Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday February 4th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 5 points at 8:30 AM EST Palantir advanced $18.67 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter results. Clorox dropped $2.80 to $156.98 after lowering its revenue outlook. Aecom added $2.10 to $105.95 after reporting higher than […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday February 3rd U.S. equity index futures are sharply lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 92 points at 8:30 AM EST. Index futures around the world moved lower following President Trump’s announcement on tariffs that will hit U.S. imports starting tomorrow. The Canadian Dollar plunged 0.63 to US68.14 cents following […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 31st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 24 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures slipped 4 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the December Core PCE Price Index was a 0.2% increase versus a 0.1% gain […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 30th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 15 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the fourth quarter U.S. GDP report. Consensus was growth at a 2.7% annual rate versus growth at a 3.1% rate in the […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 29th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 14 points at 8:30 AM EST. Bank of Canada’s Decision on interest rates is released at 9:45 AM EST on Wednesday. Consensus calls for a 0.25% drop to 3.00%. Press Conference is offered at 10:30 AM […]