A high-profile Chinese tech exec was arrested in Canada at the request of the U.S.
Stocks are set to pick up right where they left off on Tuesday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures trading 350 points below fair value at last check. Today's selling appears to be sparked by news that Canadian authorities have detained Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou at the request of the U.S. under allegations the Chinese tech giant violated sanctions on Iran -- casting fresh doubts on a U.S.-China trade truce.
Wall Street is also sifting through an onslaught of economic data -- including an in-line reading on private-sector payrolls and a 10-year high in October's trade deficit -- and reacting to sinking oil prices. January-dated crude futures are down 3.8% after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) signaled it may make a smaller-than-anticipated cut to crude output.
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Weekly jobless claims, factory orders, and the Fed's balance sheet are due out today. Plus, the ISM non-manufacturing index and weekly crude inventories will be reported one day behind schedule. American Outdoor Brands (AOBC), Broadcom (AVGO), Duluth Holdings (DLTH), Genesco (GCO), Lululemon (LULU), and Ulta Beauty (ULTA) will report earnings.
Asian stocks dropped after the arrest of the CFO of tech giant Huawei. This has sent shockwaves through the global technology supply chain, and sparked fears of new U.S.-China trade tensions. China's Shanghai Composite dropped 1.7%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gave back 2.5%. Elsewhere, Japan's Nikkei shed 1.9%, and South Korea's Kospi lost 1.6%.
Over in Europe, the picture is just as bleak. Stocks are sliding as the controversy surrounding Huawei threatens to send global markets into a deeper spiral. Auto and basic resources stocks were hit particularly hard, while dropping oil prices are weighing on the energy sector. At last check, London's FTSE 100 and the French CAC 40 are down 2.4% each, while the German DAX is staring at 2.6% drop.