As the “shutdown” dragged on in United States, European stock markets are expected to open lower on Friday.

On Thursday evening, the Banque de France confirmed the on a growth of around 0.3% in the third quarter, a pace similar to the one observed last spring.
At around 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract was down by 0.1%, according to IG broker data.

Futures contracts on the stock markets Europeans are in decline. Markets pause while Investors were taking their profits and riskier assets were fell back after the sharp increases in recent weeks, on the back of demand for safe haven assets in the context of the “shutdown” of government of the United States.

Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract at Frankfurt was down 0.1%, while the one on the FTSE 100 in London fell by 0.2%, according to data from the broker IG.

The “shutdown”, now in its second week, started to disrupt businesses, with some facing late payments and considering layoffs. It is also delaying the publication of crucial economic data, including the report on September employment, which could affect the monetary policy of the Federal reserve.
Matt Stucky, portfolio director for equity markets at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management reported “when the markets of Labor prices are starting to falter, this is causing declines in the markets actions once a certain point is reached.”

The New York Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday, showing more cautious about the prospects opened up by intelligence artificial while the earnings season opened on Wall Street for third quarter.

The Dow Jones Index fell 0.5% to 46,358.42 points, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.3% to 6,735.11 points. Nasdaq Composite has lost 0.1% to 23,024.63 points.

In Asia, the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell by 1% on Friday at the end of trading. The Shanghai Composite Index of Shanghai Stock Exchange fell by 0.8%, while the Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Kong fell 1.4%.

The yield on U.S. Treasuries is generally stable. Traders consider a fall in the key rate in October as almost for granted, despite the absence of data publications.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr called for caution regarding further rate cuts in a speech pronounced on Thursday. He indicates that he is not satisfied with the bank's progress central to bringing inflation back to the 2% target.

Around 7:40 a.m., the Treasury bond rate American at ten years fell by 1 basis point (0.01 percentage point), to 4.13%. The two-year bond yield fell 1 basis point to 3.60%.

The US dollar is weakening. According to the team of Research on OCBC's global markets, the markets seem to be on pause while the current “shutdown” of the United States government is not still not resolved. For OCBC, this is delaying the release of data key economic factors and contributes to short-term uncertainty.

Around 7:40 a.m., the euro rose 0.1% to 1.1578 dollars. The The greenback lost 0.2% against the Japanese currency at 152.76 yen.

Oil is falling amid risks of supply disruptions. Les analysts at ANZ Research have indicated that the United States has unveiled new sanctions against Iran. For the latter, “the department of Trésor has sanctioned more than 50 people, entities and ships that facilitate sales and shipments of Iranian oil and liquefied petroleum gas from the country.”

Around 7:40, the contract of December on North Sea Brent traded in London lost 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $65.02 per barrel. The November soft light crude (WTI) contract listed on Nymex fell by 16 cents, or 0.3%, to $61.35