July 2, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% following a mixed session Tuesday that saw the S&P and Nasdaq pull back after record-setting gains earlier in the week. Market action reflects continued rotation out of Q2’s top performers, particularly large-cap tech, with positive breadth elsewhere. Treasury yields rose overnight, steepening the curve as the long end added […]
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July 1, 2025 Markets are off slightly Tuesday morning following Monday’s strong finish, which saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch fresh record closes. The S&P ended its best quarter since Q4 2023, supported by resilient economic data, easing inflation concerns, and improved visibility on trade and policy developments. Treasuries continued to firm with some
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June 19, 2025 Domestic markets are closed in celebration of the Juneteenth Holiday U.S. equities finished narrowly mixed in volatile Wednesday trading (Dow -0.10%, S&P 500 -0.03%, Nasdaq +0.13%, Russell 2000 +0.52%), lacking a strong directional driver. Market participants continued to monitor developments in the Middle East, where tensions between Israel and Iran remained high.
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June 18, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% Wednesday morning following Tuesday’s broad equity weakness, which saw losses in solar, airlines, casinos, apparel, crypto, machinery, and healthcare. Outperformers included energy, aerospace & defense, and select staples. Treasuries are slightly firmer, yields down 1–2 bp. The dollar is off 0.2%, gold down 0.3%, Bitcoin futures down
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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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June 5, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after a mixed session Wednesday. Housing, semis, and high short interest names outperformed, while dollar stores, E&Ps, and regional banks lagged. Asian markets were mostly higher overnight, led by South Korea and Hong Kong. Europe is up ~0.4%. Treasuries are mixed after Wednesday’s sharp rally
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May 14, 2025 S&P futures are slightly lower following Tuesday’s gains, where cyclicals and the “Magnificent 7” tech names outperformed, and defensives lagged. The S&P is now positive YTD, up 18% since its April 8 low. Asian markets were mixed overnight, with Hong Kong leading, while European markets opened down ~0.7% on weaker earnings. Treasuries
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May 13, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.4% following Monday’s 3% rally that left the S&P less than 5% below its mid-February all-time high. Ten of 11 sectors advanced Monday, led by big tech, apparel, transports, and most-shorted names, while staples and utilities lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher, with Japan and Taiwan leading,
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May 2, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% after the index posted an eighth straight gain on Thursday, now up over 8.5% since early April and just 1% below pre-tariff announcement levels. Stocks are tracking for a second straight weekly gain, the first since January. Overnight, Asia traded mostly higher (led by Hong Kong and
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April 30, 2025 Markets remain in a holding pattern ahead of key Mag 7 earnings and a heavy macro calendar. Supportive factors include improving earnings (particularly around tariff mitigation), some easing in Fed expectations, and recent tariff relief headlines. However, trade-related growth risks remain significant, especially amid delays in striking multiple trade deals. Concerns about
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