European indices bordering on being down by 2%
The pressure on equities is not letting up so far in European morning trade as the DAX is now down by 2% on the day with other major indices in the region holding losses thereabouts on the session at the moment.

Things are looking really ugly out there
Meanwhile, Dutch gas futures are seen up over 60% in just two days this week and briefly clipping above €130 today as the energy crisis in Europe deepens.

Remarks by US Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen
Not anything that hasn’t been said before as she doesn’t want to step into the toes of lawmakers in Congress as they sort the issue out.

Forex news from the European trading session – 5 October 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– NZD leads, JPY lags on the day
– European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.5%

At least someone is being honest
As much as central bankers have kept up the narrative that the surge in inflation pressures is temporary or ‚transitory‘, they don’t really have the right tools to deal with the root of the problem. As such, the best they can do is to hope that to be the case.

Bitcoin up over 2% on the day to above $50,000
It is the first time since 7 September that price has clipped the $50,000 mark and it’s an important psychological win for buyers in trying to maintain the recent upside momentum, after having put up a defense at its 100-day moving average (purple line).

She will be speaking with CNBC at 1130 GMT
The interview will at least cover some key topics at the moment regarding the debt ceiling and infrastructure negotiations, so keep your eyes and ears peeled in case.

How does that coal look now?
China’s decision to boycott Australian coal isn’t looking too wise at the moment as prices jump to skyhigh levels and China is threatened with power outages.

Forex news from the European trading session – 4 October 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– CHF leads, JPY lags on the day
– European equities slightly lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.4%

What’s coming up today
The euro is at the highs of the day, up 33 pips to 1.1628 as the continent continues to grapple with the energy crisis.
This note from 11 years ago — citing Vladimir Putin — was doing the round on the weekend as Germany pledged to shut down coal-fired power plants.