- A lot of headlines are blaming weak data out of China - where the services PMI fell to a 17-month low - but that's pretty weak sauce for sparking a global selloff. Besides, the Shanghai Composite rose 2.25% overnight. There was also news out of North Korea, which says it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb.
- Oil continues to slide, with WTI crude down another $0.95 per barrel to $35.02. Brent crude touched an 11-year low of $35.11.
- Dow and S&P 500 futures are down 1.55%, and Nasdaq 100 by 1.8%. Europe's lower by a similar amount at midday.
- Gold is ahead $7 per ounce to $1,085 and the 10-year Treasury yield is lower by five basis points to 2.19%.
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