Weekly Trading Update

European markets open positively



European markets opened positively today tracking strong Asian gains overnight as investors took comfort in a string of generally positive data from the last few days. 

Investors have been gifted with better than expected jobless claims from the US, strong manufacturing data from some Eurozone nations as well as announcements from global policy makers, particularly Mario Draghi, that more will be done to support struggling Eurozone nations which are threatening to hamper global growth.

However, gains are still being held back due to a lack of consistency with positive global data.  Poor manufacturing data from China and the UK as well as Spanish policy officials rejecting the need for a bailout is clearly worrying investors and causing ripples in the markets.

Investors may also observe tides and waves entering the markets today as the market-moving US non-farm data is due for release.

Economists have predicted an increase in employment by 114,000 from a previous 96,000.  However, the unemployment rate is anticipated to rise from 8.1% to 8.2%, a figure US President Obama is likely to avoid highlighting during his campaign for re-election.

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