Financial Market Preview - Thursday 31-Aug
US equity futures are indicating a broadly flat open as of 05:00 ET. This follows a mixed Asian session, while European equity markets are higher in early trading. A couple of Central Bank speeches to digest; ECB's Schnabel highlighted activity has moderated visibly but underlying price pressures remain stubbornly high, and talked up the likelihood of policy remaining restrictive. Fed's Bostic warns against overtightening and said the current stance is appropriate. Concern also remains on the slowdown in China, particularly the property sector.Companies Mentioned: Country Garden, Tesla, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs