May 15, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% Thursday morning, following mixed U.S. equity performance on Wednesday. Big tech and semis outperformed, while defensives and healthcare lagged. Asian markets traded mostly lower overnight, with Japan and Greater China notable laggards. European markets are also down ~0.5%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields lower by 2-3 bps. […]
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April 30, 2025 Markets remain in a holding pattern ahead of key Mag 7 earnings and a heavy macro calendar. Supportive factors include improving earnings (particularly around tariff mitigation), some easing in Fed expectations, and recent tariff relief headlines. However, trade-related growth risks remain significant, especially amid delays in striking multiple trade deals. Concerns about
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March 24, 2025 S&P futures are up 1.1% Monday morning, near premarket highs, following a mostly higher finish for U.S. equities last week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both broke four-week losing streaks, despite ongoing underperformance from big tech. Treasuries are weaker with yields up 3–4 bps, while the dollar index is down 0.2%. Gold
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March 4, 2025 S&P futures -0.1% after Monday’s sharp selloff, where the S&P 500 fell over 1.5%, marking its worst day of the year. Nvidia (NVDA) led the Mag 7 downturn, while cyclicals underperformed defensives by 450 bp. Treasuries mixed, dollar -0.4%, gold +0.8%, Bitcoin -2.4%, WTI crude -0.9% after Monday’s 2% drop on OPEC+
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March 3, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% in Monday morning trading, following a late-session rally Friday tied to month-end pension fund rebalancing. However, stocks ended lower for the week, with big tech dragging the Nasdaq down nearly 3.5%. February also saw equities retreat despite early-month gains that pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high
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S&P futures down 0.2% Wednesday morning after a mixed session on Tuesday, where energy, chemicals, steel, banks, beverages, and China tech outperformed while medical devices, copper, asset managers, payments, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, autos, and dollar stores lagged. Asian markets were higher overnight, with Hong Kong surging over 2.5%, while European markets were up ~0.1%.
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S&P futures down 0.3% in Tuesday morning trading after US equities finished mostly higher Monday, led again by big tech, while value lagged growth by over 100 bp. Weakness persisted in commodity equities and healthcare. Asian markets fell overnight, with South Korea, India, and China’s Shenzhen down over 1%. European markets are up ~0.2%. Treasuries
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S&P futures up 0.1% Monday morning following a mostly lower week for US equities. Small-caps, rate-sensitive sectors, industrial metals, and banks lagged, while big tech outperformed, led by GOOGL-US, though NVDA-US saw pressure. Asian markets mostly lower, with Shenzhen and Hang Seng declining on weak China activity data. South Korea also slipped after early gains
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S&P futures were little changed Tuesday morning after US equities mostly declined on Monday, driven by unwinding recent winners. NVDA (-2.6%) weighed on sentiment due to China regulatory scrutiny, while cautious sell-side commentary pressured media stocks. Asian markets were mixed, with South Korea rebounding on government support, while Hong Kong lagged. European markets traded down
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S&P futures down 0.1% Monday morning after mixed performance last week, with tech strength driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. S&P is up nearly 28% YTD. Asian markets were mixed; Hong Kong rose on China policy support while South Korea fell amid political turmoil. European markets were also mixed. Treasuries slightly weaker, dollar index
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