Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 13th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 12 points following release of April U.S. Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.1% drop in March. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday May 12th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 83 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Futures responded to news that China and the U.S. have reached a 90 day truce on tariff increases. Notably higher on tariff news were technology stocks and related Exchange Traded […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday May 9th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 16 points at 8:35 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar was unchanged at US71.88 following release of Canada’s April Employment Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 5,000 employment gain versus a 32,600 gain in March. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday May 8th U.S. equity futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 49 points at 8:35 AM EDT S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of U.S. First Quarter Non-farm Productivity at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.8% drop versus a 1.5% gain in the fourth quarter of […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Investors responded to news that the U.S. and China have started trade negotiations. Focus today is the FOMC’s decision on the Fed Fund Rate released at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus […]