The mood in the financial markets remains buoyant early on Thursday in the United States and Wall Street's main stock index closed at a record high after the weekly jobless claims data.
Investors in the United States on Wednesday from a telecommunications company earnings surprise jump, and dismiss the minutes to march policy meeting of the fed, which suggests that there is a when to settle the debate over economic stimulus plan. Traders think debate obsolete, because employment data released since the fed's meeting has been weak.
Focus is likely to be concentrated in U.S. weekly jobless claims data, as traders try to last week's disappointing employment Numbers, to assess whether the more difficult times ahead. In the market consensus is that the claim amount is about 365000 last week.
Market analyst Craig Erlam priced company, "it's going to be a real boost, said:" if we see this number less than 350000. "On the other hand, if we see another miss this week, it can be seen as confirmed that the United States is facing a slowdown in the second quarter, it will seriously affect the market."
Leading in Europe, the FTSE 100 index rose 0.3%, to 6406, while Germany's DAX index rose 0.5% to 7851 points. In the French CAC 40 index rose 0.6%, to 3765.
Wall Street is expected to be stable trading, the dow Jones industrial average and the standard & poor's 500 index futures rose 0.1%. May depend on how they opened the claim number, which is released in the last hour bell. On Wednesday, the two measures after the record closing high hit, ADTRAN dual network communication company earnings per meter.
In the coming days, more and more focus will shift to the U.S. companies, for their first quarter earnings report. So far, had mixed results. On Friday, bank profits will be in the spotlight, update from jpmorgan chase and Wells Fargo.
Investors also hope these developments will be in Washington in 2014 to the federal budget. On Wednesday, President Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion plan. Without a budget agreement, government spending cuts - called sequestration - a huge array will stay put. Some economists argue that the cuts are hurt economic growth and employment.
Stock market sentiment to improve has helped other so-called risky assets, such as the euro, it was trading 0.5% higher at $1.3124 the shore. Fall in the dollar against the yen's recent rally trading fell 0.2% to 99.61 yen.
Japan's financial assets have been in the limelight, in the past week or so.
Tokyo's nikkei 225 index rose nearly 2%, to 13549.16, as Japan's invasion of new ways to stimulate the world's third largest economy in the long-term weak Banks longcheer's enthusiasm. The new approach has piled up pressure on the yen. Banks in Japan announced that the dollar against a little more than 92 yen.
In other parts of Asia, South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.7% to 1949.80, even disappointing, some analysts are South Korea's central bank to maintain its key rate at 2.75%. Some people expected the central bank will cut interest rates caused by borrowing and help the economy.
In commodity market, oil prices were subdued, New York benchmark interest rate by 3 cents, at $94.61 a barrel. Are more interested in gold, fell 1.7% on Wednesday, the market speculation part of its financial rescue plan, Cyprus will sell 4 million euros of precious metals prices. On Thursday, an ounce of gold trading one dollar, closing at $1557.60.
However, Capital Economics (Capital Economics) commodities research director Julian jessop said, there is enough space, rising gold prices, even if the fed is beginning to slow its economic stimulus plan. The scheme has increased the amount of the financial system over the past few years, pushed some investors buy gold as a reliable store of value.
Even the gold sales from other euro zone is unlikely to significantly affect the market price, he said.



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