- As investors continue to believe that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will lower interest rates in the upcoming year, the dollar declined and US equities were poised to recover from the day's losses.
- Futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 rose more than 0.5%, suggesting that they are ready to recover from a selling spree that saw both indexes record their worst declines in weeks. Treasury 10-year yields, which have dropped more than 40 basis points this month, held just off five-month lows, while the dollar weakened against almost all of its Group-of-10 peers. Meanwhile, Europe's STOXX 600 equity index fell, tracking Wednesday's weak Wall Street close.
- The US Consumer Sentiment index, the UK GDP, and the Fed's favoured inflation indicator, the Core Personal-Consumption Expenditures Price Index, are all released on Friday.
