U.S. stocks stumbled Tuesday morning, placing the S&P 500 back on track toward a bear market as a streak of sharp selling resumed on Wall Street.
The S&P 500 fell 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 160 points, or 0.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. The Nasdaq Composite declined 1.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} amid renewed pressure in technology on the heels of a disappointing outlook from social media platform Snap (SNAP) that sent shares of the company down 30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.
The moves extend a streak of sharp gyrations in equities following a brief reprieve Monday but build on a broader downward trend amid months of selling on Wall Street. Monday’s close marked only the 13th time of 98 trading days this year the S&P 500 closed in positive territory, according to data from Bespoke Investment Group.
Downturn in equities early Tuesday was spurred by pressure in tech stocks after Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel slashed the company’s forecast, citing rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain constraints and labor disruptions. Shares of Snap plummeted 30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in extended trading.
The social media giant is the latest among a growing docket of U.S. companies downgrading their outlooks over concerns macroeconomic pressures are poised to weigh on margins. Last week, a bevy of disappointing earnings from major retailers affirmed fears that inflation and continued supply chain issues are hitting corporate balance sheets.
“There was bound to be some payback from the pandemic-induced profit surge a lot of companies experienced, but that payback might be bigger than originally thought,” Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments said in an emailed note. “Businesses have to deal with higher input costs, consumers crimped by high prices, and shifting spending patterns.”
During the first quarter earnings season, 338 of 460 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported results so far cited the term “supply chain” during calls with investors – the third highest number of times since at least 2010, research from FactSet indicated. With results due out this week from consumer names including Macy’s (M), Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), and Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Wall Street is bracing for more bad news.
A lineup of economic data is also in the queue for investors through Friday, with a second estimate of first-quarter U.S. GDP due out later this week, along with a fresh read on monthly personal consumption expenditures (PCE), the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure.
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9:34 a.m. ET: Stocks resume losses as sharp selling continues on Wall Street
Here were the main moves in markets at the start of trading Tuesday:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -40.20 (-1.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 3,933.55
Dow (^DJI): -141.29 (-0.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 31,738.95
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -209.61 (-1.82{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 11,325.66
Crude (CL=F): -$0.20 (-0.18{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $110.09 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$11.50 (+0.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,859.30 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): -4.9 bps to yield 2.8100{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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8:30 a.m. ET: Abercrombie shares are tanking after earnings
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) shares were down as much as 25{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in pre-market trading after the company slashed its full year forecast in its latest quarterly report.
For the full year 2022, the company now expects sales growth will fall within a range of flat to up just 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, down from an earlier forecast for sales growth of 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}-4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. In cutting its forecast, the company cited the “adverse impact from foreign currency and an assumed inflationary impact on consumer demand.”
After a 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} increase in sales during the first quarter, ANF expects Q2 sales will fall in the “low-single-digits” compared to the prior year. The company attributed this decline to the impact from COVID-related lockdowns in China as well as the negative effect inflation is having on consumer habits.
“We expect freight relief in the fourth quarter as we anniversary increased air usage last year due to the Vietnam shutdown. We will continue to manage expenses tightly and are committed to finding opportunities to offset these costs while protecting strategic investments in marketing, technology and our customer experience, which should drive sustained, long-term sales growth.”
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7:17 a.m. ET: Futures point to continued losses after Snap slashes forecast
Here’s where stock futures were in pre-market trading Tuesday:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -41.00 (-1.03{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 3,930.75
Dow futures (YM=F): -200.00 (-0.63{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 31,639.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -195.50 (-1.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 11,839.75
Crude (CL=F): +$0.41 (+0.37{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $110.70
Gold (GC=F): +$8.50 (+0.46{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,856.30 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +7.2 bps to yield 2.8590{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 23: People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 23, 2022 in New York City. After a week of steep losses, markets were up in Monday morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Employees at the Apple retail outlet at Grand Central Terminal have begun signing cards that could guide to filing for a unionization vote.Credit history…Michael M. Santiago/Getty Visuals
Staff members at an Apple shop in Atlanta submitted a petition on Wednesday to keep a union election. If prosperous, the employees could form the to start with union at an Apple retail store in the United States.
The transfer proceeds a current development of provider-sector unionization in which unions have won elections at Starbucks, Amazon and REI spots.
