Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday May 2nd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 11 points at 8:30 AM EDT. President Biden has called for a meeting on May 9th with Congressional leaders to discuss the Federal government debt limit. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen noted that the debt limit could […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday May 1st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 4 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Volume on North American exchanges is expected to be well below average today. Equity markets outside on North America are closed for a variety of national holidays. JP Morgan added […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of U.S. economic news at 8:30 AM EDT: March PCE Price Index ex food & energy was expected to increase 0.2% versus a […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 23 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Meta Platform advanced $24.70 to $234.15 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings. The company also offered positive guidance. eBay gained $1.61 to $44.97 after reporting higher than consensus […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the March Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.5% versus a decline of 1.0% in […]