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 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 6th 2025 U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 51 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures dropped an additional 4 points following release of the U.S. March Trade Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a $137.6 billion deficit. Actual was a […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday May 5th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 45 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Crude oil dropped $0.74 to $57.55 per barrel after OPEC announced plans to increase production. Netflix dropped $52.69 to $1,103.80 after President Trump announced plans to place a tariff on […]