What's Moving The Market Thursday? - State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA:SPY)

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The U.S. Initial Jobless Claims increased from 712,000 in the previous week to 770,000 in the current week.
The U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index increased from 23.1 in February to 51.8 in March.
Bond yields spiked as the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, said Wednesday he sees no need to change rates and will continue with the current asset purchase program, $80 billion in treasuries and $40 billion in mortgage-based securities per month.
U.S. democrats seeked a progressive tax on financial transactions, no details disclosed.
The U.S. prepared an announcement of a deal to distribute vaccines to Canada and Mexico, expected to be formally announced in coming days.
The European Medicines Agency concluded the benefits outweigh the risks of the AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID-19 vaccine.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) signed agreement with the National Football League, for future broadcasts, in a deal valued at over $100 billion.
Nike (NYSE:NKE) reported mixed Q3 results, and announced they will resume their share buyback plan in Q4 2021.

Indices Around The Globe

S&P 500 Futures traded down to 3,900, before bouncing higher. Down 1.22% for the session
UK's FTSE 100 up 0.25% to near 6,779.
Japan's Nikkei 225 up 1.01% to near 30,216.

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