Market Pulse - Usa
Bonds: Fed officials push back on rate cut speculation
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Commodities: Prices little changed despite reports of 'progress' in US-China trade talks
Commodity prices were broadly flat as investors waited on the release of the key monthly non-farm payrolls report due out in the States on the following day and amid reports that trade talks between Washington and Beijing appeared to be in their final stages.
Europe midday: Investors pause for breath amid bad news for German and Italian economies
Stocks on the Continent are trading slightly lower as investors pause for breath amid a spate of downbeat news on the euro area's economy.
US open: Stocks open higher ahead of meeting between Trump and Liu He
US stocks opened higher on Thursday ahead of a key meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.
Tesla production falls short, analysts predict another cash call
Tesla delivered much fewer vehicles during the first three months of the year than expected, though the quarter finished strongly.
US close: Street finishes higher amid high hopes for China talks
Wall Street finished in the green on Wednesday, after a session in which sentiment was underpinned by solid Chinese services data and optimism ahead of the resumption of Sino-US trade talks.