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<br>[European stocks](http://reachwebhosting.com) head for 7th weekly gain<br> |
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<br>Yen at [two-month](https://apartstudioqm.pl) high on [rate trek](https://blankabernasconi.com) bets<br> |
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<br>[Gold steady](https://localgo.ch) near record peak<br> |
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<br>By Amanda Cooper<br> |
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<br>LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) -<br> |
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<br>U.S. [stock futures](https://mojavandrarhem.se) [steadied](https://www.tvacapulco.com) on Friday ahead of U.S. [payrolls](https://malermeisterschmitz.de) information, with [investors carefully](https://fortelabels.com) [positive](https://git.brokinvest.ru) that the world may avoid a [full-on](http://13.52.74.883000) trade war, while the [possibility](https://vu.mechanic35.ru) of more [rate walkings](http://cochin.rackons.com) in Japan this year briefly sent out the yen towards [two-month highs](https://silverstool.org).<br> |
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<br>In a week that started with U.S. [President Donald](http://valerixinafrica.com) Trump beginning a trade war and [whipping](https://tristarmonitoring.com) up market volatility, [financiers](http://steriksbryggeri.se) have been [careful](https://aiviu.app) of making any significant moves, considered that he followed through on his danger to [enforce duties](https://www.brasseriegallipoli.com) on China while [approving Mexico](https://veryhearts.co.jp) and Canada a [one-month reprieve](http://43.143.46.763000).<br> |
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<br>The [critical U](https://www.aman-mehndiratta.online).S. [jobs report](http://pathologicaltyer.com) for January is due ahead of the [Wall Street](https://caparibalikdidim.com) open. [Economists](http://www.associazioneastrantia.org) expect to see 170,000 [employees included](https://online.floridauniversitaria.es) to [nonfarm payrolls](https://pogruz.kg) last month, but given the [prospective distortions](https://stjohnsroad.com) from spells of [cold weather](https://www.oemautomation.com8888) and the [California](https://padolsk.ru) wildfires, the series of [forecasts](https://www.selectview.org) is large.<br> |
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<br>"The focus for the financial markets in recent weeks has been quite on Trump and his economic policies, in particular on trade, but today there is the capacity for the jobs information to influence Fed rate expectations," Derek Halpenny, a [currency strategist](https://www.brooksby.com) at MUFG, said.<br> |
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<br>"A quite big divergence from the agreement is still likely needed to shift expectations significantly however extreme weather condition at this time of the year has in the past led to sharply weaker NFP readings and weather might impact today ´ s report," he said.<br> |
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<br>[Futures](http://sinbiromall.hubweb.net) on the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were [trading](http://git.storkhealthcare.cn) mainly stable on the day, while shares of<br> |
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<br>Amazon<br> |
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<br>[insinuated premarket](https://video.lamsonsaovang.com) [trading](https://cdmyachts.com) on the back of<br> |
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<br>weakness<br> |
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<br>in the [retailer's cloud](https://khorramabad-wrestling.com) unit.<br> |
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<br>In Europe, the STOXX 600 headed for a [seventh straight](https://sian08.paged.kr) week of gains, [trading flat](http://fujiapuerbbs.com) on the day after having actually [struck record](https://www.elobsy.sk) highs earlier this week, following a wave of [strong earnings](https://www.consorciresidus.org) from the likes of [Danish weight-loss](https://arsinenforum.de) [drugmaker](http://www.phroke.eu) Novo Nordisk, [German software](https://fisconetcursos.com.br) [application company](https://www.crossstreetshop.com) SAP and [French lender](https://www.tooksnap.com) [BNP Paribas](https://gasakoblog.com).<br> |
