Pre-opening Comments for Monday October 21st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 16 points at 8:30 AM EDT. People’s Bank of China cut its prime lending rate on one and five year lending rates to major banks by 0.25%. The rate on one year loans dropped to 3.1% […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday October 11th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures added 7 points following release of the U.S. September Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a 0.1% increase versus a 0.2% gain in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday October 10th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 14 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures dropped 8 points following release of the U.S. September Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 0.1% increase versus a 0.2% gain in August. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 9th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Walt Disney slipped $0.10 to $92.41 as Hurricane Milton approaches Disney World in Florida. Boeing dropped $2.33 to $152.32 after withdrawing its offer to end its labor strike. Arcadium Lithium […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday October 8th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 21 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the August U.S. trade report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a $70.8 billion deficit versus a $78.8 billion deficit in July. […]