Obsolete Certainty

Trading is cautious ahead of the month’s most important indicator. Equities jumped more than 2% on Thursday on optimism for the labor market and positive earnings from blue-chip companies, but sentiment is more cautious in the final hour before nonfarm payrolls. Dow Futures continue to dance around the 10k level while S&P 500 futures trade half a point higher at 1,064. WTI crude is back below the $80 per barrel mark, but Spot Gold is up more than $3 to $1,093.38. Meanwhile, the dollar is weaker against the yen, euro, and Aussie dollar, but stronger against the Canadian loonie. Outside of markets the news is that Fannie Mae has asked for a fourth dose of bailout funds from the government. The government-sponsored mortgage lender announced losses of $19 billion from July to September…(read more)