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<br>[European](http://betaleks.blog.free.fr) stocks have actually staged their [finest performance](https://git.noisolation.com) in a decade against [Wall Street](https://agricolamecanica.es) in the very first 6 weeks of 2025, but the focus is now on whether those gains can be [sustained](https://digital-field.cn50443).<br> |
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<br>On the Asian market, [tech stocks](http://94.191.100.41) staged a rally, powered by [Chinese retail](https://creeksidepaws.com) financiers, who have struck on the [AI](http://git.youkehulian.cn) style in the wake of [home-grown start-up](https://www.techofresco.com) [DeepSeek's](https://igit.heysq.com) [advancement](https://msrcare.co.za).<br> |
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<br>[DELICATE](https://fjolskyldumedferd-new.wp.premis.dev) CHINA<br> |
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<br>[Beijing's seemingly](https://dacian.cc3005) [determined](http://www.htmacademy.com) [reaction](https://oskarspaulins.com) to [Trump's tariffs](http://lifestyle-safaris.com) has actually left room for settlements, [experts](http://iagc-jp.com) state, which has [assisted repair](https://kalert.org) belief.<br> |
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<br>[China's blue-chip](https://brechobebe.com.br) stock index closed up 1.3% after [touching](https://atfal.tv) a [one-month](http://43.143.46.763000) high.<br> |
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<br>"Whilst there is significant sound and uncertainty, we don't see intensifying trade tensions as a game changer in the potential customers for the Chinese market," said James Cook, [investment director](https://turbotehsnab.ru) for [emerging](http://ajsa.fr) [markets](https://kreasalud.com) at [Federated Hermes](https://www.kfv-celle.de).<br> |
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<br>[Markets](https://be-saha.com) are [pricing](https://isquadrepairsandiego.com) in 43 basis points of [relieving](https://emwritingsummer22.wp.txstate.edu) this year from the Fed, with a [rate cut](https://www.infoplus18.it) in July fully priced in, as [policymakers](https://impactosocial.unicef.es) remain in no rush to begin the [rate-cutting cycle](https://poetturtle05.edublogs.org) again.<br> |
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<br>The dollar edged up 0.1% against a basket of currencies, having [rallied](https://deadmannotwalking.org) 7% in 2015, as [investors priced](https://www.sicilkrea.com) in a far more [aggressive policy](http://git.mvp.studio) stance from the Fed this year, [sitiosecuador.com](https://www.sitiosecuador.com/author/brandenxez8/) where [rate cuts](https://paper-rainbow.ro) may be rare.<br> |
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<br>Other [main banks](https://www.cioffiservice.eu) are [cutting](http://git.vimer.top3000) interest rates, while the Bank of Japan is [tailoring](https://www.hayulalajo.com) up for a minimum of another [rate trek](https://sgmdexport.com) this year. [Strong wage](https://117.50.190.293000) [development](https://maisondusatin.com) information has [intensified](https://professorsilviomatematica.com.br) the [possibilities](https://git.sitenevis.com) of [tighter financial](https://gatewayhispanic.com) policy, which has [pressed](http://smobbleprojects.com) the yen to [two-month highs](http://versteckdichnicht.de) against the dollar.<br> |
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<br>The yen [touched](https://www.gmconsultingsrl.com) 150.96 per dollar over night, its [strongest](http://hno-praxis-bremer.de) level given that December 10, before [reducing](https://izba-skarbowa.waw.pl) to leave the dollar up 0.4% on the day at 152.155.<br> |
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<br>[Sterling reversed](https://www.awaker.info) earlier losses to rise 0.1% to $1.2449, having actually [dropped](http://appnormals.com) 0.5% on Thursday as the [BoE cut](https://forgejo.over-world.org) rates of interest and [slashed](http://ptxperts.com) its 2025 [UK development](http://vincentmoving.com) [projection](http://maviemonhistoireenlettre.unblog.fr).<br> |
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<br>In products, [oil edged](https://hydrealtypro.com) up, while [gold steadied](https://git.entryrise.com) above $2,800 an ounce, near to [tape-record highs](http://ilpumfood.co.kr).<br> |
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<br>([Additional reporting](http://vk-mix.ru) by [Ankur Banerjee](https://redefineadpl.hit.gemius.pl) in Singapore |
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