All posts by Greta Wall
Coffee With Greta: Chinese Stocks Jump, Oil Prices Rally
DJIA Futures: -164 (-0.5%) SPX Futures: -20 (-0.5%) NASDAQ Futures: -50 (-0.4%) Good morning friends! Futures are dropping as traders await more key economic data this week. Let’s get right to it! U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks Rally Shares of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. are rallying ahead of the open as the country continues to […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Hot Job Growth Is Bad News For Traders
DJIA Futures: -426 (-1.2%) SPX Futures: -64 (-1.6%) NASDAQ Futures: -274 (-2.3%) Good morning friends! Futures are tumbling after the release of hot jobs data. Let’s get right to it! November Payroll Growth Runs Hot Job growth stayed hot in November despite the Fed’s rate hikes. The Labor Department reported the U.S. economy added 263,000 […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Cools
DJIA Futures: +40 (+0.1%) SPX Futures: +13 (+0.3%) NASDAQ Futures: +35 (+0.3%) Good morning friends! Futures are rising as new data shows hot inflation pressures continuing to cool and a new month of trade is set to kick off. Let’s get right to it! PCE Inflation Cools Hot inflation pressures continued to cool in October. […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Economic Data Sends Mixed Signals
DJIA Futures: -6 (-0.02%) SPX Futures: +1 (+0.03%) NASDAQ Futures: +11 (+0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are flat as traders digest mixed economic data ahead of the Fed Chair’s speech today. Let’s get right to it! Private Sector Hiring Cools Private sector job growth came in lighter-than-expected in November. Payroll firm ADP reported private employers […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Stocks Rally In China
DJIA Futures: -55 (-0.2%) SPX Futures: -1 (-0.01%) NASDAQ Futures: +14 (+0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are mixed amid hopes China will relax some Covid restrictions as the country vaccinates more elderly and reported a decline in infections. Let’s get right to it! Hong Kong, Chinese Stock Markets Rally The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong rallied 5.2% […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Unrest In China Spooks Wall Street
DJIA Futures: -195 (-0.6%) SPX Futures: -30 (-0.7%) NASDAQ Futures: -77 (-0.7%) Good morning friends! Futures are falling as protests against Covid restrictions in China weigh on global markets. Let’s get right to it! Protests Erupt Across China Futures are falling as protests break out in China against the country’s Covid controls. Citizens have taken […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Traders Hope For Dovish Fed Minutes
DJIA Futures: -72 (-0.2%) SPX Futures: -8 (-0.2%) NASDAQ Futures: -11 (-0.1%) Good morning friends! Futures are slipping as traders look ahead to the Fed minutes and wait to find out whether the bank’s last meeting turned dovish. Let’s get right to it! Nordstrom Reports Surprise Q3 Loss Nordstrom (JWN) shares are falling 8% ahead […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: More Retail Earnings
DJIA Futures: +139 (+0.4%) SPX Futures: +18 (+0.5%) NASDAQ Futures: +45 (+0.4%) Good morning friends! Futures are higher as traders digest more Q3 retail earnings in the light holiday week. Let’s get right to it! Dollar Tree Slips On Weaker Profit Outlook Dollar Tree (DLTR) shares are falling 2.1% ahead of the open despite beating […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Disney Bucks the Downtrend
DJIA Futures: -21 (-0.1%) SPX Futures: -15 (-0.4%) NASDAQ Futures: -62 (-0.5%) Good morning friends! Futures are slipping as the holiday-shortened week begins but Disney shares are bucking the downtrend. Let’s get right to it! Iger Back, Chapek Out At Disney Walt Disney (DIS) shares are rallying 10% ahead of the open following news that […]
Continue Reading -->Coffee With Greta: Ending the Week Higher
DJIA Futures: +225 (+0.7%) SPX Futures: +35 (+0.9%) NASDAQ Futures: +109 (+1%) Good morning friends! Futures are higher as traders digest the latest batch of positive retail earnings and assess the Fed’s plan for interest rates. Let’s get right to it! Gap Rallies On Surprise Q3 Profit Gap Inc (GPS) shares are up 8.5% ahead […]
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