March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.19%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.28% this morning, pointing to further losses on Wall Street as investors digest a flurry of announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump on the U.S. housing and defense industries.
President Trump announced on Truth Social on Wednesday that he plans to ban large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes in a bid to lower home prices. Mr. Trump also targeted defense contractors, saying he would prohibit dividend payments and stock buybacks while pledging to cap executives’ pay. Later, the president called for U.S. defense spending to increase to $1.5 trillion in 2027, sending defense stocks soaring in pre-market trading. Investors also weighed the latest U.S. moves on Venezuela, including a plan to take control of the Venezuelan oil industry and the seizure of two tankers.
