welcome to the ft market minute here's
what we're watching in london on friday
morning after quiet week for economic
data the court was ending with a flurry
of reports including UK gdp US consumer
confidence and eurozone inflation and as
they wait for these numbers trailers in
a cautious mood global stocks about a
good quarter but US equity futures are
ending much lower dragging down european
stocks after mostly losses in asia
notable casualties are south african
assets after President Jacob Zuma sacked
his finance minister they ran this down
eight percent on a week the last time
had a fall like this was the last time I
finance minister a sec who knew equities
with its significant exposure to set up
a girl also under the cosh with forces
stocks like old mutual hitting the foot
seen in other currency news the dollar
index remains above a hundred as it
continues to be supported by recent
evidence that fed and ECB policy
divergence is very much alive this is
halted gold's recent rally leaving the
bullying around 1240 an ounce and all
prices a bit softer but both brenton
West Texas Intermediate are back above
fifty dollars a barrel