(Bloomberg) Markets steady While global markets steadied on Thursday, US equity futures are trading slightly weaker as of 6:07 a.m. in New York. West Texas Intermediate crude has fallen below $84 a barrel after slumping the most in more than a year on Wednesday, while the global Brent benchmark fell below $85 for the first time since late August. An analysis of central bank accounts suggest Japan may not have intervened to prop up the yen this week after all.