August 15, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities ended mostly lower Thursday, though the S&P 500 eked out a gain to a third straight ATH. Big tech provided support with AMZN a standout, while small caps and sectors including apparel, machinery, builders, building materials, industrial metals, and China tech lagged. Asia mixed […]
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August 14, 2025 S&P futures slightly lower after Wednesday’s gains, led by small caps (Russell 2000 +~2%) and strength in pharma, apparel, regional banks, builders, HPCs, retail favorites, and heavily shorted names. Treasuries firmed (yields -2–3 bps), dollar flat, gold -0.1%, Bitcoin -1.1%, WTI crude +0.4%. Markets await July PPI and weekly jobless claims this
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July 29, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% in Tuesday morning trading, following a quiet Monday where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted sixth-straight record closes. Market breadth remained narrow, with the equal-weight S&P 500 underperforming by ~60 bp. Overnight, Asia traded mixed (Greater China and South Korea outperformed, Japan lagged), while Europe is up ~1%.
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July 10, 2025 One of the key themes to emerge since equities put in their April 7th low has been smart grid implementation. We’ve observed that among infrastructure focused funds, smart grid adjacent stocks and the GRID ETF has been YTD leadership among the funds we track (chart below). The GRID ETF (chart below) is
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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 16, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% early Friday, near premarket highs, following a mixed Thursday where defensive sectors outperformed but big tech lagged. Major indices are poised for solid weekly gains. European markets stronger, while Asian markets saw mixed results. Treasuries are firmer with curve flattening, yields up for the week. Dollar index down
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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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February 14, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.2% after a strong Thursday session, with European markets mixed and Asian markets mostly higher. Treasuries are mixed with a steeper yield curve, while the dollar index is down 0.3%, marking its fourth weekly decline in five weeks. Gold is up 0.3%, Bitcoin futures are up 0.6%, and
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February 13, 2025 S&P futures little changed Thursday morning after US equities pulled back Wednesday but closed well off session lows. Bond proxies, homebuilders, energy, aluminum, trucking, and ag chemicals lagged, while drug stores, autos, managed care, biotech, China tech, airlines, and exchanges outperformed. Asian markets were mixed, with Hong Kong giving back recent gains
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S&P futures are down 0.5% in Friday morning trading, following a lower close for U.S. equities on Thursday. Small-caps, pharma, biotech, and EVs lagged, while entertainment, semiconductors, airlines, builders, and dollar stores outperformed. Treasuries are firmer, though yields remain higher for the week. The Dollar index is down 0.2% but up 1.5% for the week.
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