Stocks are set for a third straight week of declines ahead of key US jobs data that could stir expectations for another sharp Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. A dollar gauge slipped from a record high and the euro strengthened.
(Bloomberg) — Stocks are set for a third straight week of declines ahead of key US jobs data that could stir expectations for another sharp Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. A dollar gauge slipped from a record high and the euro strengthened.
US futures were little changed on Friday, while European stocks rose and Asian shares fell.
The jobs update is expected to show healthy payrolls growth and follows a stronger-than-expected US manufacturing report. Traders increasingly anticipate another large 75 basis points Fed rate rise to cool inflation.
Concern that rising rates will hurt growth has weighed on markets, pushing global bonds into their first bear market in a generation. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index of government and investment-grade corporate bonds down more than 20% from a 2021 peak.
Oil pared gains after news that the Group of Seven most industrialized countries is poised to agree to introduce a price cap for global purchases of Russian oil, while Russia looks set to resume gas supplies through its key pipeline.
Meanwhile, zinc headed for its biggest weekly loss in over a decade on concern Chinese demand will be hamstrung by new virus restrictions. Gold and Bitcoin rose.
Among individual movers, Lululemon Athletica Inc. jumped in premarket trading after raising its full-year outlook, giving a boost to European peers JD Sports Fashion Plc, Puma SE and Adidas AG. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. declined following its survival plan earlier in the week.
A gauge of world shares is set for its worst week since June, roiled by ebbing bets on tempered Fed tightening after US central bank officials made it clear that they see the need for restrictive monetary settings for some time.
Investors are also exiting global stock funds at a fast pace, with the fourth-largest weekly outflows of the year in the week through Aug. 31, according to BofA citing EPFR Global data.
“We don’t have a lot of reasons to be bullish in this type of environment for the next couple of weeks and months,” Meera Pandit, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, said on Bloomberg Television. “Yet when we think about the longer term perspective and the longer term investor, these are the types of level that can be fruitful in the long run.”
Here are some key events to watch this week:
- ECB Governing Council members due to speak at event Tuesday through Sept. 2
- US nonfarm payrolls, Friday
- UK leadership ballot closes Friday. Winner announced Sept. 5
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Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
- Futures on the S&P 500 were little changed as of 7:50 a.m. New York time
- Futures on the Nasdaq 100 were little changed
- Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed
- The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.6%
- The MSCI World index fell 0.8%
Currencies
- The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%
- The euro rose 0.5% to $0.9997
- The British pound rose 0.1% to $1.1560
- The Japanese yen fell 0.2% to 140.44 per dollar
Bonds
- The yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed at 3.25%
- Germany’s 10-year yield advanced three basis points to 1.59%
- Britain’s 10-year yield advanced four basis points to 2.92%
Commodities
- West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.7% to $88.09 a barrel
- Gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,715.80 an ounce
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