Global Stocks, US Futures Rise On First Day Of Q2 As Trump-Xi Meeting Looms

After the best quarter for US stocks since 2015, global equities have started off Q2 on the right foot, despite caution about the upcoming meeting between President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping later this week, and Fed Minutes which are expected to be more hawkish than the FOMC statement.
European shares opened broadly higher, with Europe’s Stoxx 600 rising 0.3% – its 5th day of gains – following a rally in Asian markets on upbeat final PMI data and after a report that Chinese President Xi Jinping will create a new economic zone. S&P futures were modestly in the green, pointing to a higher open for the S&P on the first day of the new quarter.
Mostly positive mfg PMIs out of Asia:
Vietnam 54.6
Philippines 53.8
Japan 52.6
Korea 52.4
Indonesia 50.5
Thailand 50.2
Malaysia 49.5
— David Ingles (@DavidInglesTV) April 3, 2017

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 3, 2017.

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