May 1, 2025 S&P futures are up 1.2% following a strong late-day rally Wednesday that extended the index’s winning streak to seven sessions. Big tech earnings—especially Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META)—are the major driver this morning, reinforcing optimism around AI growth and pushing the S&P 500’s Q1 blended earnings growth to 11.9%, up from 7.2% […]
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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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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 10, 2025 S&P futures down 1.6% in early trading, pulling back after Wednesday’s massive rally that saw the S&P 500 gain 9.5%—its best session since October 2008—and the Nasdaq 100 surge 12%, adding over $2T in market cap. Treasuries are firmer across the curve after a recent jump in yields. The dollar index is
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April 8, 2025 The S&P 500 has now retraced the entirety of current cycle gains above the S&P 500’s 2022 price high (chart below). As we noted in our weekly piece, the current level represents a 50% retracement of the entire bull market move from the trough in October 2022 through the peak in January
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April 4, 2025 U.S. equity futures are sharply lower in early trading (S&P futures -2.3%, Nasdaq futures -2.6%), following Thursday’s steep selloff that marked the S&P 500’s worst day since 2020. Risk sentiment remains under pressure globally, as markets digest escalating trade tensions and increased policy uncertainty. China announced a 34% tariff on all U.S.
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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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February 25, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.1% after U.S. equities finished mostly lower on Monday, with tech leading declines (-1%) and the Mag 7 hitting its lowest level since December. AI capex stocks, China ADRs, EVs, builders, machinery, rails, and trucking were among the weakest areas, while healthcare, insurance, and travel/leisure outperformed. Despite the
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February 24, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.5% after Friday’s 1.7% drop, the worst session of the year, with momentum stocks under pressure. Asian markets were mostly lower, with India lagging and Japan closed for a holiday. European markets gained, led by Germany post-election, though any debt brake reform remains uncertain. Treasuries weakened with curve
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S&P futures up 0.4% Friday morning after US equities rallied Thursday, with over 80% of S&P 500 stocks advancing and the equal-weight S&P rising more than 1%. Stocks remain on track for a mixed weekly performance following two consecutive weeks of strong gains. Asian markets mostly higher overnight, with Japan up for a third straight
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