Hang Seng (Hong Kong): -2.77% today.
Australia: -1.99% today.
Nikkei 225 (Japan): -2.47% today.
Europe at mid-morning:
FTSE 100 (UK): -0.85% at 12:00 PM.
DAX (Germany): -0.68% at 1:00 PM
CAC 40 (France): -1.18% at 1:00 PM
SPY pre market open: -0.1% at 102.87 at 7:00 AM EST
QQQQ pre market open: -0.0% at 7:00 AM
Economic Indicators: The unemployment rate for September is expected to rise slightly to 9.8% when announced at 8:29 AM EST. The non-farm payrolls is expected to show a drop of 175K in September. Important for consumer spending, the average work week is expected to be flat at 33.1 hours in September, but hourly earnings are expected to show a rise of 0.2%. More money in workers’ pockets.
Factory orders, announced at 9:59 AM, are expected to be flat for August. They are down 25% from a year ago.
Earnings Announcements: None.
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