Futures

In the quest for a “home run” investing or trading strategy, there sometimes can be value in playing “small ball.” That’s one early-innings takeaway from CME Group’s (CME) new Micro E-mini equity index futures, which have posted robust trading volume since the...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from retailers. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly is set to speak at 4:30 p.m. ET, while Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles will speak...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Data on e-commerce retail sales for the second quarter will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 243 points to 26,150 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. The housing starts report for July is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Census Bureau quarterly services report for the second quarter and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for August will be...

It's not a stretch to say plenty of market participants are focusing on the inverted yield curve. The scenario where 10-year Treasury yields dip below the yields on two-year notes has been a reliable recession indicator, but another yield scenario may be worth monitoring. What Happened...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week, the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for August, retail sales for July, the Empire State manufacturing index for August and nonfarm productivity for the second quarter...

U.S. markets fell on Wednesday after the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell below the yield on 2-year Treasury notes on Wednesday morning for the first time since 2007. According to the San Francisco Fed, each of the nine U.S. recessions that have occurred since 1955 came between six months...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on import and export prices for July will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 225 points to 26,089 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 23 points to...

The S&P 500 roared back to life on Tuesday led by Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) after the U.S. Trade Representative released a long list of exemptions from the new 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports set to go into effect on Sept. 1. Tariffs on the exempted items do not go...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade. The Consumer Price Index for July will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 20 points to 25,847.00 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 1.55...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. The U.S. Treasury budget report for July will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 227 points to 26,041 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 25 points to 2...

The markets were optimistic Thursday: the S&P 500 index rallied, dusting off recent negative sentiment. Yet once the optimism settles, further drawdowns are expected. Corporate earnings, a driver of the stock market, rose in the second quarter but are expected to drop in the third quarter,...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. The Producer Price Index for July is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 141 points to 26,224 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell 17.6 points to...

Yesterday, August 7, shortly before the Trucking Freight Futures market on the Nodal Exchange closed, a series of three trades were executed on the Los Angeles to Seattle lane (FWD.VLS). Fifteen contracts in total changed hands, with five each settling in October, November and December (FUT....

To continue a week where international factors have weighed heavily on domestic markets, U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday morning following positive economic news out of China. China’s trade data from July beat expectations, with higher exports and lower imports: dollar-denominated...