Stocks don't like higher for longer
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STOCKS DON"T LIKE 'HIGHER FOR LONGER"
Futures are indicating a sharp drop for European shares at the open on Friday, after a solid set of U.S. economic data the day before caused markets to push back expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, sending yields higher, and hurting stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, and in Asia earlier on Friday.
STOXX 50 futures STXEc1 are 0.7% lower, and FTSE futures FFIc1 are down nearly 1%.
U.S. data showed persistent strength in the labour market and an acceleration in business activity, which sent rate-sensitive two-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR to a three-week peak.
There was also good economic news from the euro zone business activity surveys Thursday, casting doubt about the ECB's rate cutting path after an all but certain move next month, and Germany's two year yield is at its highest in six months. DE2YT=RR
All this 'higher for longer' oughtn't to be good news for stocks, at least in the absence of other drivers.
Away from the macro, there are a few bits and bobs of company news to be watching at the open.
Peter Hargreaves, the biggest shareholder in in-focus UK retail investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L, is open to taking the company private and has held talks with investors recently about a transaction, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
While we're on British investment platforms, AJ Bell's AJBA.L founder Andy Bell is selling about 7.5 million shares in the company.
Stephen Bird, CEO of fund manager abrdn ABDN.L will step down, the company said Friday.
Also worth reading, energy giant, Enel ENEI.MI plans to increase the production of solar panels at its factory in Sicily to 3 gigawatt (GW) capacity by the end of 2025, later than previously expected, documents published by the Italian utility showed, and Spanish construction and energy conglomerate Acciona ANA.MC warned on Thursday that its core EBITDA will grow less than previously expected this year
Alun John
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