JSE faces mixed Asian markets on Friday
Focus is on US jobs data later, while US-China trade tensions remain threats to sentiment
05 June 2020 - 07:03
The JSE must contend with mixed Asian markets on Friday morning, with all eyes on US jobs data later.
US initial jobless claims disappointed overnight, printing at 2.126-million Americans joining the unemployment queues versus an expected 1.8-million, said Oanda senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley. US nonfarms data is therefore also likely to be disappointing, he said...
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