The markets opened higher following encouraging data on Tuesday and ahead of today’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting — and more in Wednesday’s stock market recap.
On Tuesday, we had consumer confidence data and the Redbook, a private report on retail sales. As I’ve said many times before, retail sales make up two-thirds of our economy, so they’re important numbers to pay attention to because of their ability to impact the markets.
Both reports came in better than expected, setting a positive tone for Wednesday’s retail inventories report and Thursday’s gross domestic product data.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will also speak following the central bank’s two-day meeting Wednesday afternoon. He’s expected to signal an interest rate hike as early as March, as well as further tightening on monetary policy.
In this morning’s stock market recap video, you’ll discover how the market will interpret key Fed data… whether stocks are set to rise or fall… crucial levels for all three major indices… an update on the global economy… a deep look into sentiment indicators and volatility… what to expect from the market on Wednesday… plus my top ETF, complete with option price!
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Stock Market Recap: By the Numbers
This morning’s stock market futures recap:
DOW (mini)
- Close: 34,297.73.
- Futures: 34,490.
- Change: +307.
S&P 500 (mini)
- Close: 4,356.45.
- Futures: 4,407.75.
- Change: +58.75.
NASDAQ (mini)
- Close: 14,149.12.
- Futures: 14,430.25.
- Change: +289.5.
RUSSELL (mini)
- Close: 2,004.03.
- Futures: 2,027.6.
- Change: +25.7.
Note: Updated as of 9:19 a.m. EST
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