The personnel are hoping to be part of the Communications Workers of The united states, which represents staff at corporations like AT&T Mobility and Verizon, and has manufactured a concerted thrust into the tech sector in current a long time.
The union says that about 100 workers at the keep — at Cumberland Mall, in northwest Atlanta — are qualified to vote, which include salespeople and maintenance professionals, and that around 70 p.c of them have signed authorization playing cards indicating their aid.
In a statement, the union reported Apple, like other tech companies, had effectively designed a tiered do the job drive that denied retail employees the shell out, added benefits and regard that personnel earned at its corporate workplaces.
Workers mentioned they cherished functioning at Apple but in some cases felt they had been treated like 2nd-course workers. “We want equivalent to what company truly receives,” reported Sydney Rhodes, an staff at the store who is involved in the union campaign.
Ms. Rhodes, who has worked at Apple for four several years, explained that she and numerous of her co-workers hoped to keep on operating for Apple for yrs to appear but that it was frequently unclear how they could development inside the firm. “Another reason why we are functioning toward this union is for a a lot more very clear and concise way to mature, specifically internally,” she additional.
An Apple spokesman explained the business available strong benefits, which include well being care coverage, tuition reimbursement and paid out household leave, and a minimal pay out fee of $20 per hour for retail personnel.
“We are fortuitous to have amazing retail crew customers, and we deeply value anything they carry to Apple,” the spokesman claimed, but declined to comment on the union effort and hard work. The organization would not say irrespective of whether it would recognize the union voluntarily.
Officers at the Nationwide Labor Relations Board will future identify irrespective of whether there is ample interest among staff to maintain an election — the bar is officially 30 {1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} — and established the phrases for a prospective vote. Each the union and the employer will have an option to weigh in on the specifics, including the universe of staff members eligible to get component and no matter if the vote should happen by mail or in individual.
Other unions, most notably Employees United, an affiliate of the huge Support Staff members Intercontinental Union that has led the organizing marketing campaign at Starbucks, are also looking for to unionize Apple retail personnel, of which there are tens of hundreds in the United States.
Employees at an Apple Shop at Grand Central Terminal in New York Metropolis have started to sign authorization cards that could direct to a submitting for a union vote that would permit them to join Employees United. The shift was described over the weekend by The Washington Write-up.
Activism and labor arranging at Apple have been setting up given that very last summertime, when discontent more than the company’s approach to call for personnel to return to the place of work snowballed into a broader movement, named #AppleToo. That motion aimed to highlight office issues like harassment, unequal pay back and what workers described as a lifestyle of secrecy that pervaded the company.
“Apple employees throughout just about every line of organization and all over the environment are using their voices to desire superior procedure,” Janneke Parrish, one particular of the #AppleToo leaders, stated of the union work. Ms. Parrish has mentioned Apple fired her in retaliation for her arranging. “I’m so delighted to see workers using this massive phase to stand up for their rights,” she explained. Apple has disputed Ms. Parrish’s accusations.
The #AppleToo movement included retail workers, who have reported throughout the pandemic that Apple did not do plenty of to retain them harmless from the coronavirus.
Retail workers’ issues escalated late previous year when the Omicron variant distribute promptly all over the country and at least 20 Apple merchants experienced to shut briefly as a precaution or for the reason that so many of their employees experienced grow to be infected that the suppliers could no more time work. On Xmas Eve, a number of dozen Apple employees walked off their employment to desire improved pay back and doing work problems.
Ms. Rhodes stated that the exertion at her shop commenced in earnest very last drop, and that her co-employees had taken encouragement from the union campaigns at companies like Starbucks and Amazon.
Beyond its overtures at Apple, the communications personnel union has had a presence at Google in latest decades, aiding workers sort a so-called solidarity or minority union that enables them to coordinate steps without having holding a union election and trying to find certification from the labor board. Firms are not necessary to cut price with minority unions, as they are with a lot more official unions.
The union also lately won a vote to signify about one dozen retail employees at Google Fiber outlets in Kansas Metropolis, Mo., who are formally utilized by a Google contractor. It is trying to get to symbolize a couple of dozen Wisconsin-centered high quality assurance workers at the online video-activity maker Activision Blizzard, which Microsoft is attaining, pending acceptance from regulators.
