Wall Street expected to open the final session of the week on a hesitant note, or perhaps even negative, after the publication of employment figures in half-tone. A few minutes before the start of trading, the futures contract on the S & P 500 yields 6.75 points to 1249 points, while Nasdaq 100 Future 12.75 points to 2348.25 loose points.
According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in October, with about 80,000 new jobs, where economists were anticipating about 100,000 new jobs. On a positive note, the number of jobs created in September was revised up to 158,000 against a figure of 103,000 originally announced, which has reduced the unemployment rate to 9%.
With an average of 125,000 new jobs over the last 12 months, the U.S. economy is far from displaying a characteristic rhythm of a possible return to recession. On the other side of the Atlantic, the new one also provide some relief.
A few hours by a vote of confidence that promises to be decisive in the Greek Parliament, investors seem to have validated the idea of an abandonment of the proposed referendum and also exclude the scenario of an output of the euro and to bankruptcy of the country. In Cannes, the G20 is hardly concluded that the most senior European officials already address a ‘success’, while emphasizing the need to work in international development on the subject of growth.
Investors will also monitor the first steps on the Nasdaq Groupon, a specialist in purchasing.
