Morning Bid: Kicking off H2

What matters in U.S. and global markets today

By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets

The new month, quarter and second half kicked off in a cautious mood, with U.S. Treasury yields jumping overnight as the June jobs report looms, and ‌investors are already looking ahead to the second-quarter earnings season.

What are expectations for Q2 earnings season?

How strong was South Korea's export performance?

Why is the yen weakening so dramatically?

What drove Treasury yields higher on Monday?

While there was no precise trigger for the jump in Treasury yields, it followed ‌news of another surprise rise in U.S. job openings for May and comes ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's appearance at the European Central Bank's annual forum in Portugal later today.

But first, check out the first edition of a new mid-week series where I unpack some of the less obvious themes in finance and markets. First up - is a young population still the economic boon it once was?

And listen to the latest episode of the Morning Bid daily podcast on what investors will be zeroing in on as the new quarter begins. Subscribe to hear Reuters journalists discuss the biggest news in markets

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/articles/morning-bid-kicking-off-h2-104129529.html)