Market Calm Returns Amid Gulf Tensions and Upcoming Labor Data
World markets have seen some calm return as oil prices stabilized and bond market volatility eased. Despite no breakthrough in the U.S.-Iran standoff, President Trump suggested limiting recent military actions' duration ahead of November's midterms. U.S. Treasury yields declined from multi-year highs while European natural gas prices surged to three-year peaks due to winter concerns. Asian equities were mixed on Thursday with Wall Street futures rising before a strong close in U.S. major indexes the previous day. The yen saw increased speculation about potential intervention and rate hikes by Japan's central bank. Market focus is shifting toward key labor data, including ADP private sector payrolls for August which came slightly below forecasts ahead of tomorrow’s national jobs report. In earnings news, Broadcom reported strong AI chip sales but its stock fell due to a disappointing outlook.
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Topics: ADP payrolls BOJ rate hike expectations bond market Broadcom earnings natural gas prices oil prices Treasury yields U.S.-Iran tensions yen intervention speculation