Nonfarm payrolls surprised to the upside but continuing jobless claims show maybe market weakness persists. However, asian stocks are higher. U. S. Equities of course will not trade on this fourth of july holiday. Today is the third of july but this is the holiday, the bank holiday, as you would say, for tomorrows Independence Day celebration. And case closed. Thean lawmakers end nations illegal standoff with the bank voting to accept that the qe measures taken were proportionate. Western one hour away now from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets take a look at how futures are shaping up. We had a mixed picture earlier. Now, we are looking at green arrows for the most part in terms of european futures. Actually, very Little Movement there. And if you look at a broader board, you would see a more andrse picture with cac ibex 35 futures down but also not by very much. Still sort of searching for direction. Lets get the berlin burger the bloomberg first word news. Top stories
110 per share the last time i looked. For green on the screen mainland equities. They continue to climb higher. The futures in the u. S. Are flat. We can move it on now. In terms of the dollar, there is some weakness. Trade data out earlier. A bit of a squeeze on the aussie. Concerns about the virus as well in victoria. In terms of the euro, that has been on the tail end. We can move it onto some of the commodities were looking at. This thing in terms of inventories. They have been declining but still concerns about the virus and demands there. Gold is currently at 17. 68. There is the spread that we see. Were are looking at really back termsupport, on pause in of additional stimulus to the economy. Yvonne i was hoping for some type of liquidity or something to reverse that trade. Look at what we are seeing here. The Prime Minister of australia has considered this worse. This is falling in line with what we have seen from other Global Leaders like Boris Johnson who now says nearly 3 mi
California and new york become the latest states to backtrack on plans to return to normal as daily virus cases in the u. S. Top 50,000 for the first time. Optimism takes hold of markets again. Asian equities and futures gain after positive vaccine developments and strong u. S. Manufacturing data. The u. K. Offers a home to hong kong citizens after chinas crackdown on prodemocracy protesters. The u. S. House of representatives passes of fresh sanctions bill against china. We are under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets take a look at futures right now. We see gains across the board after the drops in the cash trade we saw yesterday. A mixed picture in the u. S. But the futures up two thirds of 1 . Dax futures gaining 8 10 of 1 . U. S. Futures are little changed right now. You will see a screen full of green arrows as they are mostly marginally, with the exception of nasdaq futures. It looks like a risk on thursday. What do you see on the dmm . Anna weve
With neding to do that davis, chief u. S. Strategist. Panic, correlation started to break down. Are you looking at correlations as you start to look at u. S. Equity . About 20of all, i am years past my prime on hot dog eating contests. So i believe that to you guys. Wehink it is a general trend have seen over the past few months. Markets trying to get back to normal. While we can criticize the fed for maybe overreaching and buying fixed income, in reality, they stymied a panic in the market. We need to watch a host of things for the markets to return to normal. We need to watch volatility, Interest Rates, gold. If we can see these things continue to heal, then the investors are on the sidelines. That the investors on the sidelines will feel more. Omfortable getting back in areas thatclical have so far not been able to mount sustainable rallies. Caroline so you anticipate a rotation, that the beaten up stocks will start to lead the charge again . There is the typical rotation that you g
And 5g. A call between Boris Johnson and eu officials and is with the Prime Minister saying he sees no reason a brexit deal cant be reached by july. The eu councile president reiterates a level Playing Field is essential. 6 00 a. M. In london. Buying backe bond stock has been delivered. I like what john says on bloomberg. It reminds me of my mother. You will rue the day you executed this in the market to buy these individual bonds. There was ar, discussion. Essentially, the bond buying creates this real body of support to the equity market, going deeper into the capital structure, you extrapolate forward. This is the boost to equities. Do you think i will rue the day i said this . Nejra do you know what . I love that word. It is one of my favorites in the english dictionary. I noticed that in the journalistic column. Im glad we are on the same page. It is really interesting, because what we heard from the fed, the list given to markets, what it does is show that perhaps any concerns th