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U.S. Stock Futures Gain; Pound At Two-Week High: Markets Wrap

U.S. futures edged higher while most Asian stocks climbed as investors digested Friday’s unexpectedly strong jobs report. Bonds steadied from earlier losses.

S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%, adding to Friday’s gains when payrolls data showed U.S. employers added the most jobs in seven months. Treasuries pulled back from a selloff last week, with the benchmark 10-year yield steadying around 1.71%. The pound appreciated to a two-week high against the dollar as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed ahead with plans to reopen the economy.

A benchmark of Asian stocks advanced, with increases in Japan and South Korea. Shares in India slumped the most in five weeks with more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded in 24 hours. Many markets were closed for holidays, including China and Hong Kong, as well as much of Europe.

Oil fell after OPEC+ leaders decided to boost production and as the spike in Indian Covid-19 infections underscored risks to energy demand.

Investors are following the debate over U.S. President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal, as Republicans expressed guarded support for a more limited plan. The response so far in bond markets has been muted, with inflation concerns easing amid doubts over the viability more-generous spending, even as central banks remain committed to keeping interest rates lower for longer.

“The repricing of inflation risk and U.S. rates, which will impact discount rates of future earnings and the way stocks are being valued, is a source of uncertainty,” said Johanna Chua, Asia Pacific chief economist for Citigroup Global Markets. “The other uncertainty is the pace of the vaccinations and the virus.”

On the vaccine front, news was more encouraging. China is ramping up its vaccination push, aiming to be twice as fast as the U.S. Meanwhile, a leader of the World Health Organization’s program said the rollout of shots will be expanded to 100 countries in the next couple of weeks, from 84 at present.

Some key events to watch this week:

  • The Reserve Bank of Australia delivers its policy decision Tuesday.
  • U.S. Federal Reserve publishes minutes from its March meeting on Wednesday.
  • Japan publishes its balance of payments numbers Thursday.
  • China’s consumer and producer prices data are due Friday.
  • Fed Chairman Jerome Powell takes part in an IMF panel on the global economy Friday.

These are some of the main moves in financial markets:

Stocks

  • Futures on the S&P 500 Index climbed 0.1% as of 10:41 p.m. London time.
  • The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.1%.
  • The MSCI Emerging Market Index dipped 0.1%.

Currencies

  • The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index gained 0.1%.
  • The euro fell 0.2% to $1.1741.
  • The British pound added 0.2% to $1.3855.
  • The Japanese yen strengthened 0.1% to 110.62 per dollar.

Bonds

  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries sank one basis point to 1.71%.

Commodities

  • West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 1.8% to $60.33 a barrel.
  • Brent crude declined 1.9% to $63.64 a barrel.
  • Gold weakened 0.2% to $1,725.50 an ounce.

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Following 11+ years of trading experience, trading my own accounts as well as for hedge funds and brokerages, I have decided to fulfill my destiny and to personally mentor Forex and Commodities traders. When I released the “Broker Nightmare” (software that hides trades from brokers) 8 years ago, I found an overwhelming number of frustrated people who genuinely wanted to learn how to trade the Forex market, but instead found themselves scammed and misled. Over the years I have also release other trading systems based on my trading strategies, and met a lot of people on my worldwide Forex seminars. We’ve formed a close Forex community and we meet once or twice a year in various locations in Europe.

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