First Call

First Call April 16, 2020

Apr 16, 2020

Thomas Thornton

  • S&P futures up 0.2% in Thursday morning trading, off best levels, after US equities came under some pressure in the prior session.
  • All about jobless claims numbers out at 8:30am ET Consensus for 5.5 million and continuing claims of 13 million
  • Asian markets mostly lower overnight with Japan and Australia among the worst performers while China ended higher. European markets higher.
  • Treasuries narrowly mixed with some curve flattening.
  • Dollar firmer on the major crosses.
  • Gold up 1.0%.
  • WTI crude up 1.8% after settling below $20 a barrel in prior session for the first time since 2002.
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