U.S. stocks staged another resurgence Tuesday but closed lower despite a momentous clawback from losses in midday trading as investors anticipate clues from the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting on how quickly the central bank may move to tighten monetary conditions.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw another massive rebound, recovering a drop of more than 800 points to end just 0.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} below its flatline at 34,297.67. The S&P 500 ticked up from session lows but also closed in negative territory, down 1.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, while the Nasdaq remained deep in the red, rounding the day out 2.28{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} lower.
“The market is exhibiting withdrawal symptoms as it is dealing with the possibility of the removal of the Fed put,” Anu Gaggar, global investment strategist for Commonwealth Financial Network said in a note. “It almost feels like the market is behaving a little incoherently, not knowing which way to go – go down because the Fed is tightening or go up because the Fed is finally acting to rein in inflation and is loading up on ammunitions while economic growth remains strong.”
The downward momentum in equities has been fueled by escalating central bank worries as the Federal Reserve looks to intervene on rising inflation levels more aggressively than previously anticipated with tighter policy and rate hikes. Investors are bracing for a new monetary statement and press conference with Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday following the FOMC’s January monetary policy meeting. Although the policymakers signaled they would raise interest rates multiple times this year, an increase is not expected this week.
“The Fed tightening monetary policy is not a great backdrop for equities,” Brian Levitt, Invesco global market strategist for North America, told Yahoo Finance. “It doesn’t mean we run for the woods. It doesn’t mean that the business or market cycles are over. It’s just investors should expect some volatility.”
MJP Wealth Advisors President Brian Vendig told Yahoo Finance Live the Federal Reserve is in a “tight spot.”
“They know history has shown that if they move too quickly on interest rates, it adds to the risk of moving the economy into a slowdown and the risk of a recession.”
The CBOE volatility index, or VIX, closed Tuesday at about TK after crossing above 37 on Monday, its highest level since November 2020. In their newsletter, Nicholas Colas and Jessica Rabe of DataTrek Research sounded the alarm on recent jumps by the so-called “fear gauge.” The VIX closed last week’s trading at 29 to pass the initial 28 level DataTrek deemed significant, or “the first statistically valid level of market panic.” On Tuesday, the VIX hovered near 36, the next level the firm said to watch for.
“If you are trading this market, we continue to advise caution,” the DataTrek founders said. “Clarity on Fed policy will not come until Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, and even then, commentary from the Fed and Chair Powell may be insufficient to calm investors.”
With corporate earnings underway, stock watchers looking to fourth-quarter reports for relief from inflation jitters have found little reason for optimism so far. Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin pointed out that of 64 S&P 500 companies that have reported results since the season began, a slightly below average 52{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} have beaten analyst consensus earnings estimates.
More concerning, according to Goldman, is a lack of guidance from companies amid unpredictable inflation and COVID-related conditions.
“Investors are most interested in forward-looking guidance from management, and recent information on that front has been concerning,” Kostin said. “Five of the six S&P 500 firms that provided formal 1Q 2022 guidance following 4Q results lowered expectations.”
LPL Financial equity strategist Jeff Buchbinder had a more upbeat take: pointing out that despite supply chain disruptions, wage and other cost pressures, and the Omicron COVID-19 variant, with the S&P 500 constituents that reported so far, index earnings are still tracking to 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} upside, in line with the long-term historical average.
“The volatility we’ve seen this year is uncomfortable, but it is well within the range of normal based on history,” Buchbinder wrote in a note.
“The S&P 500 has averaged three pullbacks of 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} or more per year and one correction of at least 10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} per year over its long history,” he said. “After just one 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} dip last year, and huge gains off the 2020 lows, we were due for a dip.”
4:15 p.m. ET: Microsoft beats estimates on earnings and revenue
Microsoft (MSFT) reported fiscal Q2 earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday that surpassed expectations on the top and bottom lines.
Revenue came in at $51.7 billion, compared to the $50.9 billion forecasted in Bloomberg consensus estimates, with its cloud services revenue jumping 46{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. The software giant also reported earnings per share of $2.48 versus $2.31 expected.
The announcement comes just a week after the Redmond, Washington-based company made headlines with news that it will acquire troubled gaming behemoth Activision Blizzard (ATVI) for $68.7 billion.
