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Stock futures were close to flat Tuesday night as investors provided earnings reports for the latest meeting minutes of major retailers and the Federal Reserve.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures Increased by 37 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 Futures and Nasdaq 100 Futures Neither of them has changed.
Mixed meeting of stocks. this S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Materials To a large extent, on a large scale, it fell about 0.6% and 1.5% respectively. on the other hand, Dow Jones Able to eliminate razor-thin gains, help after graduation Home Depot.
Investors are waiting for the minutes of the Fed's meeting that expires in the afternoon. At the time, policymakers once again kept interest rates stable, but Fed Gov. Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman expressed opposition, the first time since 1993.
This is ahead of a speech by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday, where investors will monitor insights on the interest rate path. According to CME's FedWatch tool, Fed funds futures are nearly 85% likely to lower interest rates at their next policy gathering in September.
“We expect this year's Jackson Hole meeting to nod another loose for Powell,” said Andrzej Skiba, head of the Bluebay US fixed income team at RBC Global Asset Management. “While there are some hot spots in the inflation reading this month, this may not be enough to stop the committee's dove.”
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