Markets U.S. stock futures are pointing up more than 1% ahead of a light earnings and conference calendar. Underpinning some of the investor optimism are renewed hope over a new stimulus deal making its way out of Washington D.C. in the next … Continue reading
Markets Last session of rollercoaster week Closing higher yesterday after a wobbly session, U.S. equity futures dropped nearly 1% overnight, with the S&P 500 on course for a fourth consecutive week of losses. Source: Seeking Alpha https://seekingalpha.com/ Source: https://www.investing.com/indices/indices-cfds Economic Calendar 8:30 Durable Goods9:00 Fed’s Williams … Continue reading
Markets Volatile moves Market volatility is not going away as Wall Street experienced more whiplash on Wednesday, with stocks closing broadly lower and futures pointing lower overnight. Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims8:50 Fed’s Kaplan Speech10:00 New Home Sales10:00 Powell Testifies Before the … Continue reading
Markets Markets snap losing streak U.S. stocks look set to climb again, with Dow futures up 0.7% and S&P 500/Nasdaq futures ahead by 0.5%, after a bout of volatility that had tested the market’s month long rebound. Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 9:00 Fed’s Mester Speech9:00 FHFA … Continue reading
Markets Nasdaq futures climbed 0.6% in overnight trading, while contracts tied to the Dow and S&P largely hugged the flatline, after global stocks hit the skids on Monday. Can markets break the September selloff cycle? Since 1937, the S&P 500 has declined 1% over … Continue reading
Markets More pain for stocks Things aren’t looking brighter for U.S. equities following Wall Street’s third straight weekly decline, with Dow futures down 2.1% and contracts tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq off 1.9%. Source: SeekingAlpha.com Economic Calendar 8:30 Chicago Fed National Activity Index6:00 … Continue reading
Markets U.S. equity futures held up overnight following another selloff on Wall Street that was led by major tech names. Contracts tied to the Dow and S&P 500 are hugging the flat-line, while Nasdaq futures pared recent losses by climbing 0.6%. … Continue reading
Markets Fed reaction Off their overnight lows, U.S. stock index futures are still down 1% following a session that turned sour yesterday after the big Fed meeting. While the FOMC said interest rates could stay anchored to the zero-bound through 2023 (as … Continue reading
Markets U.S. stock futures are continuing their march higher, now ahead by 0.5%, on the back of broad market gains and solid economic data. August retail sales data will be released at 8:30 a.m., while investors will eye the Fed’s latest … Continue reading
Markets U.S. futures are pointing to another green session (Dow +0.6%, S&P 500 +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.9%) after the market kicked off the week with a broad-based rally. The Federal Reserve is set to begin a two-day policy meeting, where it is expected to … Continue reading