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Futures
Stock index, energy, metals and rates futures: the levels, the catalysts and the week ahead for futures traders.
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The Nightcap: Dow futures lead the reopen, gold jumps 1.4% as Nvidia probe hangs over tech
US index futures reopened Sunday evening higher, with gold up 1.4% and crude slightly lower, while Nvidia's board investigation of its CEO and Trump's Iran comments set the tone before Tuesday's CPI.
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Futures reopen tonight with Nasdaq 100 down 5.1% on the week, oil down 12.8% and CPI due Tuesday
Our week-ahead for futures traders: a hot October CPI would test a market that already prices about a 65% chance of a December Fed hike, while CoreWeave, Cisco and Applied Materials report into a tech sell-off.
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The Nightcap: Iran gap risk for Sunday's reopen, after oil's 13% weekly drop
US futures are shut until 6 PM ET Sunday. December WTI fell 12.8% in a week on hopes the midterms would end the Iran war, and analysts told CNBC the Gulf is heading the other way.
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The Nightcap: chips bounce, an Anthropic IPO price is in doubt, and futures reopen Sunday
US futures are shut for the weekend after Nasdaq futures recovered 1.3% Friday, about a fifth of Thursday's fall. Anthropic investors are marking down the IPO, and Trump named Stephen Miller chief of staff.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq futures rebound 1.3% after the AI rout, but Dow futures slip ahead of jobs data
The S&P 500 sits 5.9% below its October record after its worst day since April 2025. October payrolls at 8:30 AM ET are expected at 59,000, and Asian and European stocks fell again overnight.
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The Nightcap: futures steady after the worst day since April 2025, but Asia's chip rout and Friday's jobs report loom
S&P 500 futures are 0.1% above Thursday's settlement at 8:52 PM ET, though CNBC's live blog still had them lower. Nikkei and Kospi chip names are sinking and payrolls arrive at 8:30 AM ET.
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Before the bell: Gold hits $4,146 and Nasdaq futures slip 0.6% as the Bank of England decides on a hike
Dow futures are up about 0.7% and gold 1.8% from Wednesday afternoon, while Nasdaq 100 futures are 0.6% lower after chip earnings. ConocoPhillips, Cigna and Cummins report before the open; Airbnb and Cloudflare after the close.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures slip 0.8% as Qualcomm and Arm fall, gold jumps 1.7% past $4,140
After Wednesday's 3% Dow rally, S&P 500 futures are 0.2% below the 4:00 PM ET level and Nasdaq 100 futures 0.8% lower, while gold futures are up 1.7% and WTI crude is down 1.4%.
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Gold jumps 2.7% back above $4,000 after the Democratic sweep, but Friday's jobs report decides if it holds
A weaker dollar and lower yields lifted gold futures to about $4,048 on Wednesday morning. Traders still price roughly a 79% chance of a December Fed hike, which is the main threat to the rebound.
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Before the bell: Dow futures jump 1.5% and gold tops $4,000 after Democrats sweep Congress
Futures reversed overnight losses, with Dow contracts up about 1.5%, gold up 3.1% and December crude down 1.3% from Tuesday afternoon. McDonald's, Uber and CVS report before the open; Qualcomm and AppLovin after the close.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq 100 futures fall 1.6% as Democrats win Senate calls, even with AMD up 8%
Tech futures slid in the first minutes after 8 PM ET, as House control was projected to lean Democratic. AMD jumped after hours on a data-center beat, gold gained and the 10-year yield closed at 4.95%.
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Before the bell: Oil jumps 2.7% and Dow futures drop 0.7% as Apple slides and America votes
Dow futures are down about 0.7% and December crude is up 2.7% from Monday's afternoon prints, while Apple and Palantir fall premarket. Pfizer, Shopify and Eaton report before the open, AMD after the close.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq 100 futures hold at 28,252 after the tech rout, with midterms and AMD next
Futures are nearly flat from the 4 PM prints as Apple slips after hours and a reported U.S. strike on Iran's Qeshm Island nudges oil up. Tuesday brings the midterm elections, AMD and Super Micro earnings, and JOLTS.