Shares of Microsoft were down 3.15{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in post-market trading to $279.40 a piece as of 4:13 p.m. ET.
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4:00 p.m. ET: Stocks close in the red despite stunning reversal from session lows
Here were the main moves in markets at close following another turbulent day:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -53.68 (-1.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,356.45
Dow (^DJI): -67.76 (-0.20{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,296.74
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -315.83 (-2.28{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,539.29
Crude (CL=F): +$2.03 (+2.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $85.34 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$6.30 (+0.34{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,848.00 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +4.8 bps to yield 1.7830{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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2:22 p.m. ET: Markets claw back from losses heading into close
Here’s how U.S. stocks fared during afternoon trading in another whipsaw session:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -18.96 (-0.43{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,391.17
Dow (^DJI): +66.26 (+0.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 34,430.76
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -148.88 (-1.07{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,706.25
Crude (CL=F): +$1.84 (+2.21{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $85.15 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$11.30 (+0.61{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,853.00 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +4.1 bps to yield 1.7760{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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1:25 p.m. ET: Coinbase shares plunge to record low
Shares of U.S. crypto exchange platform Coinbase (COIN) fell to their lowest price ever, deepening losses as the rout in tech stocks intensifies.
The drop comes following a warning from Mizuho Bank of a potential sales miss by the company in first quarter.
Coinbase (COIN) was down 3.68{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to trade at $184.43 per share as of 1:25 p.m. ET.
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12:04 p.m. ET: Stocks continue to falter as Federal Reserve meeting gets underway
Here were the main moves in markets in midday trading as of 12:04 p.m. ET:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -95.04 (-2.16{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,315.09
Dow (^DJI): -456.95 (-1.33{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,907.55
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -406.32 (-2.93{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,448.81
Crude (CL=F): +$1.77 (+2.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $85.08 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$7.10 (+0.39{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,848.80 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.7 bps to yield 1.7620{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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10:43 a.m. ET: Consumer confidence slips, while spending conditions hold strength
U.S. consumer confidence dipped slightly in January, but more consumers reported plans to purchase homes, automobiles and other big-ticket items despite waining optimism around macroeconomic conditions in the near term.
The Conference Board reported its consumer confidence index ebbed to a reading of 113.8 this month from a slightly downwardly revised 115.2 in December. Economists forecasted the index declining to 111.1 from the previously reported reading of 115.8 in December, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates.
“The Present Situation Index improved, suggesting the economy entered the new year on solid footing,” the Conference Board’s senior director of economic indicators Lynn Franco said. “However, expectations about short-term growth prospects weakened, pointing to a likely moderation in growth during the first quarter of 2022.”
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9:55 a.m. ET: IMF cuts world growth forecast, citing Omicron’s impact
The International Monetary Fund lowered its economic forecasts for the United States, China and the global economy on Tuesday, indicating uncertainty about the pandemic, inflation, supply disruptions and U.S. monetary tightening have placed a dent in the agency’s outlook.
“Our expectation is that growth will slow — as it should — to prevent the economy from overheating any more, but it should be a fairly well-behaved transition down,” IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath told Yahoo Finance in an interview Tuesday.
In its updated World Economic Outlook report, the IMF now expects the global economy to grow by 4.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in 2022, half a percentage point lower than its last round of forecasts in October.
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9:34 a.m. ET: Futures muted after turbulent trading session
Here were the main moves in markets at the start of the trading session:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -66.22 (-1.50{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,343.91
Dow (^DJI): -364.86 (-1.06{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 33,999.64
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -236.63 (-1.71{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 13,618.50
Crude (CL=F): +$0.10 (+0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $83.41 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$1.00 (-0.05{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,840.70 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +1.4 bps to yield 1.7490{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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9:07 a.m. ET: US home price growth slows for fourth straight month
Home price growth in the U.S. continued to moderate in the penultimate month of 2021.
Standard & Poor’s reported that its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index posted a 18.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annual gain in November, down from 19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} from October. The 20-City Composite posted a 18.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annual gain, down from 18.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} a month earlier. The 20-City results came in marginally higher than analysts’ expectations of an 18{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} annual gain, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates.
