German stocks - Factors to watch on August 22
22/08/2019 05:22
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE
Deutsche Bank, which is in the midst of a restructuring and
headcount reduction, is tightening its worldwide procedures for
new hires, according to an internal memo. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25H4QS
E.ON EONGn.DE
The group said it successfully raised 1.5 billion euros in
green bonds. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN25H0P6
VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
News conference on transformation of its core brand due at
0800 GMT
AUTOS BMW.DE VOWG_p.DE
U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up a series of attacks
on automakers for not backing his administration's plan to roll
back Obama-era fuel efficiency rules. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N25H1ST
OSRAM OSRn.DE
Osram waived a standstill agreement, paving the way for AMS
AMS.S to launch a takeover bid. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25H3A8
Analysts' call due at 1200 GMT
CTS EVENTIM EVDG.DE
H1 results due
JOST WERKE JSTG.DE
Q2 results due
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
EVOTEC EVTG.DE - Deutsche Bank raises to "buy" from "hold"
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.9%, S&P 500 .SPX +0.8%, Nasdaq .IXIC
+0.9% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.1%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -0.2%. .T
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Time: 4:22 GMT
ECONOMY
* No major German economic data scheduled
* The German economy is facing increased headwinds from
abroad and this is fuelling business uncertainty, the finance
ministry said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25H5AZ
* German Chancellor Angela Merkel challenged Britain to come
up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop within 30
days, but French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned there would
be no renegotiation of the Brexit deal. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25H2AE
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