• Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (7:30am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Business Inventories (10am), FOMC Meeting Announcement (2:15pm) Premarket Update (Updated 8:30am eastern): US Futures are moderately higher ahead of the open.  Asian markets saw gains range from flat up to +1%. European markets

    By |Published On: March 13, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Treasury Budget (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 8:00am eastern): US Futures are flat ahead of the employment number.  Asian markets traded slightly negative. European markets are trading in mixed/flat fashion. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: March 12, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Employment Situation (8:30am), International Trade (8:30am), Wholesale Trade (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 8:00am eastern): US Futures are flat ahead of the employment number.  Asian markets traded 1.4% higher. European markets were mixed/flat.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: March 9, 2012|2 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), Quarterly Services Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 6:30am eastern): US Futures are bouncing this morning – up moderately.  Asian markets are trading 1.6% higher.  European markets are trading 1.7% higher.  Technical

    By |Published On: March 8, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Challenger Job-Cut Report (7:30am), ADP Employment Report (8:15am), Productivity and Costs (8:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), Consumer Credit (3pm) Premarket Update (Updated 6:30am eastern): US Futures are bouncing this morning – up moderately.  Asian markets saw losses of about -0.7%. European markets are

    By |Published On: March 7, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), Treasury STRIPS (3pm) Premarket Update (Updated 6:30am eastern): US Futures are down strong, nearly -1% Asian markets saw losses range from -0.6% down to -2.1%. European markets are trading -1.5% lower. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: March 6, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Factory Orders (10am), ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 6:30am eastern): US Futures are down moderately. Asian markets were down -0.9% on average.  European markets are trading -0.6% lower at the moment. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: March 5, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Personal Income and Outlays (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), ISM Manufacturing Index (10am), Construction Spending (10am), Bernanke speaks (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am),  Premarket Update (Updated 8:30am eastern): US Futures are slightly up after recovering from overnight losses since the European open. Asian

    By |Published On: March 1, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Durable Goods Orders (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), S&P Case-Shiller HPI (9am), Consumer Confidence (10am), Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (10am), State Street Investor Confidence Index (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 8:30am eastern): US Futures are slightly higher heading into the open.  Asian markets traded between +0.4% and

    By |Published On: February 28, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Pending Home Sales Index (10am), Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey (10:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 7:00am eastern): US Futures are moderately lower heading into the open.  Asian markets traded mixed with Hang Seng trading -0.9% lower.  European markets are trading about -1.0% lower.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: February 27, 2012|3 min read|