Navigating Black Friday: Is the U.S. Stock Market Open? Your Guide for Investors
Active traders may find themselves waiting until markets close before diving into the Black Friday shopping spree. While many non-retail businesses grant their employees a four-day weekend by taking off Black Friday, financial markets will experience a shortened trading day following Thanksgiving. Major U.S. stock exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, […]
Are Treasurys the Key to a Bullish Year-End in the U.S. Stock Market?”
According to Thierry Wizman of Macquarie, the Federal Reserve is holding onto its “higher-for-longer” interest rate stance until it detects vulnerabilities in the consumer side of the market. The recent turbulence in the world’s largest bond market has put U.S. stocks under pressure, as investors grapple with the prospect of sustained high interest rates extending […]
U.S. Stocks Face a Challenge: Trend-Following Funds Reduce Exposure
As if the challenges facing the U.S. stock market weren’t enough, there’s another one to add to the list: systematic trend-following funds are reducing their exposure, potentially exerting additional downward pressure on the markets in the coming weeks. Goldman analysts estimate that commodity trading advisors (CTAs), a type of trend-following hedge fund active in futures […]
Fed Decision Impact: U.S. Stock Futures on the Rise
U.S. stock futures are edging higher as traders await the Federal Reserve’s decision and Chairman Powell’s comments. Meanwhile, oil prices have pulled back from their recent 10-month highs, and Treasury yields have eased from multi-year peaks. Current Stock Futures: Tuesday’s Market Performance: Market Outlook: U.S. markets are exhibiting subdued activity as traders brace themselves ahead […]
U.S. Stock Futures in a Battle for Recovery Amid Soaring Treasury Yields
The U.S. stock market showed slightly more stability on Monday, but investors remained cautious due to the increase in bond yields and anticipation for the conclusion of the Federal Reserve policy meeting on Wednesday. How are stock-index futures trading The S&P 500 futures, also known as ES00, declined by 1.75 points or less than 0.1%, […]
U.S. Stock Futures Surge Following ARM’s Strong IPO
U.S. stock index futures showed strength in the early hours of Thursday, as bond yields stabilized and traders monitored the release of August retail sales data alongside the commencement of ARM Holdings’ IPO. Here’s how stock-index futures were performing: In the previous trading session, the market saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) decline by […]
U.S. Stock Futures Show Signs of Recovery After Initial Decline
Early on Tuesday, U.S. stock index futures were rebounding, although they remained in negative territory, as surging bond yields countered pessimistic economic reports from China and Europe. Here’s how stock-index futures are trading: Looking back, on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose by 116 points, or 0.33%, to reach 34,838, the S&P 500 […]
U.S. Stocks Poised for Rebound This Week, but Analysts Warn of Ongoing Summer Selloff
While U.S. stocks might witness a brief respite in the coming week, experts are cautioning against interpreting it as the end of the ongoing late-summer selloff. Analysts suggest that any rebound anticipated would likely serve as a momentary relief before the S&P 500 SPX resumes its descent towards the critical support level of 4,200, as […]