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Gold falls 3.3% to $3,899, its lowest close in a year, as silver sinks 5.9% and bond yields fall
The Friday, Oct. 30 slide took gold futures to a 6.9% October loss and 26.7% below the January record. The usual explanation, higher rates, does not fit the day: Treasury yields and the dollar both fell.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures bounce 0.75% after Intel's 29% crash and a 2.9% Friday rout
Futures reopened higher on Sunday night, but they are recovering from a Friday in which the S&P 500 fell 1.8% and Intel had one of the worst days in its history. ISM manufacturing data lands Monday and the midterms Tuesday.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures fall 3.45%; Sunday reopen is the next test
U.S. stock-index and gold futures are closed Friday night after a bruising session. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 3.45%, gold lost 3.63% and Treasury yields declined. The next priced evidence arrives when futures reopen Sunday.
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The Nightcap: futures edge up before the Fed, with a 95% hold priced and Microsoft and Alphabet due Wednesday
S&P 500 futures are 0.14% above Tuesday's cash close at 9:01 PM ET. A real-money market gives the Fed a 95% chance of holding at 3.75%-4%, and SK Hynix posted record profit.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures lead a small rise as Applied Materials and Amkor move after the bell
Nasdaq 100 futures are 0.38% above Monday's settlement at 8:51 PM ET, with the Fed deciding Wednesday. Applied Materials is lifting its BESI stake to about 20% and Universal Music has discussed going private.
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The Nightcap: Futures reopen flat, WTI slips 1.4% after Trump says no Iran strike Sunday
Stock-index futures are within 0.1% of Friday's settles, gold is down 0.2% and WTI is $101.84, while Lula's Brazil win and a $40 billion SpaceX debt deal are the weekend's market headlines before Wednesday's Fed decision.
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Futures reopen Sunday with gold down 4.1%, Nasdaq 100 7.5% off its peak and 160 earnings reports due
Our week-ahead for futures traders: Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report around the Fed's Wednesday decision, after a week when Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.9% and the 10-year yield swung between 4.96% and 5.15%.
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The Nightcap: Dow futures drop 1.2% on oil and Iran fears, gold ends the week 4% lower below $4,010
Futures are closed until 6 PM ET Sunday. The last prices show the Dow down 1.2% Friday with Brent at a six-month high, and the Fed decides Wednesday with the 10-year back at 5.00%.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq futures steady after Thursday's 2.9% rout, Brent near $115, Volvo down 27%
Futures are mixed after the Nasdaq 100's worst day in three months, oil is climbing on Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the flash PMIs arrive at 9:45 a.m. ET. Volvo Cars is cutting 2,500 jobs.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures hold the AI selloff, Dow futures flat, gold steady near $4,040
Futures are quiet after Thursday's 2.9% Nasdaq 100 drop. Friday's flash PMI and the 10-year yield, which fell to 4.96%, decide whether the AI selloff continues.
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US and Israel have drawn up Iran strike plans for after Nov. 3, NYT reports: Brent tops $110
Washington has also ordered non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks. Oil, shipping, airlines and defense names now trade against a calendar that runs through the midterms.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq futures sink 1.7% as AI worries return and WTI tops $101
Tech-led losses in Asia and Europe, a $30 billion quarterly loss at Norway's wealth fund and higher oil put Wall Street on the back foot. Jobless claims are due at 8:30 a.m. ET, and Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, Valero and Honeywell report.
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The Nightcap: US pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia and Nasdaq futures slide 0.8%
Reuters reported the State Department ordered some diplomats and families out of Saudi Arabia after Houthi strikes. At 9:01 PM ET the Nasdaq 100 future was down 0.82% on the board, with gold down 0.7%.
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Before the bell: SpaceX jumps 9% on Tesla merger talks as France's 10-year touches 5%
Futures are mixed after Netflix's 6% premarket drop, with Meta, IBM and Tesla reporting later. France's 10-year yield crossed 5% for the first time since 2002, and UK inflation hit 3.5%.
