Israeli Strike in Central Gaza Kills at Least One Palestinian

US Futures Drop Ahead Of Payrolls With Most Markets Closed US equity futures dipped ahead of today's payrolls report in a holiday-shortened session, with most cash markets including US stocks closed globally for Good Friday. Sifma, the US financial markets trade association, recommended trading of dollar-denominated bonds during US hours only and a 12pm New York time stop. As of 8:15am, S&P and Nasdaq futures are down 0.2%. Bonds dipped modestly in a holiday-shortened session, the 10Y yield rising 1bp to 4.31%. The dollar was mixed against its Group-of-10 peers. ...

Charles Schwab To Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading For Retail Clients Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine, Charles Schwab announced further details and plans in their attempt to launch direct spot bitcoin trading through its new platform, Schwab Crypto™, signaling a major step by one of the country’s largest brokerage firms into the digital asset market.  The feature will roll out in phases over the coming weeks and will allow retail clients to buy and sell bitcoin and ethereum through existing Schwab platforms, the bank said.  The move gives millions of Schwab clients the ability to...

Jeff Currie Warns Odds Of $5 Gas By Midterms Are "Extremely High" Jeff Currie Featured on BBG TV Veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie has spent the summer warning that scarcity in physical commodity markets is becoming a persistent source of inflationary pressure and giving way to a commodities supercycle. After appearing on CNBC on Thursday, he joined Bloomberg Television on Friday morning to amp up that message, warning that tightening crude products supplies make $5-a-gallon US gasoline highly likely by November. "Crude is the signal, and now we think about products ... they...