September has already seen some volatile moves for markets and tonight’s highly anticipated debate between President Trump and Joe Biden may go some way in providing clarity for investors. Markets U.S. stock index futures largely hugged the flatline overnight after … Continue reading
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