The Breakfast Briefing: U.S Futures Slump As Trade Tensions Escalate

Ted

FYI: U.S. stock index futures tumbled ahead of Wednesday's open, as market participants became increasingly nervous over trade frictions between the U.S. and major partners.
Regards,
Ted
MarketWatch:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-set-to-fall-a-4th-session-in-a-row-as-us-canada-talks-on-nafta-are-set-to-resume-2018-09-05/print

WSJ:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-fall-amid-nafta-uncertainty-1536133979

Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-04/asia-stocks-face-drop-amid-em-turmoil-dollar-gain-markets-wrap?srnd=premium

IBD:
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/dow-jones-futures-workday-rh-coupa-healthequity-earnings/

Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/emerging-markets-and-equities-reel-as-dollar-flexes-muscles-idUSKCN1LL01S

CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/us-markets-trade-tensions-escalate.html

Europe:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-drop-as-trade-worries-persist-2018-09-05/print

Asia:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-a-bit-of-a-mess-with-widespread-declines-2018-09-04/print

Bonds:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/us-bonds-and-fixed-income-fed-speeches-data-eyed.html

Currencies
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/forex-markets-trade-dollar-emerging-markets-in-focus.html

Oil:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/04/oil-markets-us-china-trade-storm-gordon-iran-imports-in-focus.html

Gold:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/gold-markets-trade-emerging-markets-and-dollar-in-focus.html

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