Please note that after today, the Morning Minutes are taking a summer break and will return on Monday August 22. It’s a very quiet morning for business news. The big US inflation numbers are now out and nothing major is
US index futures have continued to climb from yesterday’s close, extending the post-consumer price inflation rally. In the initial minutes following today’s producer price report, futures are holding steady with Dow all three main index futures contracts up about 0.6%
US index futures have exploded to the upside in the initial minutes following a better than expected US consumer inflation report. Headline CPI declined more than expected (8.5% vs street 8.7% and previous 9.1%), while core CPI, excluding food and
Coming off of a flat Monday, world markets have been trading steady to down slightly with investors seemingly caught like deer in the headlights of the oncoming barrage of inflation reports from around the world. China kicks things off overnight
Bouncing back from a mixed Friday, US index futures are in the green to start the new trading week with gains of 0.4%-0.6% for the three main contracts. European market action has also been positive this morning with the Dax
Please note that the Morning Minutes will not be issued next week due to our summer break. They will return on Tuesday August 9. The last trading day of July and the Friday before a long weekend in Canada finds
Please note that the Morning Minutes will not be issued for the rest of this week or next due to our summer break. They will return on Monday August 8. Premarket action this morning finds US index futures clawing back
Coming off of a mixed Monday that saw the Dow finish up 0.3% and the NASDAQ finish down 0.4%, US markets have turned decisively downward this morning with the three main index futures contracts down 0.4%-0.5%. Walmart, one of the
The start to the new trading week finds US stock markets on the rebound. The three main US index futures contracts are up 0.4%-0.5%, clawing back some or all of Friday’s index losses of 0.4% to 1.8%. European indices are