Marketmind: Oil soothes but jobs dictate

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The bond blast upending world markets has been partly smothered by sharply falling oil prices for now - but September's U.S. employment report will dictate direction from here. Oil prices scrabbled for a toehold Friday but were on course for their worst week since March as demand fears driven by rising interest rates and restive stock markets were compounded by another partial lifting of Russia's fuel export ban. U.S. crude oil has recoiled almost 9% this week and prices have lost almost 14% peak-to-trough since last Thursday's high above $95 per barrel.

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The bond blast upending world markets has been partly smothered by sharply falling oil prices for now - but September's U.S. employment report will dictate direction from here.

But to the extent the oil price is flagging renewed concerns about global growth - in part due to the relentless rise in borrowing rates - can be seen in a retreat in commodity prices in general. Copper prices fell to their lowest of the year on Thursday and core commodity indexes are back at August levels.

All of which sees U.S. bond yields retain an uneasy calm into the jobs numbers. Ten-year yields hovered about 4.75% on Friday - still off Tuesday's peak at 4.88%. And that mixed picture of fiscal dysfunction and a potential economic hiatus from furloughing thousands of government workers is the backdrop to Treasury secretary Janet Yellen's trip to the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Morocco next week.

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