Financial Market Preview - Thursday 1-Oct

US equity futures are modestly firmer, while Asian markets are mixed and European equities are sharply lower. Attention remains on the sharp rise in bond yields, with the US 10-year yield reaching a 24-year high and European yields also at multi-year highs. Resilient growth, higher oil prices, upside inflation risks and increasingly hawkish monetary policy expectations are contributing to the selloff, alongside concerns around fiscal deficits, increased AI-related issuance and forced selling by hedge funds. Energy supply also remains in focus, with the Trump administration urging Europe to release emergency diesel reserves. Meanwhile, expectations for further policy tightening remain elevated, with recent Fed commentary and signals from the BOJ keeping the global rates outlook in focus.

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