Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 30th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 37 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the December Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.2% increase in November. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 29th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 15 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures added 2 points following release of the U.S. November Trader report released at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a $42.9 billion deficit versus a $29.4 billion deficit […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 28th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points at 8:30 AM EST. U.S. focus today is on news from the FOMC meeting released at 2:00 PM EST. Consensus calls for no change in the Fed Fund Rate currently at 3.50%-3.75%. Federal Reserve […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up15 points at 8:30 AM EST. Health care insurance providers were notably weaker in pre-opening trade. UnitedHealth Group dropped $34.98 to $316.66, Humana dropped $35.87 to $227.76 and CVS Health dropped $8.87 to $75.00 after President Trump […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday January 26th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the November Durable Goods Orders Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a 4.5% increase versus a 2.2% drop in October. Actual […]