“Despite this deceleration, it’s important to remember that November’s 18.8{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} gain was the sixth-highest reading in the 34 years covered by our data (the top five were the months immediately preceding November),” said Craig J. Lazzara, managing director and global head of index investment strategy at S&P DJI, in a statement.
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7:33 a.m. ET: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech commence research on Omicron-focused vax
Pfizer Inc (PFE) and BioNTech SE (BNTX) have began a clinical trial to test a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine specifically geared to target the Omicron variant, which has been reported to evade some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen.
Shares of Pfizer were down 2.37{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in early trading at $51.54 a piece, while BioNTech was up 2.36{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $150.98 per share.
The companies are expected to test the immune response offered by the new Omicron-based vaccine both as a three-shot regimen in unvaccinated people and as a booster shot for people who have already previously received two doses of the original vaccine.
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7:00 a.m. ET: Stock futures drop ahead of FOMC meeting
Here’s how futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq fared in early trading:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -56.25 points (-1.28{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,347.50
Dow futures (YM=F): -249.00 points (-0.73{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 34,004.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -246.00 points (-1.82{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 14,237.00
Crude (CL=F): +$0.21 (+0.25{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $83.52 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$3.90 (-0.21{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,837.80 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): 0.00 bps to yield 1.735{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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6:00 p.m. ET Monday: Futures muted after turbulent trading session
Here’s how contracts on Wall Street’s main indexes fared heading into the overnight session:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -2.50 points (-0.06{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,401.25
Dow futures (YM=F): +17.00 points (+0.05{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 34,270.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -17.25 points (-0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 14,483.75
Crude (CL=F): +$0.76 (+0.91{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $84.07 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$1.80 (+0.10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,843.50 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): -0.7 bps to yield 1.750{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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U.S. inventory futures traded sideways Wednesday evening right after a turbulent day in markets that noticed the Nasdaq close in correction territory — or at minimum 10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} down from its peak — as increasing bond yields and considerations close to tighter monetary plan ongoing to plague traders.
Contracts on all 3 major indexes hovered around breakeven right after the tech-major Nasdaq Composite logged a closing degree more than 10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} down below its November document higher in the earlier session
The Federal Reserve is in a blackout period of time ahead of its plan-location meeting subsequent 7 days but remained in concentrate as Treasury yields soared in anticipation of the central bank’s transfer on curiosity premiums. The benchmark 10-12 months take note topped 1.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} on Wednesday to mark the maximum amount since January 2020 right before modestly retreating to 1.85{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. In the meantime, volatility in equities has persisted as investors’ anticipations for advancement is stymied by the prospect of tightening coverage.
“At this phase in the business enterprise cycle, it’s much less about the amount of costs than about the shock in desire charges, and that shock will at some point wear off,” Clearnomics current market strategist James Liu told Yahoo Finance Live. “You need to have a period the place the current market gets employed to the reality that the Fed may possibly have to accelerate interest premiums.”
Liu additional that anxieties have been compounded by the Federal Reserve’s game of catch-up, even though buyers and economists have called for the central bank to act on mounting price tag concentrations.
Stress around a increase in desire prices is dependent on two assumptions, according to Commonwealth Money Network chief investment decision officer Brad McMillan: The assumption that the boost demonstrates a dilemma with the economic marketplaces and the perception that a change in prices indicates a move for the “correct” prices. According to McMillan, both equally assumptions are improper.
“This narrative is quite common for this phase of the economic cycle,” McMillan explained in a observe, introducing that headlines about likely desire level hikes and subsequently slower progress and decrease stock valuations are lacking “context.”
Less than the 1st assumption, any challenge with the economical markets stems from the pandemic, and from an financial perspective, is showing up to fade, McMillan defined, incorporating that an increase indicators a restoration from the dilemma, not an indicator of a single. The next assumption, which claims modern premiums are the accurate and regular kinds as they are, is incorrect as properly, given that prices are not able to at the moment be the “right” kinds under the instances of the pandemic.
“If both of these assumptions are erroneous — and they are — the narrative we are observing in the headlines must be wrong as very well,” he explained.
In a speech on Wednesday, President Joe Biden claimed the stress of mitigating inflationary pressures falls generally on the shoulders of the nation’s central bank. Fed policymakers have acknowledged in latest months that they stand ready to do just that.
