Twin releases at 8:30 am EST will help set the tone on Thursday, as markets will receive the latest employment and inflation data. Before those releases, markets look set to open lower as oil prices have slipped in the overnight, due to an IEA forecast predicting oil consumption would fall by its fastest rate since 1981 this year. Meanwhile, the U.S. government continues to speak of increased regulation in the financial sector, this time with a nod to over-the-counter derivatives trading. The Jobless...