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The S&P 500 Futures remain on the upside after they ended higher yesterday

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The S&P 500 Futures remain on the upside after they ended higher yesterday, though pared gains throughout the session.

Later today, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision will be due. It is widely expected that the central bank would stick to its accommodative monetary policy. The U.S. Commerce Department will report August retail sales (+1.0% on month expected) and July business inventories (-0.1% on month expected). The National Association of Home Builders will release Housing Market Index for September (78 expected).

European indices are on the upside. The European Commission has posted July trade balance at 20.3 billion euros surplus (vs 19.3 billion euros surplus expected). The U.K. Office for National Statistics has released August CPI at -0.4% on month (vs -0.6% expected). PPI were released at +0.0%, vs +0.2% expected. Moreover, OECD raised its 2020 Global economy forecast to -4.5% (vs -6.0% previously). U.S. GDP is expected at -3.8% (vs -7.3% previously) and Eurozone GDP is raised by 1.2% point to -7.9% (vs -9.1% previously).

Asian indices were under pressure except the Australian ASX which closed on the upside. This morning, government data showed that Japan recorded a trade surplus of 248.3 billion yen in August (15 billion yen deficit expected), where exports declined 14.8% on year (-16.1% expected) and imports slid 20.8% (-17.8% expected).

WTI Crude Oil futures remain on the upside as investors are worried that the approaching Hurricane Sally would disrupt oil and gas production in the northern U.S. Gulf Coast. Later today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release official crude oil inventories data for the same week.

Gold stands above 1450 and rose 7.32$ to 1966.40.

EUR/USD jumped 26pips to 1.1867 as EU Commission President Van der Leyen delivers her State of the Union speech.


U.S. Equity Snapshot


Adobe (ADBE), the developer of software products, announced third quarter adjusted EPS of 2.57 dollars, ahead of the estimate, up from 2.05 dollars last year on revenue of 3.2 billion dollars, as expected, up from 2.8 billion dollars a year earlier. Adobe's shares are trading higher in premarket trading.


Source: GAIN Capital, TradingView

FedEx's (FDX) shares jump in premarket trading after the package delivery service company reported first quarter adjusted EPS of 4.87 dollars, significantly exceeding the forecast, up from 3.05 dollars a year ago on revenue of 19.3 billion dollars, higher than anticipated, up from 17.0 billion dollars in the prior year.
The S&P 500 Futures remain on the upside after they ended higher yesterday, though pared gains throughout the session.

Later today, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision will be due. It is widely expected that the central bank would stick to its accommodative monetary policy. The U.S. Commerce Department will report August retail sales (+1.0% on month expected) and July business inventories (-0.1% on month expected). The National Association of Home Builders will release Housing Market Index for September (78 expected).

European indices are on the upside. The European Commission has posted July trade balance at 20.3 billion euros surplus (vs 19.3 billion euros surplus expected). The U.K. Office for National Statistics has released August CPI at -0.4% on month (vs -0.6% expected). PPI were released at +0.0%, vs +0.2% expected. Moreover, OECD raised its 2020 Global economy forecast to -4.5% (vs -6.0% previously). U.S. GDP is expected at -3.8% (vs -7.3% previously) and Eurozone GDP is raised by 1.2% point to -7.9% (vs -9.1% previously).

Asian indices were under pressure except the Australian ASX which closed on the upside. This morning, government data showed that Japan recorded a trade surplus of 248.3 billion yen in August (15 billion yen deficit expected), where exports declined 14.8% on year (-16.1% expected) and imports slid 20.8% (-17.8% expected).

WTI Crude Oil futures remain on the upside as investors are worried that the approaching Hurricane Sally would disrupt oil and gas production in the northern U.S. Gulf Coast. Later today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release official crude oil inventories data for the same week.

Gold stands above 1450 and rose 7.32$ to 1966.40.

EUR/USD jumped 26pips to 1.1867 as EU Commission President Van der Leyen delivers her State of the Union speech.


U.S. Equity Snapshot


Adobe (ADBE), the developer of software products, announced third quarter adjusted EPS of 2.57 dollars, ahead of the estimate, up from 2.05 dollars last year on revenue of 3.2 billion dollars, as expected, up from 2.8 billion dollars a year earlier. Adobe's shares are trading higher in premarket trading.


Source: GAIN Capital, TradingView

FedEx's (FDX) shares jump in premarket trading after the package delivery service company reported first quarter adjusted EPS of 4.87 dollars, significantly exceeding the forecast, up from 3.05 dollars a year ago on revenue of 19.3 billion dollars, higher than anticipated, up from 17.0 billion dollars in the prior year.

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