Financial Market Preview - Friday 5-Sep
Description
US equity futures are firmer. Asia ended mostly higher, and European markets opened firmer. Focus is on the US August nonfarm payrolls report, expected to show another sub-100K print with unemployment rising to its highest since mid-2023; Softer labor market signals earlier in the week and dovish-leaning remarks from Fed Chair Powell have led markets to fully price in a September rate cut with another by year-end; President Trump signed an executive order implementing the US-Japan trade agreement, formally setting a 15% tariff that extends to autos and avoids tariff stacking. Japan pledged more rice imports and an annual agricultural purchase commitment alongside its $550B investment package.
Companies Mentioned: Cadence Design Systems, Hexagon, Broadcom, OpenAI, Starbucks
United States
