Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 12th S&P 500 futures following release of the April U.S. Consumer Price Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 0.6% increase versus a 0.9% increase in March. Actual was. On a year-over-year basis. April CPI was expected to increase3.8% versus a 3.3 increase in March. Actual was Excluding […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday May 11th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points at 8:30 AM EST. Index futures responded to negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. President Trump noted that the proposal to Iran proposal were “totally unacceptable”. Crude oil responded to the news by gaining […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday May 8th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 49 points at 8:35 AM EST S&P 500 futures added 13 points following release of the April U.S. employment report at 8:30 AM EST. April U.S. Non-farm Payrolls were expected to drop to a 55,000 increase […]

Pre-opening Comments for May 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 11 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following First Quarter U.S Productivity released at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus called for a 1.1% increase versus a 1.8% increase in the fourth quarter of 2025. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday May 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. Futures responded to anticipation of an agreement between the U.S. and Iran that will re-open the Strait of Hormuz. S&P 500 futures were up 56 points at 8:30 AM EST. Alphabet (GOOGL) advanced $5.99 to $394.42 after Anthropic announced purchase of […]