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Pre-market update (updated 8:00am eastern): Europe is trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded 0.2% higher. US futures are slightly higher. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): FOMC Meeting Begins, NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (7:30am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), International Trade (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Wholesale Trade (10am),   Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX advanced

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading -0.4% lower. Asian markets traded 0.2% higher. US futures are flat ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): No news.  Technical Outlook (SPX): Big day for the SPX on Friday, as price managed to break out o fthe bull-flag pattern we had

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded in a wide range from -0.2% up to +0.8%. US futures are slightly lower ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Employment Situation (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Consumer Credit (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): SPX managed to put

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded in a wide range from -0.2% up to +0.8%. US futures are slightly lower ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Challenger Job-Cut Report (7:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Quarterly Services Survery (10am), EIA Natural Gas (10:30am) Technical Outlook

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading 0.2% higher. Asian markets traded 1.3% higher. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ADP Employment Report (8:15am), Productivity and Costs (8:30am), Factory Orders (10am), ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (10am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am)

Pre-market update (updated 8:30am eastern): Europe is trading 0.4% higher. Asian markets traded in a wide range from -0.6% up to +0.2%. US futures are slightly higher ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Despite the historically positive gap-up on the first

Pre-market update (updated 7am eastern): Europe is trading 0.7% higher. Asian markets traded in a wide range from -1.2% up to +0.6%. US futures are moderately higher ahead of the open.  Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): PMI Manufacturing Index (8:58am), ISM Manufacturing Index (10am), Construction Spending (10am) Technical Outlook (SPX): Another day

Pre-market update (updated 7am eastern): Europe is trading 0.3% higher. Asian markets traded 0.6% higher.  US futures are flat ahead of the open. Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), Chicago PMI (9:45am), Farm Prices (3pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): A strong push through resistance at 1404-1410 yesterday, and does

Pre-market update (updated 7am eastern): Europe is trading 0.8% higher. Asian markets traded 0.8% higher.  US futures are moderately higher.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): Jobless Claims (8:30am), GDP (8:30am), Corporate Profits (8:30am), Pending Home Sales (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index (11am) Technical Outlook (

Pre-market update (updated 9:00am eastern): Europe is trading -0.5% lower.  Asian markets traded -0.6% lower.  US futures are slightly lower.   Economic reports due out (all times are eastern): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), New Home Sales (10am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Beige Book (2pm) Technical Outlook (SPX): The S&P 500 pulled back yesterday