US Stocks Pause as Traders Digest Earnings and Await Powell Speech

With a 0.14% gain yesterday, the S&P 500 managed to eke out another record high close Monday, but Tuesday finds US index futures hitting pause and trading flat to down 0.1%. Traders appear to be waiting to see if there will be any hints in Fed Chair Powell’s speech this morning as to whether the […]

Stocks Pause, Bitcoin Retreats as Treasury Yields Climb

US index futures are mixed this morning with NASDAQ futures down 0.5% and Dow Futures up 0.1%. This sluggishness following two days of strong gains for US markets following the Inauguration so far appears to be normal profit-taking. European markets are climbing this morning, with the Dax up 0.3% and the FTSE up 0.2%. The […]