Barclays Notes Oil, China Concerns As Key Issues Alarming Investors

This morning’s pre-market futures rise in value was odd from a certain perspective. Markets in Europe were “subdued” Monday, a research report from Barclays notes. In such an environment why were futures higher on the U.S. pre-market? There may not be an exacting answer, but asking the question amid morning concerns points to issues on top of mind in London as the U.S. was rolling out of bed. Judging from stock market performance in Europe on Monday, U.K. traders could have used stimulus while early morning U.S. traders had their morning caffeine as the S&P was up by near 25…