U.S. Stock-Index Futures Show Little Change Amid Fed Rate Outlook Concerns
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U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates.
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CNBCU.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night, as traders paused after the S&P 500 climbed for a third straight week.
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A slew of retail earnings are on tap in the week ahead, including Walmart results on Thursday. Home Depot and Lowe's report Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
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ZeroHedgeThe health of US consumers will be in focus this week when retailing giants such as Walmart Inc. and Home Depot Inc. report earnings. Recent data showed spending cooled in July after a strong first half, while households are also getting concerned about worsening business conditions and rising inflation.
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More broadly, reasons to be wary about stocks are quickly disappearing and a Goldilocks scenario looks increasingly likely — which is why it’s a perfect time to hedge against a market priced for perfection, notes today’s Taking Stock. Equity dispersion continues to drop, closing last week at the lowest level since early April, while financial conditions continue to track the most accommodative levels in 30 years.
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BloombergChasing This Rally Boosts the Need for Protection: Taking Stock Reasons to be wary about stocks are quickly disappearing and a Goldilocks scenario looks increasingly likely. That’s precisely why it’s a perfect time to hedge against a market priced for perfection.
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While bonds struggled, US equities put in a more positive performance. The S&P 500 rose +0.36% despite a -0.17% pullback on Friday from Thursday’s record high, with the small cap Russell 2000 (+1.12%, +0.51% Friday) also reaching a record high. Tech stocks stabilised after their recent rebound, with the Nasdaq (+0.14%, -0.28% Friday) and the Philly Semiconductor Index (+0.49%, -0.31% Friday) seeing small weekly gains, though the Mag-7 lost ground (-0.97%, -0.22% Friday). And amid the uneventful US data and a quieter August period, the VIX volatility index (-0.65pts) ended the week at a 2026 low of 14.25.
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Epoch Times BusinessBy Friday’s market close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 53,732, down 0.56 percent for the week. The S&P 500 finished the week up 0.36 percent at 7,785 after touching its record high on Thursday. The Nasdaq edged up 0.14 percent, while the small-cap Russell 2000 jumped 1.12 percent.
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01 CNBC Get Mike Santoli's Market Memo in your inbox first. SUBSCRIBE HERE Three weeks into a perky rebound that pushed stocks to fresh records, it's time for the market to prove that blessed relief can give way to genuine belief.
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02 ZeroHedge Futures are higher again, just a few basis points away from a new all time high, led by Tech as the week starts with Semis / Memory / AI themes bid globally, as small-caps are fractionally in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 0.1% higher, while Nasdaq futures climb 0.5% after strong revenue growth at Anthropic helped boost optimism around artificial intelligence and bolstered the view that massive spending on artificial intelligence will be sustained. Semis, Memory, and Mag7 are all higher with Software down. Cyclicals are mixed with Indu / Mats leading Fins / Discretionary, but the cohort is lead Defensives, which are dragged by HC and Staples. It is a light macro week so the positive Tech inertia may continue into NVDA earnings next week.
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03 Bloomberg US Futures Flat; Tech Shares Gain on Anthropic Revenue Jump US stock futures were mostly little changed before the bell on Monday, with technology stocks breaking out to the upside as details of Anthropic’s surging sales growth stoked bullish sentiment around AI.
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04 MarketWatch Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, S&P 500 futures ES00 and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00 were all about flat. Bitcoin BTCUSD was trading below $63,000, down about 3% over the past week.
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05 RealClearMarkets The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, yet Wall Street is doubling down. Read Full Article »
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06 Epoch Times Business The S&P 500 climbed to a fresh record high this week, powered by new data showing inflation is cooling—developments that, together with the previous week’s weak jobs report, further raise the odds the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady at its next meeting.
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