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The Nightcap: Musk says Tesla and SpaceX are weighing a merger as Nasdaq futures lead
Nasdaq 100 futures are 0.5% above the board's close at 9:01 PM ET after SpaceX's earnings call and a Super Micro pre-announcement. Tesla reports Wednesday after the bell.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq futures fall 0.5% as chips slide again and WTI jumps 2.5% to $102.86
Asia's chip rout deepened overnight, with the Kospi down 3.7%, while the 10-year Treasury closed Monday at 5.15%. General Motors reports before the bell and United Airlines after the close.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq futures slip 0.31% after the chip bounce as the 10-year sits at 5.15%
At 9:02 PM ET Nasdaq 100 futures are down 0.31% on the board, while S&P 500 and Dow futures are near flat. Gold is lower, oil is firmer, and Netflix, Meta and Tesla headline a busy earnings stretch.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.0% after the AI rout, French stocks fall 1.3%, WTI near $98
Futures are recovering part of Friday's selloff while French bond yields jump on weekend unrest. Oil is lower, the 10-year yield is near 5.09%, and the U.S. data calendar is empty today.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.85% at the Sunday reopen as Macron vows a crackdown on French riots
Futures reopened at 6 PM ET with a bounce after Friday's selloff, while oil slipped. France votes on its budget Tuesday after the worst unrest in years, and Yemen's war is pulling in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
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Week ahead for futures traders: Nasdaq 100 futures down 5.5% last week, Meta and Tesla report Wednesday, Fed Oct. 28
Futures reopen at 6 PM ET Sunday after a week in which Nasdaq 100 futures fell 5.5% and the 10-year yield dropped 15 basis points to 5.09%. Seventy S&P 500 companies report, France votes on its budget Tuesday, and the Fed decides Oct. 28.
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The Nightcap: France riots days before a budget vote, with S&P 500 futures 1.13% lower at Friday's settle
Futures are closed until 6 PM ET Sunday. Riots across France precede Tuesday's National Assembly budget vote, SoftBank is reported in early talks for Allied Universal, and Brent ended Friday near $110.
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The Nightcap: Nasdaq 100 futures settle 2.5% lower and Brent hits $110 as Hormuz attacks widen
Equity futures are closed until Sunday evening. They settled Friday with Nasdaq 100 down 2.50% and S&P 500 down 1.13%, while Iran's attacks on shipping took Brent to a five-month high.
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The Nightcap: futures flat after the close as MSCI adopts rules that could remove Strategy from its indexes
S&P 500 futures are 0.07% above the cash close at 9:01 PM ET while Nasdaq 100 futures lag by 0.2%. MSCI said Thursday it will adopt its non-operating company rule, with a final deletion list due November 11.
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Before the bell: CPI at 8:30, oil near $106 after the Aramco strike, BlackRock jumps
September CPI is forecast at 0.6% for the month and 3.6% for the year. The IEA says diesel will stay tight into 2027, and BlackRock beat on earnings and trades higher premarket.
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The Nightcap: futures edge up as Aramco headquarters is struck, with CPI due Wednesday
S&P 500 futures are 0.17% above the cash close at 9:01 PM ET and WTI crude is near $96. Reports of a Houthi strike on Saudi Aramco's headquarters sit on top of Wednesday's September CPI.
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Before the bell: JPMorgan misses on profit, UnitedHealth raises its outlook and Nasdaq futures fall 0.65% on a Korean chip rout
JPMorgan fell short of both profit and revenue estimates, UnitedHealth lifted its 2026 forecast, and South Korea's KOSPI dropped 5.5%. Existing home sales are due at 10 a.m., with September CPI on Wednesday.
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The Nightcap: Memory-chip rout hits Asia, S&P 500 futures slip 0.2% ahead of bank earnings and CPI
Korea halted program trading as SK Hynix and Samsung fell more than 5%. U.S. futures are modestly lower after a day when memory stocks dragged the Nasdaq, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth reporting before the open.
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Before the bell: futures flat, WTI up 1.3% to $93 as the "energy ceasefire" shrinks to refineries
Treasury markets are shut for Columbus Day and the 10-year closed Friday at 5.24%. Stock futures are little changed, six big banks report Tuesday and September CPI lands Wednesday, forecast at 3.7%.
