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