• Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Retail Sales (8:30am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Business Inventories (10am), Housing Market Index (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are moderately higher ahead of the opening bell.  Asian markets traded between -0.4% and -1.7% lower.  European markets are trading at an

    By |Published On: April 16, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Bernanke Speaks (1pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are down moderately ahead of the open.  Asian markets traded between 0.7% and 1.8% higher.  European markets are trading between -0.5% and -1.4% lower.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 13, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): International Trade (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are flat ahead of the market open. Asian markets traded about 0.7% higher.  European markets are trading about 0.3% higher.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 12, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Beige Book (2pm), Treasury Budget (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are flat ahead of the market open. Asian markets traded about 0.9% lower.  European markets are trading about 1.0% higher.  Technical

    By |Published On: April 11, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): None Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are down in excess of 1% ahead of the market open.  Asian markets traded -1.2% lower. European markets are seeing mixed/flat results. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 9, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Challenger Job-Cut Report (7:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Treasury STRIPS (3pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are moderately lower.  Asian markets traded -0.6% lower.  European markets are seeing losses of about -0.8%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 5, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ADP Employment Report (8:15am), ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (10am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are moderately lower.  Asian markets traded -2.0% lower.  European markets are seeing losses of about -1.5%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 4, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), Factory Orders (10am), FOMC Minutes (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are mixed/flat ahead of the open. Asian markets traded in a range from -0.6% up to +1.3%. European markets are seeing losses of about -0.4%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 3, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): ISM Manufacturing Index (10am), Construction Spending (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US futures are slightly negative ahead of the open. Asian markets were mixed/flat. European markets are seeing losses range from -0.1% to -0.8% Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: April 2, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), Chicago PMI (9:45am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55) Premarket Update (Updated 8:30am eastern): US Futures are moderately higher ahead of the open.  Asian markets were down about -0.3%. European markets are seeing gains of about 0.9%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: March 30, 2012|2 min read|