In the US, the stock markets closed around zero on Thursday, in Asia it is mostly up today.
The market is holding its breath ahead of the important jobs figure coming out of the US this afternoon. The question is whether many new jobs have been added in the US and whether the central bank Fed then believes that the economy needs to be cooled with more interest rate increases.
During the morning, Swedish purchasing manager figures and information on newly registered cars will be available. Purchasing manager figures also come from Europe during the morning.
The airline SAS reports, and during the morning there have been reports of record high bankruptcy figures and a housing industry in crisis with many cancellations of already signed contracts.