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The Nightcap: Trump's energy ceasefire has no details, and six senators want the Russian diesel deal reversed
Futures reopened Sunday night little changed after a winning week. Russia has not confirmed the "energy ceasefire," Riyadh's airport was hit again, and CPI, six bank reports and the Fed's next hike question are ahead.
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Week ahead for futures traders: CPI Wednesday forecast at 3.7%, big banks Tuesday, 10-year at 5.24%
Futures reopen after a week in which the S&P 500 gained 1.15% and the 10-year yield slipped 4 basis points to 5.24%. September inflation, retail sales and six bank earnings reports are the scheduled tests.
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The Nightcap: futures hold Friday's gains as Russia diesel deal meets a 71% Gulf oil shut-in
S&P 500 futures are 0.15% above the cash close at 9:01 PM ET. Washington opened a six-month sanctions license for Russian diesel while Hurricane Isaias took 71.5% of Gulf oil output offline.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq futures up 0.6% as Delta cuts its profit outlook and telecoms slide on SpaceX
Tech is bouncing after Thursday's AI sell-off, oil is easing after Trump said the U.S. will not attack Iran before the midterms, and Delta slashed its 2026 earnings forecast on fuel costs.
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The Nightcap: futures edge up after the AI sell-off, carriers fall 6.5% on SpaceX spectrum deal
S&P 500 futures are 0.07% higher at 9:02 PM ET after a day when the Nasdaq 100 lost 1.39%. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile were down about 6.5% after hours on SpaceX's spectrum purchase.
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Before the bell: Dow futures drop about 1% as oil jumps 5% and the 10-year yield sits near 5.35%
Waller says more Fed hikes may be needed, a fresh tanker attack lifts crude, and Gulf of Mexico platforms are shutting in ahead of Hurricane Isaias. Jobless claims come at 8:30 and PepsiCo trimmed its profit outlook.
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The Nightcap: futures flat after the 5.35% yield scare, gold steadies near $4,130
S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures are barely changed at 9:36 PM ET, a day after the 10-year Treasury touched a 24-year high. Thursday brings jobless claims and a $22 billion 30-year auction.
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Before the bell: futures slip from record, Fed minutes due, mortgage rate hits 7.49%
S&P 500 futures are down about 0.3% after Tuesday's record close, gold is off 1% and the dollar is firmer, while Brent holds above $101. The Fed releases minutes of its September meeting later today.
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Before the bell: futures rise toward a record, 10-year at 5.31%, Constellation up 6% on Google nuclear deal
S&P 500 futures are about 0.3% higher with the index within 0.5% of its record, oil is down about 2%, and Constellation jumps premarket on reports of a Google power deal. The Fed minutes arrive Wednesday.
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Before the bell: futures dip with the 10-year at 5.28%, euro hits a 17-month low, Aramco warns on oil stocks
S&P 500 futures are about 0.1% lower ahead of the ISM services report, the euro is at its weakest since May 2025 on Spain and France, and Saudi Aramco says rebuilding oil inventories could take two years.
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Week ahead for futures traders: Fed minutes Wednesday, ISM services Monday, 10-year at 5.28%
A light data week follows Friday's 29,000-job payroll miss. The Dow lost 1.3% last week while the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.65%, and the 10-year Treasury yield has risen 11 basis points in five sessions.
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CME drops its 24/7 crude oil contract; round-the-clock oil trading stays on venues like Hyperliquid, at $376 million a day
CME withdrew its filing for a 10-barrel oil future after customers warned of added risk. The weekend oil market it was built to compete with is already busy, and it sits outside U.S. futures rules.
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Before the bell: Nike falls 10% premarket, oil drops 4% on reserve-release report ahead of jobs data
Futures rise as WTI slides toward $89 on a report that Europe may release diesel and crude stocks. September payrolls are due at 8:30 a.m., forecast at 90,000, with the 30-year mortgage rate now 7.28%.
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Before the bell: Accenture jumps 17% premarket; 10-year yield hits 5.33%, highest since 2002
Futures edge higher on the first day of the fourth quarter while the global bond sell-off deepens and Brent crude climbs back above $100 on reports China halted fuel exports. Jobless claims and ISM manufacturing are due.
