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US equity futures were up Monday morning on optimism regarding trade relations with China. Washington and Beijing agreed to a 90-day trade détente and China agreed to remove and reduce tariffs on American made cars.
Investors interpreted this news as positive Monday morning as all three major US indices pushed higher.Read More
US equity futures were down Tuesday morning fueled largely by a drop in technology-focused stocks such as Apple and the FANG group. Investors’ concerns over slowing demand of Apple’s iPhones have weighed heavily on the stock price which was down as much as 3.5% in premarket trading.Read More
Nasdaq futures (NQ) were down over 1.5% Friday morning following a drop in European equity markets as British Prime Minister Theresa May struggles to uphold the Brexit deal with the European Union.Read More
Natural gas (NG) futures surged Monday morning to levels not seen since May 2017 as the market reacted positively to near term weather forecasts across northern US states.Read More
After a consumer spending rise in September, US stocks were up Monday morning ahead of the Fed’s inflation report. Gold futures fell slightly but remain within range of 3-month highs as bulls begin to test the waters again.Read More
Gold Futures are up Tuesday morning as a global stock selloff draws traders to seek safe haven investment vehicles. S&P 500 Futures fell to levels not seen since June as several factors pressured the US stock index.Read More
US Equity Index Futures (ES, NQ, YM) are down Wednesday morning on concerns of reduced global growth. Investors eagerly anticipate the US Labor Department’s Producer Price Index (PPI) report which is likely to report a September rise of 0.2%. This would follow August’s unexpected drop in a report closely watches as a measure of inflation.Read More
Starting in mid-September, Natural Gas Futures market have been on an upward swing and are now hitting prices not visited since early 2018. Read More
Nasdaq 100 Futures are set for a record high close as the US technological index rallies. Joined by other major US equity index futures such as Dow (YM) and S&P 500 (ES), the US equity market as a whole is pointing to a green finish.Read More
Dow and S&P 500 Futures markets opened lower Friday shadowing the trend in European markets where news of Italy’s looming budget crisis has taken a toll on sentiment.Read More