Pre-opening Comments for Thursday May 2nd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 33 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were unchanged following release of the March U.S. Trade report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a deficit of $68.00 billion versus a deficit of $68.90 billion in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 1st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Focus today is on the FOMC’s announcement on the Fed Fund Rate at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus calls for no change in the Rate at 5.25%-5.50%. Amazon added $2.16 to […]