All posts by Greta Wall
Coffee With Greta: Can Traders Shake the December Slump?
DJIA Futures: +2 (+0.01%) SPX Futures: +2 (+0.1%) NASDAQ Futures: +16 (+0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are flat as traders gear up for a new week of trade. Let’s get right to it! Fresh Week The major indexes are all poised to open slightly higher following two straight weeks of losses. Recession fears took over […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Stocks Are Free, Free Fallin’
DJIA Futures: -377 (-1.1%) SPX Futures: -41 (-1.1%) NASDAQ Futures: -68 (-0.6%) Good morning friends! Futures are sliding as recession fears grip traders. Let’s get right to it! Wall Street Selloff Continues Recession fears have taken over Wall Street and stocks are continuing to tumble. The major indexes are all sliding further in premarket action […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Stocks Slide As Retail Sales Disappoint
DJIA Futures: -374 (-1.1%) SPX Futures: -54 (-1.4%) NASDAQ Futures: -201 (-1.7%) Good morning friends! Futures are sliding after the release of disappointing retail sales data. Let’s get right to it! Retail Sales Drop More Than Expected Retail sales fell more than expected in November as consumers shift their spending habits due to high inflation. […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: FOMC In Focus
DJIA Futures: +6 (+0.02%) SPX Futures: -3 (-0.1%) NASDAQ Futures: -12 (-0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are flat as traders await today’s Fed decision. Let’s get right to it! FOMC In Focus The Federal Open Market Committee releases its rate hike decision at 2:00 p.m. ET today. CME Group’s FedWatch Tool still shows 79.4% of […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Stocks Surge On Cool CPI
DJIA Futures: +709 (+2.1%) SPX Futures: +109 (+2.7%) NASDAQ Futures: +446 (+3.8%) Good morning friends! Futures are surging after the release of cooler-than-expected inflation data. Let’s get right to it! CPI Cools More Than Expected Consumer prices cooled more than expected in November in a sign the Fed’s rate hikes are working to slow inflation. […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Key Fed Week
DJIA Futures: +85 (+0.3%) SPX Futures: +12 (+0.3%) NASDAQ Futures: +39 (+0.3%) Good morning friends! Futures are rising as traders get ready for a key week of data and the December Fed decision. Let’s get right to it! Traders Look Ahead To CPI and The Fed The market is gearing up for a big week […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Sticky Inflation Pushes Down Stocks
DJIA Futures: -147 (-0.4%) SPX Futures: -23 (-0.6%) NASDAQ Futures: -75 (-0.6%) Good morning friends! Futures are sliding following the release of hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation data. Let’s get right to it! Wholesale Inflation Runs Hot Wholesale prices rose more than expected in November, dampening the market’s hope for falling inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Traders Still Assessing Economic Risks
DJIA Futures: +151 (+0.5%) SPX Futures: +23 (+0.6%) NASDAQ Futures: +68 (+0.6%) Good morning friends! Futures are higher as traders continue to assess the risk of an economic downturn. Let’s get right to it! GameStop Reports Steeper Loss, Weaker Sales Than Expected GameStop (GME) shares are up 0.4% ahead of the open despite reporting weaker-than-expected […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Recession Fears Still Rattling Traders
DJIA Futures: -68 (-0.2%) SPX Futures: -15 (-0.4%) NASDAQ Futures: -78 (-0.7%) Good morning friends! Futures are sliding as traders continue to be rattled by recession fears. Let’s get right to it! Mortgage Demand Slides Despite Lower Rates Mortgage demand fell again last week even as rates dropped. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported overall application […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Recession Fears Grip Wall Street
DJIA Futures: -39 (-0.1%) SPX Futures: -1 (-0.02%) NASDAQ Futures: +12 (+0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are flat as traders remain on edge following Monday’s rout. Let’s get right to it! October Trade Deficit Jumps Less Than Expected The U.S. trade deficit rose less than expected in October. The Commerce Department reported that gap jumped […]
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