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S&P 500: +0.3% before the FOMC

Supporting U.S. stock futures was the Bank of Japan's decision to adopt a yield curve control under which it will buy long-term government bonds to keep 10-year bond yields at current levels around...

S&P 500: Sligthly up +0.2%

Before the FOMC statement today and tomorrow, the S&P500 should follow European Markets and open up slightly by 0.2%. The S&P500 finished unchanged at 2139 points yesterday, after a positive start....

S&P 500: Up 0.5% with oil

Penalized by banking and oil sector, the S&P 500 finished down 0.38% at 2139 points on Friday. Today with the oil rebound, this index should regain color as shown by the futures up 0.5%. As for...

S&P 500: Decline 0.4% in early trade

After finishing up 1.01% at 2147 points yesterday thanks to Apple, oil and expectations of a status quo the next week concerning Fed's rates, the S&P500 should open down 0.4%. Once again, Europeans...

S&P 500: Near the equilibrium price

After finishing slightly down 0.06% at 2125 points yesterday, hit by the oil decline and uncertainty regarding the Fed decision, the S&P500 should begin the session by timid rise 0.1%. This...

S&P 500: 0.2% in early trade

Impacted by financial and oil sectors, the S&P500 closed sharply down 1.48% at 2127 points. Uncertainties regarding the Fed's timetable generates volatility. Today, futures portend a timid rise 0.2%...

S&P 500: Down 0.6% in early trade

The S&P500 progressed yesterday and closed sharply rising 1.47% to 2159 points thanks to several members of the Federal Reserve, suggesting no rate hike will be announced on September 21. The S&P500...

S&P 500: Down by -0.4%

After finishing down sharply at 2.45% to 2,127 points last Friday, amid concerns about the rise in US interest rates, the S&P500 is expected to begin the week down 0.4%. On the macroeconomic front,...

S&P 500: Down 0.5% in early trade

While European markets evolve in negative territory, with the oil sector decline and the lack of new support measures from the ECB, the S&P500 should start the session down 0.5% . As for...

S&P 500: Near the equilibrium price

The ECB kept its already loose policy stance unchanged to revive growth and said it may extend quantitative easing beyond the March 2017 if inflation does not improve. After this announcement, the...

S&P 500: Down slightly by 0.1%

Taking advantage of the oil rebound and an ISM services below expectations , suggesting that the Fed will not raise interest rates in September, the S&P500 closed up 0.3% at 2186 points, the highest...

S&P 500: Initial up 0.15%

After a long weekend, with Labor Day yesterday, the S&P500 is expected to begin up 0.15%. He had finished with a gain of 0.41% at 2179 points on Friday, despite the statistics on US employment and...

S&P 500: +0.2% after NFP

After finishing at equilibrium yesterday the S&P500 opens up 0.2%, with the monthly report on US employment worse than expected. Future contracts are in a slightly upward trend. The disappointing...

S&P 500: Slightly up after unemployment claims

After finishing down 0.24 % to 2170 points yesterday, the S&P500 index should start the session up 0.2%. The weekly unemployment claims, emerged slightly better than expected at 263K . The ISM...

S&P 500: No change at the opening

Impacted by the us dollar and a consumer confidence index better than expected , suggesting that the Fed could raise rates as soon as September 21, the S&P500 finished down slightly by 0.2 % to 2176...

S&P 500: Near the equilibrium price

Awaiting the US employment data to be released this week, with the ADP tomorrow and NFP friday, the S&P 500 is expected to open near the equilibrium. It closed up 0.52% at 2180 points yesterday,...

S&P 500: Near the equilibrium price after Yellen

Unlike European stock exchanges, which finished near their highs of the day Friday, the S&P 500 ended slightly down by -0.16% at 2169 points. Operators reacted negatively to S. Fisher's speech in...

S&P 500: Near the equilibrium price before Yellen

Down 0.14% at 2172 points yesterday at the closing, the S&P 500 is expected near the equilibrium price today. US GDP unveiled at 09:30 came out in line with expectations at +1.1%. Traders now...

S&P 500: -0.2% expected at the opening

After closing down 0.52% at 2175 points yesterday in the wake of the oil drop and disappointing statistics, the S&P 500 should max out Europe and open lower by -0.2%. As for statistics, operators...