“We are not basically surprised by the volatility in marketplaces this 12 months,” Wilmington Rely on senior economist Rhea Thomas told Yahoo Finance Are living. “You do have a Fed that is anticipated to increase costs… we do anticipate the Fed to elevate premiums by 2-3 hikes this year.”
On the financial front, marketplaces will get a new browse Thursday morning on weekly first jobless statements. To start with-time unemployment filings are predicted to keep regular at 225,000, according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Claims noticed an surprising soar in January at 230,000 but rivaled pre-virus stages for additional than a thirty day period.
Corporate earnings will keep on to pour in the weeks forward with earnings season properly below way. Huge names established to report on Thursday contain Netflix (NFLX), Travelers (TRV), American Airlines (AAL), and Northern Rely on (NTRS).
6:01 p.m. ET Wednesday: Inventory futures trade sideways following unstable session
Listed here ended up the key moves in futures contracts forward of the
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +3.50 details (+.08{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,527.75
Dow futures (YM=F): +43.00 points (+.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 34,953.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +14.00 points (+.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,047.50
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Contracts on all three major indexes were flat heading into the overnight session on Wednesday right after a choppy day on Wall Street that saw shares progress modestly to close in beneficial territory.
Traders bought a new purple-very hot print on inflation for the duration of before investing that showed another a long time-superior level of price tag raises, 1 day right after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated in his renomination testimony that the central bank would intervene as necessary to ease soaring costs.
A clean study on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December Client Selling price Index (CPI) confirmed the charge of products rose at a 7.{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} yr-around-yr charge at the close of 2022 to mark the maximum amounts in 4 many years.
“I believe the 7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} print was largely priced in to the fairness markets,” Comerica Prosperity Management main financial commitment officer John Lynch told Yahoo Finance Live, while incorporating that we have “a little far more to go” on CPI just before it peaks.
Ian Shepherdson, main economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, shared a identical watch that the rate of price tag increases could simplicity starting mid-this yr, but CPI may get to 7.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in January and February prior to it normally takes a subsides.
“The run of significant raises is around, and it will start to drop in March,” he wrote in a notice, anticipating that September could see a print of 4.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.
Markets will change their awareness to work details on Thursday, with the Labor Division scheduled to launch its latest figures on weekly jobless claims in advance of current market open up. Consensus economist forecasts reveal new filings for unemployment insurance plan will tick up a little from the prior 7 days but gold near pre-pandemic lows.
“Persistent large inflation costs with each other with the the latest potent labor industry facts strengthen the hawkish narrative furnished by the Fed,” Christian Scherrmann, DWS Team U.S. economist, said in an e-mail. “Hunting forward, Omicron appears to be established to dictate the fate of the financial state in January and maybe in February, but existing indications on how the new variant plays out counsel that the Fed will remain on keep track of to minimize its accommodative financial plan, most probably as early as in March this year, by climbing costs for the to start with time given that December 2018.”
To close out the 7 days, financial institutions are scheduled to report fourth quarter benefits on Friday as earnings season kicks off. The S&P 500 Financials sector trade-trade fund XLF established a fresh document intraday significant again on Wednesday, marking its fourth history in the eight buying and selling times so significantly in 2022 as buyers equipment up for quarterly experiences from BlackRock (BLK), Citigroup (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Wells Fargo (WFC).
6:01 p.m. ET Wednesday: Inventory futures tick up a little
Here’s where by markets have been trading on Wednesday night:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +2.25 details (+.05{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,718.50
Dow futures (YM=F): +23.00 factors (+.06{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,183.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): +7.25 factors (+.05{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,894.50
Inventory indexes had been flat Wednesday night just after a buying and selling session of gains. (Photograph by Spencer Platt/Getty Photos)
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U.S. stocks were down at close after choppy trading on Thursday as markets attempted to recover from a sell-off in the previous session sparked by worries around more imminent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
The Nasdaq clawed back in intraday trading but ended in the red, remaining on pace for its biggest weekly decline since November after Wednesday’s 3.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} drop marked the benchmark’s worst single-day session since last February. The Dow and S&P 500 also closed lower.
Employment data has been in the spotlight this week, with the Labor Department’s key monthly jobs report due for release on Friday.
