March 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning, following Wednesday’s broad selloff that pushed the S&P 500 to its lowest level since November with ~85% of constituents declining. Weakness was widespread across big tech, metals/miners, and defensives (staples, healthcare). Global markets are under pressure (Japan -3.5%, South Korea -3%, Europe ~-2%), while Treasuries […]
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March 18, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.5% Wednesday morning, extending this week’s equity rebound after back-to-back gains. Leadership continues to skew toward high beta and positioning-driven areas, including most-shorted names, retail favorites, small caps, travel & leisure, energy, and private equity. Global markets are supportive, with Asia higher (South Korea +5%, Japan +3%) and
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December 7, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% in Monday premarket trading after Friday’s mostly higher session left the S&P 500 just below its late-October record close. Major indices ended the week with sub-1% gains. Asian markets were mixed while Europe opened modestly higher. Treasuries are slightly weaker with yields up 1–2 bp, the dollar
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December 5, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.2% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Thursday but closed below their intraday highs. The S&P 500 rose for a third straight session and now sits less than 0.5% from its record peak, while small caps continued to squeeze higher, leaving the Russell 2000 up more than
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September 8, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.2% after Friday’s decline, which still left the S&P 500 up for the fourth time in five weeks and the Nasdaq with its first gain in three. Asia rallied overnight (Japan +1.5% on PM Ishiba’s resignation and GDP revision), while Europe is up ~0.4%. Treasuries are firmer
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September 5, 2025 S&P 500 Futures are ahead 0.2% Friday after Thursday’s broad gains, which pushed the S&P 500 to a new record high. Big tech led, joined by banks, asset managers, retail/apparel, builders, hotels, and cruise lines. Asia was higher overnight (Shenzhen +4%, Hong Kong +1.5%, Japan +1%), while Europe is little changed. Treasuries
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June 6, 2025 U.S. equity futures were higher Friday morning, with S&P 500 futures up 0.4%, recovering some ground after Thursday’s decline, which ended a three-day winning streak. Tesla was responsible for roughly 40% of the index’s pullback, weighed down by the intensifying public feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Broader weakness also came
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June 3, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% Tuesday morning following Monday’s modest equity gains, led by energy (on oil strength), AI, Mag 7, and high short interest names. Rate-sensitive sectors lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with Hong Kong up ~1.5%, while Japan, India, and Singapore declined. Europe is trading ~0.3% lower. Treasuries are
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April 24, 2025 US equities have had a good week on optimism around trade war reconciliation. Positive catalysts included acknowledgement that escalating tariffs on China would be “unsustainable” by Treasury Secretary Bessent. News that US/Japan talks shows progress and reports that lowering tariffs on China were in consideration. These developments surfaced as earnings season struck
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March 14, 2025 S&P 500 futures up 0.8%, attempting a bounce after Thursday’s broad selloff pushed the S&P into correction territory. Stocks remain on track for a fourth straight week of losses. Asian and European markets higher, with China rallying on policy support headlines. Treasuries weaker, yields up 2-3 bp, while the dollar (+0.1%), gold
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