Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday June 21st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 11 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Focus today is on Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s Congressional testimony on U.S. monetary policy starting at 10:00 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar added $0.05 to US76.67 cents after release of […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday June 20th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 12 points at 8:30 AM EDT TSX Capped REIT iShares moved below Cdn$16.20 yesterday extending an intermediate downtrend. Intel gained $0.18 to $36.55 after announcing a $33 billion plan to build two plants in Germany. PayPal […]

Editor’s Note:  With U.S. equity markets closed on Monday for Juneteenth; Tech Talk next will appear on Tuesday June 20th.   See you then!   Pre-opening Comments              for Friday June 16th   U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P b500 futures were up 10 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Adobe advanced $20.78 to […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday June 15th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 17 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Equity index futures were unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for May Retail Sales was a drop of 0.1% versus a gain of 0.4% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday June 14th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were unchanged following release of the May U.S. Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop of 0.1% versus a gain of 0.2% in April. […]