The read on December’s numbers is expected to offer a more meaningful look at the strength of hiring and labor force participation — key measures of the U.S. economy, made even more consequential as markets continue to mull the full impact of the Omicron COVID wave. Economists anticipate the report will show a month of solid job growth before the latest virus surge meaningfully impacted the labor market, with consensus estimates at 444,000.
Investors also weighed a fresh read on initial weekly jobless claims Thursday morning that showed first-time unemployment filings ticked up but remained near a 52-year low last week, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year.
Continued pressures in tech persisted into Thursday, with a near-record number of technology stocks seeing market values halve from their 52-week highs, according to Bloomberg Data.
“If you get nervous over a 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} or 5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} pullback, you probably shouldn’t have a lot of money in stocks,” Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management senior global equity strategist Scott Wren told Yahoo Finance Live. “Whether the Fed puts its first hike in March or in June, you’re splitting hairs there within a few months.”
OANDA market analyst Craig Erlam shared similar sentiments with Yahoo Finance Live.
“Markets need time to settle, we’ve got the earnings season starting in a couple weeks’ time,” he said. “I think that’s when people start to get a better grasp, or at least look at these markets through a more rational lens.”
Still, the pace of interest rate hikes remains a key component of investors’ outlook for 2022. Markets will continue to assess the rate of inflation into the new year and keep a close eye on how aggressively the Federal Reserve may choose to intervene.
“We think inflation is likely peaking now,” Cresset Capital chief investment officer Jack Ablin told Yahoo Finance Live. “We think the natural path of inflation is going to trend lower, but either way, it looks like inflation will likely trend back to 2 1/4, 2 1/2, by the end of the year.”
“The primary piece of the puzzle is the Fed,” Zephyr market strategist Ryan Nauman told Yahoo Finance Live. “Markets don’t really react too greatly to when the Fed starts hiking rates — it’s the pace — and if the Fed increases the pace of interest rate hikes and there are a couple of surprise hikes in there to tame inflation, that’s when we can really get an impact on equity markets and see a steep pullback.”
4:01 p.m. ET: Stocks close down for second straight session
Here were the main moves at Thursday’s market close:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -4.53 (-0.10{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,696.05
Dow (^DJI): -170.57 (-0.47{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,236.54
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -19.31 (-0.13{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,080.87
Crude (CL=F): +$1.61 (+2.07{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $79.46 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$37.30 (-2.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,787.80 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.8 bps to yield 1.7330{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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3:17 p.m. ET: Royal Caribbean stock slides after short call
Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) fell nearly 4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} during afternoon trading after Hindenburg Research tweeted that they were short the company.
“We are short $RCL, which we believe to be one of the most dislocated ‘re-opening’ stocks on the market today,” the firm wrote. “The outlook for $RCL and the cruise industry is far more grim than other hospitality and leisure ‘post-Covid’ stories.”
Royal Caribbean was trading down 3.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} as of 3:17 p.m. to $78.19 per share.
The Nasdaq Composite is on pace for its biggest weekly decline since November, even as it rose in intraday trading session on Thursday, according to Bloomberg data. Wednesday’s loss of 3.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} marked its worst single-day session since last February.
A near-record number of technology stocks have dropped by around 50{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, resembling the dot-com crash. Bloomberg data indicated roughly four in every 10 companies on the Nasdaq have seen their market values halve from their 52-week highs.
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2:30 p.m. ET: Meme stocks jump after individual traders step in
Retail investors helped lift beaten down meme stocks after a volatile start to the trading session for the group after Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) reported quarterly results that missed estimates on the top and bottom lines and slashed its full-year forecast.
The cohort of stocks favored by retail traders, including GameStop Corp. (GME) and Express Inc. (EXPR) clawed back after rebounding from their worst day since June, according to Bloomberg data.
Bed Bath & Beyond was up 10.81{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in intraday trading as of 1:28 p.m. to $14.81 after jumping as much as 23{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} earlier in the session. GameStop was up 2.24{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to $132.27 per share and Express ticked 2.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} higher to $3.13 per share.
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11:35 a.m. ET: Mortgage rates soar to highest level since May 2020
Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in more than a year and a half after details from the Federal Reserve’s last policy-setting meeting released on Wednesday hardened expectations for a higher interest-rate environment.
