Pre-opening Comments for Friday July 18th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 5 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of U.S. June Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase to 1.300 million units from 1.256 million units in May. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday July 17th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EDT S&P 500 futures added 2 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for July Philly Fed Index was a 0.1% drop versus a 0.4% drop in June. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday July 16th U.S. equity indices were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 11 points at 8:35 AM EDT S&P 500 futures added 10 points following release of the June Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.2% increase versus an upwardly revised 0.3% increase in May. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday July 15th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 9 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the June Consumer Price Index was a 0.3% increase versus a 0.1% increase […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday July 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Futures responded to President Trump’s announcement yesterday that a 30% tariff on imported goods from Mexico and the Europe Union will be applied on August 1st. Bitcoin in U.S. Dollars […]