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EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES UP TO END HECTIC WEEK

European equity futures are heading higher in early trade at the end of a tumultuous week that has provided some of the sharpest moves in years across asset classes.

Euro STOXX 50 STXec1 futures are up about 1.3%, while those on the DAX FDXc1, CAC FCEc1 and FTSE FFIc1 are all rising by well over 1%.

Wall Street futures EScv1 are also up by about 1% after markets slid on Thursday, as investors weigh up what Trump's tit-for-tat trade war with China will do to global growth.

But there have been small positives. The European Union said it would pause its first counter-tariffs, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Vietnam will start formal talks on trade.

Investors were also closely watching moves in other asset classes. The U.S. dollar has continued to fall against major peers, particularly safe havens such as the Swiss franc CHF=EBS and Japanese yen JPY=EBS.

But it's the bond market that is getting most investor attention. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield US10YT=RR is up 44 basis points this week, its biggest weekly rise since 2001. The 30-year yield US30YT=RR is heading for its biggest weekly rise since 1982.

(Samuel Indyk)

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