U.S. equity futures are attempting a rebound after Thursday’s broad selloff, but the underlying macro backdrop remains difficult. At 5:57 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.34%, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.64% and Dow futures were up 0.33%. The Russell 2000 enters Friday after falling 1.35% Thursday, leaving small caps particularly exposed to […]
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U.S. equity futures are modestly higher as investors digest benign July CPI and await another inflation test from producer prices. At roughly 5:50 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures, Nasdaq futures and Dow futures were each up about 0.1%. The Russell 2000 gained 0.6% Wednesday, continuing to benefit from lower near-term Fed-hike expectations. The setup remains
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S&P futures are down 0.3% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s rally, when the S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak on renewed Middle East optimism. Momentum rebounded sharply, with semis up roughly 4.5%, while cyclicals also outperformed, led by banks, homebuilders, machinery, and travel names helped by the oil pullback. Treasuries are slightly weaker, with yields
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S&P futures are down 0.3% Monday morning after Friday’s broad selloff, when all major U.S. indexes fell more than 1% and semis/memory were notable laggards. The weakness left most major indexes lower for the week. Global tone remains softer, with Japan and Hong Kong both down roughly 1% overnight and Europe off about 0.4%. Treasuries
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February 20, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Thursday’s pullback. Yesterday’s weakness was concentrated in private equity/private credit, big banks, life insurers, credit cards, airlines, and housing-related retail. Utilities and energy outperformed, along with machinery, E&Cs, A&D, and telecom. Overnight, Asia was mixed: South Korea rallied over 2% (+5.5% for the week), while Japan
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February 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% after Wednesday’s rally, which was led by NVIDIA (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), software, energy, metals, banks, and restaurants. Defensives underperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were higher, with South Korea up over 3% and Australia at a fresh record. European equities are down ~0.7%. Treasuries are slightly weaker (yields +1
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November 28, 2025 S&P futures were halted overnight due to technical issues at the CME, interrupting early trading. This follows Wednesday’s fourth consecutive gain for the S&P 500, which remains on pace for a weekly increase of more than 3%. Asian markets were mostly higher—with Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan leading—while Europe traded little changed.
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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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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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