America's big banks reported a poor set of quarterly earnings.
It would be one thing if there were just one poor set of jobs figures.
Lorne Daniel at finnCap said: A poor set of results – as expected, following the recent trading update.
That's the glaringly obvious conclusion from the latest poor set of figures for the labour market.
The convincing win will provide solace to the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, after a poor set of election results overnight in Scotland, England and Wales.
Of particular interest is Barclays' full-year report tomorrow, after the group disappointed the market with a poor set of interims last year.
Scotland in particular suffered a poor set of results, with substantial falls in reading and science compounded by a fall in maths.
The volatility of the Republican race and the failure of a clear frontrunner to emerge has led accusations that there is a particularly poor set of candidates this time round.
Worries about the eurozone came to the fore this week after a poor set of industrial production figures from Germany was swiftly followed by news of a 5.8% fall in its exports, compared with expectations of a 4% decline.
