Futures Rise, Yields and Oil Drop Ahead Of Key Jobs Report

Futures Rise, Yields and Oil Drop Ahead Of Key Jobs Report US futures climbed and bond yields reversed an earlier rise, as a drop in oil prices provides a tailwind in calm trading following a week in which markets were lashed by sharp swings in yields, with the US payrolls report still to come. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.4% after Thursday’s close left the index headed for its worst week since August; Nasdaq 100 contracts have added 0.8%. In premarket trading, chipmakers rallied while all Mag 7 are higher, with NVDA (+1.7%) the outperformer. The stabilization in yields overnight, in addition to the Treasury rally yesterday, was supportive of risk assets. Overnight, there weren’t many new macro...

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