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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
S&P Futures are flat to fractionally higher this morning as futures just upticked into positive territory. The market is waiting on this morning's March CPI release due out 1 hour before the market opens. Bank stocks are weak in Europe as a major investor recently sold their position. Auto's, FANG, and Semiconductor stocks are training slightly higher this morning in the premarket. Fed Gov Brainard is scheduled to be speaking mid-day today.
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
S&P Futures are seeing some weakness this morning ahead of tomorrow's inflation reading and the start of the Q1 earnings season. Political uncertainty in Europe and economic risks stemming from China's shutdowns were adding to traders' nerves. Technology stocks are likely to decline today due to China's Covid issues and rising bond yields. Oil futures are off 2% this morning and Treasury yields continue to uptick.
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
S&P Futures are trading higher this morning, yesterday afternoons market turn around help to lift Asain and Europen markets to gains. Markets remain cautious on inflation news and the Russian Ukraine conflict. Earnings season begins next week with results coming in from the major airlines and banks.
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
S&P Futures are edging higher this morning. The key economic event today will be the Jobless Claims report that is due out one hour before the market opens. St. Louis Fed Bullard is jumping to be the first Fed official in front of a microphone after yesterday's release of the meeting minutes. He is expected to be extremely hawkish in his comments. Walmart-backed Flipkart is planning a U.S. initial public offering in 2023 instead of 2022 and has increased its IPO valuation. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in HPQ.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
S&P Futures are weakening this morning in anticipation of the release of the Fed's meeting minutes. Yields have continued to climb as traders started to prepare for a swift reduction in the Fed's balance sheet as inflation pressures continue to rise. The war in Europe and record Covid-19 cases in China are adding to this morning's weakness. The energy market is waiting on the EU to announce their new round of Russian sanctions.
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
S&P Futures are lower this morning. as the market continues to focus on the Russian Ukraine conflict. Today the market is expecting an announcement on new EU sanctions on Russia due to allegations of war crimes. Today we can the ISM report on Business Services (PMI) for March. Tomorrow the Fed will be releasing the meeting minutes from the last FOMC meeting. This morning we are seeing positive activity in Carnival after the company reported its buiest week of bookings ever. In Europe, autos and financial stocks are weak.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
S&P Futures are slightly higher this morning. Additional sanction on Russia are likely to be announced this week as a result of purported Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Tech stocks seeing some gains this morning as China proposed rule change are likely to allow the country's internet companies to keep their ADR listings. Elon Must has taken a 9.2% stake in TWTR.
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
S&P Futures are displaying solid gains this morning ahead of today's non farm payrolls report. Multiple catalysts are helping to push the market higher today. Oil prices have weakened significantly, China is open to being more accommodating towards allowing financial audits of U.S. listed stocks, and Russia is unable for force firms to countries to pay for energy in rubles.
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
S&P Futures are off this morning indicating a lower opening. Before the bell today there is the PCI inflation report set to be released and it is expected to display that Inflation remains hot. Oil is moving lower by more than 6% this morning. There are reports that the Biden administration is preparing to make an announcement about a release of oil from the strategic reserve. We are also awaiting an announcement from OPEC this morning and we have the weekly job report due out before the bell this morning.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
S&P Futures are indicating a lower opening this morning. Yesterday's optimism that Russia would start to scale down its aggressive action in Ukraine has started to fade. Markets are starting to focus on bond yields and tomorrow's report on inflation. The key economic reports for today are the ADP employment & GDP reports. Markets could turn if Russia starts to end its hostilities.