The JPY is the strongest and the Euro the weakest at the start of the North American session. JPY confirms its reaction to BOJ Governor Nikkei’s report that Kazuo Ueda will be appointed as central bank president from April when he takes over from Kuroda. Ueda is a professor and former board member of the Bank of Japan. Masayoshi Amamiya is supposed to run. He is better known as a dove, but the Nikkei reported that he turned down the position. Uncertainty about Ueda sent the yen higher by default, but the currency also rose overnight. , US stocks open lower. US yields are slightly higher. Yesterday’s 30-year bond auction was met with lukewarm demand. It reflected the results of Tuesday’s three-year auction. The 10-year auction was in high demand. The , Canadian jobs report is due at the end of the hour, with 15,000 expected versus 10 ,000 last month. The unemployment rate is expected to rise to 5.1 percent from 5.0 percent last month. University of Michigan preliminary consumer estimates rose slightly to 65.0 from 6 .6 previously. The Fed’s Waller and Harker, ECB’s Schnabel and BOE’s Pill are all made to talk. The current market view shows: spot gold is up $ .01 or 0.22% at $186 .58. Spot Silver was up $0.15, or 0.72%, at $22.11. WTI crude is trading at $79.2 after hitting a high since January 30 of $80.33. Russia has cut supplies in response to the sanctions. The value of , Bitcoins fell to $21,811. Today’s low of $21,633 was the lowest level since January 20th. . The major indexes previously indicated by US stock futures are lower after yesterday’s decline. Major indices fell for two consecutive days: Dow Industrial Average -102.88 points -2 9.13 points after yesterday’s decline SandP index -18.25 points after falling -36.3 points yesterday NASDAQ index -903.9 points after yesterday’s decline -1203.9 points -1203.9 points In the European stock market, the main indexes are also in the red: Germany DAX -1.36D France CAC -1.19D Great Britain FTSE 100 -0.66D Spain Ibex -1. 6%