The Breakfast Briefing: US Futures Point To Slightly Higher Open As US Jobs Data Looms

Ted

FYI: U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Friday, as the all-important U.S. jobs data takes center stage.
Regards,
Ted
U.S.: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasdaq-flirts-with-weekly-gain-as-tech-futures-lead-us-stocks-higher-2017-12-08/print

U.S.: (IBD
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/china-tech-stocks-drive-premarket-rally-ahead-of-payrolls-report/

U.S.: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/08/us-stock-futures-data-tax-plan-nonfarms-politics-on-the-agenda.html

Asia-Europe-U.S.: (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-07/stocks-seen-climbing-in-asia-after-u-s-rally-markets-wrap

U.K.: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-edges-down-as-brexit-breakthrough-lifts-the-pound-2017-12-08/print

Europe: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-banks-rally-leading-stocks-to-1-month-high-2017-12-08/print

Europe: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-rally-after-brexit-banking-rules-deals-idUSKBN1E20XC

Europe: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/08/european-markets-investors-look-to-data-brexit-us-politics-job-tax-developments.html

Asia: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsung-helps-lift-kospi-as-asian-markets-gain-2017-12-07/print

Asia: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rises-helped-by-gains-in-real-estate-chip-related-cos-nikkei-flat-on-week-idUSL3N1O82IC

Asia: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/07/asia-markets-china-trade-data-oil-prices-dollar-in-focus.html

Current Futures: Positive
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx