August 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.3%, following a quiet Tuesday where equities finished mostly lower on soft economic data. Tech lagged, while small caps, managed care, regional banks, airlines, and homebuilders outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher with Japan, China, Australia, and Singapore all posting gains. Europe is modestly green, up ~0.2%. Treasuries weaker, […]
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July 16, 2025 U.S. equity futures are slightly lower Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s reversal, which saw the S&P 500 close down despite early strength. Small caps, banks, crypto-linked names, energy, materials, and healthcare lagged, while semis outperformed, lifting tech more than 1%. Asian markets dipped modestly overnight; Europe is down ~0.4%. Treasuries are steady to
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July 11, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Friday morning following Thursday’s gains that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new all-time highs. Most-shorted stocks extended gains as the momentum unwind continued, with year-to-date laggards like Tesla and Apple leading big tech. Cyclicals including travel, metals, apparel, builders, and banks also outperformed. Overnight, Asia
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June 17, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities closed higher Monday, led by gains in momentum stocks, semis, travel & leisure, and media. Asian markets were mixed overnight, while Europe is trading lower, down over 1%. Treasuries are firmer with yields 2–3 bp lower. The dollar is up 0.2%, gold
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May 15, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% Thursday morning, following mixed U.S. equity performance on Wednesday. Big tech and semis outperformed, while defensives and healthcare lagged. Asian markets traded mostly lower overnight, with Japan and Greater China notable laggards. European markets are also down ~0.5%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields lower by 2-3 bps.
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May 7, 2025 S&P futures up 0.6%, rebounding after two down sessions. Tuesday saw biotech lag while utilities and energy outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets mostly gained, led by Shanghai, KOSPI, and ASX200; Nikkei closed lower. European markets opened ~0.3% lower. Treasuries were mostly weaker with curve flattening. The dollar index rose 0.2%, gold fell 1.1%,
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April 18, 2025 The Energy and Real estate sector had a strong week, both up over 5%. The S&P500 Index had a positive showing last week +0.28% yet is still down over 10% YTD. The three sectors in the red this week were Communications, Technology and Consumer Discretionary. Consumer Staples and Utilities are both positive
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April 17, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.4% in early Thursday trading, off session highs. This follows a sharp selloff in U.S. equities on Wednesday, led by semis and select mega-cap tech, while defensives held up and the equal-weight S&P outperformed by ~100 bps. Treasury yields are up 2–3 bp, while the dollar index is
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April 16, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% in early Wednesday trading, though off the lows. This follows a mostly lower U.S. session Tuesday, with weakness across chemicals, food/beverage, apparel, and logistics. Banks, semis, and defensives held up better. Treasuries are firmer with curve steepening, the dollar index is down 0.6%, gold is up 2.5%,
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April 15, 2025 S&P futures are modestly higher in early Tuesday trading following a quiet Monday session where U.S. equities finished higher, marking the S&P 500’s first consecutive gains since the early April tariff shock. Defensive sectors led, while Asia and Europe both saw broad gains overnight. Treasuries are narrowly mixed after Monday’s rally, the
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