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Stock futures are lower Sunday night because the markets come out of a tumultuous week and traders stay up for key reports coming in the subsequent week that may offer insights into the health of the economy.
Futures connected to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.6% to 29,175 points. S&P 500 futures dropped 0.7% to three,626.25 points, while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.8% to 11,014.25 points.
Market observers generally consider the week ahead because the kickoff to earnings season, with 4 of the world’s largest banks – JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and Citi – reporting Friday. PepsiCo, Delta and Domino’s are also amongst firms reporting next week.
Inflation can even take center stage as recent monthly Consumer Price Index data comes Thursday morning.
It should follow every week of whiplash for market participants. The primary half brought a relief rally that pushed the S&P 500 up greater than 5% in its largest two-day gain since 2020.
But jobs data that economists say will keep the Federal Reserve on a path to proceed raising rates of interest and OPEC+’s decision to slash oil supply rattled investors, diluting wins later within the week. When day trading ended Friday, the S&P was up 1.5% in comparison with where it began the week. The Dow and Nasdaq were up 1.5% and 0.7%, respectively.
Still, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq had the primary positive week within the last 4. All remain down substantially to this point in 2022, nonetheless, and the Nasdaq is lower than 1% away from its 52-week low.
Meanwhile, the 2-year Treasury yield rose 6 basis points, closing at 4.316%. One basis point is corresponding to 0.01%.
“The direction of the stock market is prone to be lower because either the economy and company profits are going to slow meaningfully or the Fed goes to must raise rates even higher and keep them higher for longer,” said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance, on Friday.
“Given the conditions that we’re operating under, we consider it’s prudent to start preparing for a recession,” he added. “The talk of a shallow recession that’s now the narrative-du-jour strikes us as eerily just like the ‘inflation is transitory’ narrative of last 12 months.”
Last week brought heightened concerns that corporate earnings will show the ugly side of a surging dollar as Levi Strauss became the newest to chop guidance as a result of sliding international sales.
