European Markets Are Down, US Futures Are Up

European markets are in the red early Friday.

Here's the scorecard:

Britain's FTSE 100 is down 0.01%.

France's CAC 40 is down 0.44%.

Germany's DAX is down 0.19%.

Spain's IBEX is down 0.10%

Italy's FTSE MIB is down 0.30%.

Asian markets closed mixed with Japan's Nikkei down 0.30% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 0.43%.

U.S. futures are up with Dow futures up 7 points and Nasdaq futures up 2 points.

All eyes will be on the Fed's Jackson Hole economic symposium in Wyoming on Friday. Here's the official schedule. Most experts are hoping Fed chair Janet Yellen will offer a more clear explanation of what concerns her about the labor market