U.S. government bond yields
rose on Thursday after a surprisingly strong reading in retail
sales lifted some concerns about growth in the world's largest
economy.
* MSCI World Shares fall, Stoxx 600 up 0.6% * U.S. retail sales and jobs data due. By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall. Global markets dipped on Thursday and U.S. stocks were lower as oil prices retreated and concerns about a possible slowdown in the economic recovery from COVID-19 weighed. Wall Street indexes fell as losses in heavyweight technology and oil stocks offset strong retail sales data.
The European Union should allow clearing houses in Britain to continue serving customers in the bloc to avoid a significant risk of market disruption, nine financial industry bodies said on Thursday.
* Retail sales unexpectedly rise in August. * Weekly jobless claims slightly above expectations. * Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.1%, Nasdaq 0.29% By Ambar Warrick. Sept 16 - Wall Street indexes were set to open flat on Thursday, with economically sensitive sectors likely to gain as retail sales rose more than expected, indicating resilience in economic recovery.
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U.S. retail sales unexpectedly increased in August as a surge in online and furniture store purchases offset a continued decline at auto dealerships, which could temper expectations for a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the third quarter.
Canada added 39,400 jobs in August, driven by a pick-up in hiring in the trade, transportation and utilities sector, a report from payroll services provider ADP showed on Thursday. The July data was revised to show 21,600 were lost rather than a gain of 221,300.
- Business activity for service sector firms in the New York region continued to grow in September but at a slower pace, according to a survey released on Thursday by the New York Federal Reserve.
Canadian housing starts fell 3.9% in August compared with the previous month as both multiple urban starts and single urban starts declined, data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts fell to 260,239 units from a revised 270,744 in July, the national housing agency said.
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