Financial Markets Today: Quick Take – September 2, 2022 Equity markets rebounded yesterday after major US indices tested important support and as we await today’s US August jobs report. Given the focus on a fresh rise in treasury yields, strong payrolls and earnings data may prove negative for risk sentiment if US treasury yields threaten higher. In FX, the USD is poised for more gains if yields run higher, having already broken to new multi-decade highs against the Japanese yen ahead of today’s report. What is our trading focus? Nasdaq 100 (USNAS100.I) and SP 500 (US500.I) SP 500 futures climbed back from the abyss yesterday after a much lower low ending the session higher, but already this morning negative sentiment is extending again. SP 500 futures are trading around the 3,964 level this morning with the US jobs reports being the key data point with the market closely watching hourly earnings for clues to how strong the dynamics are in nominal wages. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSIQ2) and China’s CSI300 (03188:xh k g) Hong Kong and mainland China stocks declined, Hang Seng Index -0.9%, CSI300 -0.4%.