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 5, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% in early Monday trading after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Friday but lower for the week. The S&P 500 ended 2025 with four consecutive daily declines, a pattern Goldman Sachs noted has occurred only twice since 1950. Friday’s bounce did little to reverse late-December momentum concerns. Overnight, Asian
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October 17, 2025 S&P 500 futures were down 1.1% Friday morning, extending Thursday’s selloff but holding above overnight lows. Risk appetite remained weak amid renewed worries over regional-bank credit stress, fading AI trade momentum, and limited economic visibility due to the government shutdown. European markets followed Asia lower, while Treasuries were steady to stronger at
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July 21, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% to start the week, extending last week’s gains that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs on Thursday. Big tech continues to lead, with Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA) among the standouts. Asian markets traded mostly higher overnight, led by Greater China; Japan was
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April 28, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Monday morning following last week’s sharp rally, where the S&P 500 gained over 4.5% to its highest level since Liberation Day, led by Mag 7 strength. Asian markets were mixed overnight, while European equities opened higher by ~0.5%. Treasuries were steady to slightly weaker. Dollar index up 0.2%,
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S&P futures up 0.5% Tuesday morning, continuing last week’s rally. Breadth remains a highlight with the equal-weight S&P outperforming by ~100 bp. Standout sectors include banks, builders, credit cards, commodity equities, and machinery. Asian markets mostly higher overnight, led by Hong Kong (+1%), while European markets are flat. Treasuries firmer with a bull flattening curve.
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S&P futures are up 0.4% in Friday premarket trading, building on a week of healthy gains, particularly for the equal-weight S&P. European markets are higher, and Asia saw mostly positive sessions. Treasuries are slightly firmer with curve flattening. The dollar index is up 0.1%, gold is down 0.7%, and WTI crude is up 0.6%. A
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S&P futures are up 0.4% Tuesday morning, following a mostly higher close for US equities on Monday as value and cyclicals outperformed while big tech, semis, airlines, and retail lagged. Treasuries were stable, the dollar fell 0.3%, gold was flat, Bitcoin futures rose 2.7%, and WTI crude dipped 0.7%. Key drivers include reports of a
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Despite some rotation away from Mega Cap. Growth, we haven’t seen any sustained benefits to XLE in the short or intermediate term.
US equities capitulated to the downside on Thursday with all three of the major large cap. benchmarks posting losses along with the Russell 2000 Small Cap. Index which fell 1.85% after a week of strong gains. The Dow finished the session off 1.29% while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finished down 0.78% and
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