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LivestreamMenuTraders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on April 30, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images
U.S. equity futures were about flat on Wednesday night, with traders looking ahead to more earnings reports and economic data following a losing session brought about by hotter-than-expected inflation data.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose just 6 points. S&P 500 futures fell marginally along with Nasdaq-100 futures.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 1.9% during regular trading, marking its worst day since July 23 — when it dropped 2.2%. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1%, its biggest one one-day slide since July 29. The Dow was the relative outperformer, falling just 0.1%.
Those moves came as concern grew that the Federal Reserve may have to tighten monetary policy more aggressively before year-end, after new data showed consumer prices in September rose faster than expected on a year-over-year basis.
“Inflation is cooking with gas,” said Jamie Cox, managing partner for Harris Financial Group. “It is abundantly clear where the inflation impulse originates, but two wars need to end before we get any relief. The Federal Reserve made the mistake of calling Covid era inflation transitory, and now it appears they are set to make the same mistake in reverse on the energy supply shock.”
Investors will get even more inflation data on Thursday, with the September reading on producer prices due out at 8:30 a.m. ET. New retail sales figures and weekly jobless claims are also slated for release at that time.
The corporate earnings season continues as well, with regional banks U.S. Bancorp and PNC due to report. Charles Schwab is also scheduled to post earnings.
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Stock futures open little changed
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose just 6 points. S&P 500 futures fell marginally along with Nasdaq-100 futures.
— Fred Imbert
