Four Key Areas of Policy and Politics That Matter Most
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What’s in Today’s Report:
- Four Key Areas of Policy and Politics That Matter Most to Markets
- Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet: Composite PMIs and Jobless Claims in Focus
Futures are higher in volatile trade as investors weigh Trump’s fresh tariff threats against pro-growth policy plans.
Economically, the German ZEW Survey was mixed while the U.K. Unemployment Rate ticked up to 4.4% from 4.3%.
Looking into today’s session, there are no notable economic reports and no Fed officials are scheduled to speak, however, there are Treasury auctions for 3-Month and 6-Month Bills at 11:30 a.m. ET and 52-Week Bills at 1:00 p.m. ET. Rising yields in reaction to the auction results could lead to more market volatility and pressure stocks while strong demand (lower yields) would be welcomed by investors.
Additionally, earnings season continues today with quarterly reports from SCHW ($0.90), MMM ($1.66), DHI ($2.41), NFLX ($4.19), UAL ($3.01), and COF ($2.66), and investors will want to see evidence of continued earnings growth to support the case for a further stock market rally in 2025.
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