Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures inch up after records with key earnings, Fed meeting on deck

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures steady near records with Trump trade moves, earnings in focus

US stock futures regrouped on Tuesday on the heels of notching fresh records, as investors assessed President Trump’s trade moves in Japan as they waited for this week’s wave of potentially market-moving events. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) all hovered along…

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Trump stokes hopes a US-China trade deal is near

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq head toward records as Trump stokes hopes US-China trade deal is near

China boosted its mining and refining activity for a category of metals that includes rare earth minerals by 14% year over year through the first three quarters. Non-ferrous metal mining and dressing activity and non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling activity for the year through September grew by 14.2% and 14.6%, respectively, over the same period…

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Optimism spikes for a Thursday summit between Trump and Xi Jinping after advance talks yield a ‘substantial framework’

Optimism spikes for a Thursday summit between Trump and Xi Jinping after advance talks yield a ‘substantial framework’

President Trump’s closely-watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping is set for this Thursday in South Korea with increasing expectations after the weekend of advance talks have resulted in an environment that both sides say could be conducive to compromise. “I believe we’ve reached a very substantial framework that will avoid [a tariff hike] and…

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What to watch this week

What to watch this week

The week ahead for investors will be jam-packed, with the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, a rush of corporate earnings results, and a crucial sit-down between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping set to feature. Stocks closed the week at record highs as the delayed release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report…

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