDonald’s Corporation MCD reported second quarter EPS of $1.40 on revenue of $7.18 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.38 on revenue of $7.08 billion.
  • Microsoft Corporation MSFT reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.55 on revenue of $23.38 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.66 on revenue of $19.93 billion.
  • Coca-Cola Company KO reported second quarter EPS of $0.64 on revenue of $12.57 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $12.75 billion.
  • Verizon Communications Inc. VZ reported second quarter EPS of $0.91 on revenue of $31.50 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.73 on revenue of $29.79 billion.

Pre-Market Movers

Stocks moving in the Premarket included:

  • Southern Co.SO was up 2.98 percent in premarket trade after rising 0.13 percent on Tuesday.
  • Microsoft  CorpMSFT gained 1.61 percent in premarket trade after rising 5.61 percent over the past week.
  • Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR was down 3.31 percent in premarket trade after gaining 1.83 percent over the past five days.
  • E I du Pont de Nemours and CoDD was down 1.00 percent in premarket trade after losing 0.90 percent on Tuesday.

Earnings

Notable earnings releases expected on Wednesday include:

  • AT&T T is expected to report second quarter EPS of $0.65 on revenue of $33.36 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.67 on revenue of $32.08 billion.
  • Boeing Company BA is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.99 on revenue of $22.44 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.67 on revenue of $21.82 billion.
  • Pepsico, Inc. PEP is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.23 on revenue of $16.79 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.31 on revenue of $16.81 billion.
  • Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) is expected to report second quarter EPS of $0.74 on revenue of $14.85 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.64 on revenue of $14.58 billion.

Economics

Wednesday’s economic calendar will consist mostly of Asian releases including Chinese manufacturing PMI, Japanese manufacturing PMI, the Japanese trade balance, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s interest rate decision. Other notable releases around the world include US oil inventory data, British mortgage approvals, and Canadian retail sales.

For a recap of Tuesday’s market action, click here.

 

<p>Tune into Benzinga’s pre-market info show with Dennis Dick and Joel Elconin <a> http://optionshouse.benzinga.com/pre-market-show/ />here</a>.</p>

 

 

 

 

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