• Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), FHFA House Price Index (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (11am), Kansas City  Fed Manufacturing Index (11am),  Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US Futures are slightly higher heading into the open.  Asian markets traded mixed ranging

    By |Published On: February 23, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Redbook (8:55am), Existing Home Sales (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US Futures are slightly weaker heading into the open.  Asian markets traded higher – ranging from 0.3% up to 1.1% European markets are trading lower by about -0.5%. Technical

    By |Published On: February 22, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 9:00am eastern): US Futures are slightly green heading into the open.  Asian markets were mixed in trading. European markets are trading lower by about -0.5%. Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: February 21, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Consumer Price Index (8:30am), Leading Indicators (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 6:30am eastern): US Futures are slightly green heading into the open.  Asian markets closed 1.3% higher. European markets are trading 0.5% up to 1.4% higher.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: February 17, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Housing Starts (8:30am), Jobless Claims (8:30am), Producer Price Index (8:30am), Bernanke Speaks (9am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), Philadelphia Fed Survey (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 6:30am eastern): US Futures are seeing moderate weakness ahead of the bell.  Asian markets closed -0.3% lower. European

    By |Published On: February 16, 2012|3 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): MBA Purchase Applications (7am), Empire State Manufacturing Survey (8:30am), Treasury International Capital (9am), Industrial Production (9:15am), Housing Market Index (10am), EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30am), FOMC Minutes (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): US Futures are moderately higher heading into the open.  Asian markets saw over 2% in

    By |Published On: February 15, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (7:30am), ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (7:45am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Import and Export Prices (8:30am), Redbook (8:55am), Business Inventories (10am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): US Futures are slightly down prior to the open Asian markets saw trading higher by about 0.4% on average European

    By |Published On: February 14, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): None Premarket Update (Updated 8:30am eastern): US Futures are up strong on Approval of Greece austerity measures Asian markets were up about 0.4% European markets are up about 0.8% right now.  Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: February 13, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): International Trade (8:30am), Consumer Sentiment (9:55am), Bernanke Speaks (12:30am), Treasury Budget (2pm) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): US Futures are down around -1% heading into the open. Asian markets were down on average about -0.8% European markets saw losses range from -0.8 down to -1.6% Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: February 10, 2012|2 min read|
  • Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), Wholesale Trade (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am) Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern): US Futures are slightly higher heading into the open. Asian markets were flat/mixed. European markets are up about 0.6% overall Technical Outlook (S&P):

    By |Published On: February 9, 2012|2 min read|