The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped from 3.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to 3.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} this week, according to Freddie Mac. The increase on the rate — the most common loan used by homebuyers — places it at the highest level since May 2020.
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11:28 a.m. ET: Dow turns negative year-to-date
Here were the main moves in markets as of 11:28 a.m. ET:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): +0.85 (+0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,701.43
Dow (^DJI): -118.85 (-0.33{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,288.26
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +17.53 (+0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,117.70
Crude (CL=F): +$1.90 (+2.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $79.75 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$34.60 (-1.90{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,790.50 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +3.4 bps to yield 1.7390{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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11:00 a.m. ET: New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods surge in November
The Commerce Department reported Thursday morning that U.S. factory orders accelerated in November, climbing 1.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} during the month.
October’s estimate was revised higher to show orders rising 1.2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} instead of 1.0{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} as previously reported.
The agency reported that despite the increase in orders, business spending on equipment likely struggled to rebound in the fourth quarter.
Manufacturing accounts for 11.9{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the economy and is supported by businesses restoring expended inventories.
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10:45 a.m. ET: Rivian tumbles below IPO price
Shares of electric vehicle-market Rivian (RVN) slumped nearly 17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, falling below their IPO price of $78 for the first time amid a broader sell-off in electric vehicle stocks.
The drop also comes one day after rival investor Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) signed a deal with Fiat and Alfa Romeo carmaker Stellantis NV to develop vans that use the commerce giant’s software and deploy electric delivery vans made by the Italian automaker.
Rivian fell 3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to end at a record closing low of $87.33 per share. Amazon closed down slightly at about $3,265.08 a share.
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9:30 a.m. ET: Markets see muted open following Fed-prompted sell off
Here were the main moves at the start of Thursday’s trading session:
S&P 500 (^GSPC): -1.77 (-0.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,698.81
Dow (^DJI): -7.92 (-0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 36,399.19
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -57.40 (-0.38{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,042.77
Crude (CL=F): +$2.18 (+2.80{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $80.03 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$37.10 (-2.03{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,788.00 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.5 bps to yield 1.7300{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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9:05 a.m. ET: November U.S. trade deficit nears record high
The U.S. is on pace to see its biggest annual trade deficit.
The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that November’s read jumped to a near-record $80.2 billion, 19.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} higher than the October deficit of $67.2 billion and just below the all-time monthly record of $81.4 billion reported in September.
The agency’s final estimate is set to be reported next month.
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8:30 a.m. ET: Jobless claims up from prior week but hold at pre-COVID lows
First-time unemployment filings ticked up but remained near a 52-year low last week, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year.
The Labor Department’s latest read on initial jobless claims showed 207,000 Americans filed for unemployment in the week ending January 1. The figure was up from consensus Bloomberg estimates of 195,000 but hovered around the key 200,000 level. The previous week’s print of 198,000 marked the second lowest number of claims during the pandemic.
Continuing claims came in at 1.754 million, compared to an expected 1.678.
“Fortunately for workers, employers have not been in a rush to cut jobs. New claims for unemployment benefits remain near decades-low levels,” Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst for Bankrate, wrote in an email. “The question remains whether there will be sufficient workers to fill available positions and how many individuals will be willing to re-join the labor force, by working or looking for work.”
7:00 a.m. ET: Futures contracts mixed following Wednesday sell-off
Here were the main moves ahead of market open:
S&P 500futures (ES=F): -0.75 points (-0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,691.75
Dow futures (YM=F): +72.00 points (+0.20{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,363.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -70.00 points (-0.44{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,696.50
Crude (CL=F): +$0.93 (+1.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $78.78 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$27.80 (-1.52{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,797.30 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +0.00 bps to yield 1.705{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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6:02 p.m. Wednesday ET: Stock futures open sideways after equities deepen losses
Here were the main moves in markets heading into the overnight session:
S&P 500futures (ES=F): -92.25 points (-1.93{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,692.00
Dow futures (YM=F): +33.00 points (+0.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 36,324.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -1.50 points (-0.01{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,765.00
Crude (CL=F): -$0.75 (-0.96{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $77.10 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$14.30 (-0.78{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,810.80 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.2 bps to yield 1.705{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}
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