Labor Day holiday to keep things quiet in Europe

London markets will be open for trading though but the other major hubs in Europe are all closed in observance of Labor Day. As such, there will be lighter flows in general but that won’t stop an already busy-looking market to start the new month. The dollar is keeping steadier across the board, keeping with overnight gains. But was it all just month-end?

That comes after a dismal Q1 advance GDP report, owing largely to trade, one which Trump is shifting the blame away from. Equities also staged a neat comeback yesterday, before US futures are seen advancing today after earnings beat from Meta and Microsoft. Tech shares are leading the charge with S&P 500 futures up 0.9% and Nasdaq futures up 1.4% on the day.

Earlier, the BOJ left interest rates unchanged as expected but the yen is down on some minor disappointment. Ueda’s press conference will be up next at 0630 GMT.

Besides that, there’s not much else on the agenda in European trading besides the UK mortgage/credit conditions report for March at 0830 GMT.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.