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Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.58%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.65%. Stock index futures this morning are trading higher on positive earnings news from McDonald’s and Western Digital, along with M&A activity. McDonald’s is up more than...

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.64%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.77% this morning as market participants looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision while also gearing up for more corporate earnings results as well as Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report.

An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve showed price increases remained elevated in September amid brisk consumer spending and strong economic growth

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday fell by -0.48%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell by -1.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose by +0.50%. Tech stocks saw support Friday from positive earnings news...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell slightly by -0.04%. Meanwhile, EUR/USD (^EURUSD ) rose by +0.04%, and USD/JPY (^USDJPY ) fell by -0.55%. The dollar fell Friday due to the small -0.8 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield, which undercut the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The dollar also...

Société Générale’s Albert Edwards believes “greedflation” boosted pandemic profits, but now that’s over, and AI optimism isn’t enough to stave off a collapse.

Today’s PCE deflator report was in line with market expectations but was sufficiently high to support the market’s current thesis that the Fed will keep interest rates higher-for-longer. The PCE deflator is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure. The market this week reduced the chances for a Fed hike in December,...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.96%. The broader indexes are higher today after positive earnings...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.23%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.63%. Stock index futures this morning are trading higher after positive earnings news from Amazon.com late Thursday boosted tech stocks. The positive Amazon.com news followed the sharp...