With trading conditions normalizing following the three-day weekend in the US, thestays relatively quiet early Tuesday. The ISM's August Services PMI will be the only high-tier data featured in the US economic docket. Meanwhile, risk flows seem to have returned with major European equity indices trading in positive territory. Moreover, US stock index futures are up between 0.8% and 1.1% while the benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield gains more than 1%.
Earlier in the day, Germany's Destatis reported that Factory Orders contracted by 13.6% on a yearly basis in July, compared to the market expectation for a decrease of 6.1%. On energy-related news, Gazprom's Deputy CEO Vitaly Markelov stated on Tuesday that Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not be launched until Siemens Energy replaces the faulty equipment. Over the weekend, Siemens said it had not been asked to do the job and reiterated that sanctions would not prohibit maintenance.
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