AI Rebound Meets a Flatter Yield Curve as Markets Brace for the Fed and Megacap Earnings U.S. equity futures are mixed Tuesday after Monday’s rebound as investors consolidate gains ahead of the busiest stretch of the earnings calendar and Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision. The S&P 500 rose 0.70% Monday, the Nasdaq Composite 0.83%, the Dow
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U.S. equity futures are little changed ahead of an unusually uncertain Federal Reserve decision and earnings from Microsoft and Meta. Early Wednesday, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, Dow futures were up 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.1%. The Russell 2000 enters the session after gaining 0.2% Tuesday, supported by continued rotation away
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Trading Outlook S&P futures are off 0.1% and Nasdaq futures are down 0.3% after Wednesday’s momentum unwind. The headline index move was modest, but the factor move was not: semis, memory and AI-infrastructure winners came under outsized pressure while software, big tech, Financials, Health Care and Communication Services held up better. Asia was mixed overnight,
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S&P futures are down 1.4% Tuesday morning, with momentum, memory, and semis under outsized pressure after Monday’s mixed session. Big Tech lagged Monday, led by Alphabet, while software, housing, and energy were also weaker. Momentum held up on continued memory and semi strength, and biotech outperformed. Global risk tone is weaker, with South Korea’s KOSPI
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June 22, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Monday morning after U.S. equities finished higher last week, with the Dow and Russell 2000 hitting fresh records and the S&P 500 rising for the 11th time in 12 weeks. Momentum led on continued semi and memory strength, while select reopening, broadening, and cyclical groups also outperformed.
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April 29, 2026 S&P futures are up modestly Wednesday morning after a mostly lower Tuesday session. The market remains in a holding pattern ahead of the first major wave of Mag 7 earnings tonight from AMZN, GOOGL, META, and MSFT. Recent weakness has been concentrated in AI-linked semis and infrastructure names after reports that OpenAI
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February 11, 2026 S&P futures little changed in Wednesday morning trading following Tuesday’s mixed session, where equities finished just off their lows. Mega-cap tech and AI infrastructure remained under pressure, banks lagged, and advisory firms saw additional weakness on AI competition concerns. Defensives and rate-sensitive groups, including homebuilders, outperformed. Overseas, Asian markets were mostly higher
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January 15, 2026 U.S. index futures are higher (S&P futures +0.3% | Nasdaq futures +0.7%) after Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq closed lower Wednesday, led down by big tech and banks. Breadth was better beneath the surface, with ~60% of S&P 500 constituents advancing and defensives outperforming. Overnight, Asia was mixed (Japan, Hong Kong, China
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January 14, 2026 S&P futures −0.4% following Tuesday’s equity decline. Financials, payments, and software led the downside in the prior session, while energy, consumer staples, and real estate outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher, led by Japan (+~1.5%) on renewed snap-election speculation, while China lagged after higher margin requirements. European markets +0.2%. Treasuries slightly
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December 16, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.3% following Monday’s pullback, which saw AI infrastructure, crypto, retail favorites, most-shorted names, and small caps lead the downside. Big Tech was mixed with TSLA and NVDA standing out, while healthcare, HPCs, and travel & leisure outperformed. Asia traded sharply lower (South Korea −2%+, Japan/Hong Kong −1.5%+), Europe
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