Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 5th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 34 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the March U.S. Trade Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a $60.9 billion deficit versus a revised $58.0 billion deficit in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday May 4th 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 increasing tensions around passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. announced plans to escort ships through the Strait. Iran reportedly fired two rockets that hit […]