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Stock Index Futures Tick Higher on Fed Rate Cut Hopes, U.S. Housing Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are up +0.18%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.11% this morning as optimism about interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve next year continued to underpin sentiment, with investors bracing for the release of fresh data on the U.S.…

Barchart · Dec 19, 2023

Stock Index Futures Tick Higher Ahead of U.S. Housing Data

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are up +0.06%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.02% this morning as market participants geared up for the release of fresh data on the U.S. housing market.

Barchart · Dec 19, 2023

Stock Index Futures Move Higher as Bond Yields Plunge, Gap Surges on Upbeat Earnings

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.28%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.06% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to fall after this week’s soft U.S. inflation and jobs data spurred expectations among investors that interest rates have peaked.

Barchart · Nov 17, 2023

Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic 'soft landing'

Surging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Why Is The US Dollar On Fire Despite Fed’s Steady Interest Rate Signals?

The U.S. dollar is currently on an eight-week winning streak, flexing its muscles to reach levels not seen since February 2023

Zenger · Sep 6, 2023

Stocks Move Higher Before the Open as Investors Weigh Fed Comments, U.S. CPI Looms

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.10%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.13% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session higher as investors digested remarks from several Federal Reserve officials while awaiting the release of Wednesday’s consumer price index data…

Barchart · Jul 11, 2023

Stocks Muted Before the Open as Investors Weigh Fed Comments, U.S. CPI Looms

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.04%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.07% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session higher as investors digested remarks from several Federal Reserve officials while awaiting the release of Wednesday’s consumer price index data…

Barchart · Jul 11, 2023

Federal Reserve likely to skip interest rate hike at next meeting in June, officials signal

Leading Federal Reserve officials are sending out stronger signals that they will forego an interest rate increase at the central bank’s next meeting in June

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Weigh U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.53%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +1.09% this morning on hopes that Congress will pass a debt ceiling bill to avert a first-ever U.S. default.

Barchart · May 30, 2023

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Weight U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.53%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +1.09% this morning on hopes that Congress will pass a debt ceiling bill to avert a first-ever U.S. default.

Barchart · May 30, 2023