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Before the bell: futures flat with PCE due at 8:30; Boeing rises 2% on a Navy fighter contract
The 10-year Treasury closed Tuesday at 5.26% and odds of an October Fed hike fell to 49%. Mortgage applications dropped 6% as the MBA rate hit 7.30%, and Micron reports after the close.
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Hedge funds' Treasury futures short is $787 billion, a third below its record; the crowding is in ultra-long bonds
CFTC data show leveraged funds' combined net short across six Treasury futures is smaller than a year ago. The squeeze risk sits in the Ultra Bond and Ultra 10-year contracts, where shorts are near the largest since 2018.
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Before the bell: futures edge up as the 10-year holds near 5.24%; CarMax jumps 6% on an 81% profit gain
Treasury yields paused after Monday's 2026 highs, oil slipped about 1% as Saudi exports resumed from the Red Sea, and JOLTS and consumer confidence arrive at 10 a.m.
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Before the bell: futures fall as oil jumps 4% on Trump's Iran rejection; gold drops 3%, Nvidia adds $150 billion buyback
Brent crude topped $108 after Trump turned down Tehran's Hormuz offer, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to about 5.22% and knocking gold and silver lower. No major U.S. data is scheduled today.
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Week ahead for futures traders: PCE Wednesday, payrolls seen at 84,000 Friday, 10-year at 5.17%
Nasdaq 100 futures enter the week after a 3.25% cash-index gain while small caps fell. The data runs from JOLTS on Tuesday to the September jobs report on Oct. 2, with Micron and Nike in between.
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Before the bell: futures edge up as oil slips on Iran's Hormuz offer; Akamai jumps 18% premarket
The bond selloff paused with the 10-year near 5.17%, and October hike odds eased to about 68% from above 75%. Durable goods at 8:30 a.m. and final Michigan sentiment at 10 a.m. are the day's data.
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Before the bell: Nasdaq futures fall 1% as the 10-year yield tops 5.1%, jobless claims due
Wednesday's 15-basis-point jump in the 10-year was its biggest one-day rise of 2026, and traders now see better than 75% odds of an October Fed hike. Darden slips premarket; Costco reports after the close.
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Before the bell: futures flat after Nasdaq record, MBA mortgage rate hits 7.12%, flash PMI due
Stock futures barely moved as oil swung on U.S.-Iran talks. The MBA's 30-year rate rose to its highest since May 2024, and General Mills and Paychex report this morning.
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CFTC staff say "mention" bets are presumed open to manipulation, including earnings-call word contracts
The CFTC says its advisory creates no new obligations. The letter itself tells exchanges that staff may treat these contracts as presumptively manipulable and expect a heightened showing to list them.
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Kalshi asks the CFTC to allow margin on prediction markets, but not for retail sports bettors
The headline version says users could trade on borrowed money. Under the filing, only large self-clearing members would get leverage, and sports, culture and mention markets are excluded.
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Before the bell: oil drops on Hormuz report, futures edge up, 10-year yield near 4.94%
Crude fell after a report that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, while stock futures held Monday's tech-led gains. Fed Vice Chair Jefferson speaks at 10:20 a.m.
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Before the bell: futures up about 0.7%, oil slides 2%, 10-year yield eases to 4.95%
Stock futures point higher as crude pulls back and Treasury yields dip from last week's 19-year high. The Trump-Xi summit on Thursday is the week's main event, and bitcoin is back near $85,000.
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Oil falls 2% Sunday night, WTI near $98, as Saudi crude starts moving again through the Gulf
U.S. crude and Brent both dropped about 2% as futures reopened, even after a weekend Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia. Traders are focused on how much Saudi oil is getting back to market.
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Coinbase, Kalshi and Kraken file to bring crypto-style perpetual futures to US stocks
Three crypto trading groups asked regulators this week to list single-stock futures with no expiry date. Nothing is approved yet, and none of the contracts is trading.
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Week ahead for futures traders: yields above 5%, a quieter calendar, and the road to the October jobs report
After the Fed's hike, the week of September 21 brings a flash business survey and jobless claims before a heavy stretch of data into early October. The levels and dates on traders' radar.
