September 4, 2025 Fed Chairman Powell set the stage for US equities into year end with his Jackson Hole speech. Softer eco data is likely now a “good” thing in the near-term as it will reinforce conviction on a series of rate cuts which should loosen lending and improve financial conditions for a broader array […]
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August 1, 2025 S&P futures down 1% in early Friday trading, following broad weakness in Thursday’s session. Initial gains from upbeat MSFT and META earnings faded as pressure resumed in pharma, med-tech, biotech, banks, asset managers, and energy. Asian markets declined sharply overnight, led by South Korea (-4%) and Hong Kong (-1%). Europe also down
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July 31, 2025 S&P futures up 1.0% in early Thursday trading, bouncing after Wednesday’s broad-based selloff that saw ~70% of the S&P 500 close lower. Laggards included energy, copper, logistics, packaging, builders, and HPCs. Outperformers were healthcare, semicap equipment, cruise lines, casual diners, casinos, tobacco, and apparel. Asian markets mostly fell with China and Hong
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July 17, 2025 S&P Futures are trading up 0.1% after Wednesday’s gains, with strength in pharma, insurers, asset managers, airlines, and homebuilders. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also outperformed. European markets are broadly higher after a solid session in Asia. Treasuries are weaker with long-end yields up ~2 bps. The dollar is up 0.3%, gold
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May 6, 2025 S&P futures down 0.7% after U.S. equities ended mostly lower Monday, with the S&P 500 snapping a 9-day win streak. Mag 7 stocks, energy, media, and MedTech lagged, while airlines and retail/apparel names outperformed. Asian markets were mixed (Greater China led; Japan and South Korea closed), and Europe opened ~0.7% lower. Treasuries
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April 22, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.9% in early Tuesday trading, rebounding from Monday’s broad selloff that saw the S&P 500 fall for the third time in four sessions and the Nasdaq drop for a fourth straight day. Over 90% of S&P 500 constituents closed lower on Monday amid thin liquidity. Asian markets finished
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April 18, 2025 Domestic financial markets are closed today in observance of Good Friday. U.S. equities closed mixed on Thursday, capping a choppy session that saw a rotation out of mega-cap tech into cyclicals and defensives. The Dow fell 1.33% to 37,352.41, pressured by weakness in large-cap industrials and healthcare. The S&P 500 edged up
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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 11, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.8% in choppy trading following Thursday’s sharp selloff, where the S&P 500 dropped nearly 3.5%, giving back over a third of Wednesday’s historic rally. Treasuries are little changed, but the 30-year yield is on pace for its largest weekly rise since the 1980s. The dollar index is down
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April 3, 2025 Futures are sharply lower this morning, with the S&P 500 down 3.4% and Nasdaq off 3.8%, following a global risk-off move triggered by Trump’s harsher-than-expected tariff announcement. The rollout of reciprocal tariffs, which included higher-than-anticipated rates and few immediate exemptions, has stoked fears of retaliation, dampened hopes for negotiated relief, and escalated
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