London -0.13%.
Germany +0.17%. Germany June industrial output +0.4% vs -0.3% m/m expected.
France -0.09%. France June trade balance billion -€13.1 vs -€12.6 billion expected.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was little changed to 0.06% in early trade. Autos gained while insurance stocks fell.
Switzerland July foreign currency reserves CHF 849.4 billion vs CHF 849.8 billion prior.
UK July Halifax house prices -0.1% vs +1.8% m/m prior.
The Bank of England on Thursday hiked interest rates by 50 basis points while forecasting U.K. inflation to peak above 13% in October and the economy to enter a prolonged recession in the fourth quarter.
Friday’s U.S. jobs report, due at 1:30 p.m. London time, will likely offer clues about the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening path and the state of the U.S. economy.
Economists expect 258,000 jobs were added in July, down from 372,000 in June, according to Dow Jones. Unemployment is anticipated to hold steady at 3.6%.
In bond market, The yield on 10-year Treasuries was up more than one basis point to 2.69%.
Germany’s 10-year yield was up more than one basis point to 0.82%.
Britain’s 10-year yield was up more than two basis points to 1.91%.