Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday July 16th U.S. equity indices were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 11 points at 8:35 AM EDT S&P 500 futures added 10 points following release of the June Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.2% increase versus an upwardly revised 0.3% increase in May. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday July 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 9 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the June Consumer Price Index was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.1% increase […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday July 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Futures responded to President Trump’s announcement yesterday that a 30% tariff on imported goods from Mexico and the Europe Union will be applied on August 1st. Bitcoin in U.S. Dollars […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday July 11th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 35 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures turned lower last night after President Trump announced his intention to impose an additional 35% tariffs on imports from Canada effective August 1st The Canadian Dollar was unchanged […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday July 10th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Costco gained $10.91 to $993.00 after announcing acceleration in month to month sales growth in June. WK Kellogg jumped $8.67 to $26.17 on news that the company is near a […]