Before the open (futures) Futures (pre-market)
| Futures (pre-market) | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (ES) | 7 750.25 USD | ■ +0.05 % |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ) | 30 596.25 USD | ▲ +0.10 % |
| Dow Jones (YM) | 51 846.00 USD | ■ +0.02 % |
| Russell 2000 (RTY) | 2 840.40 USD | ■ +0.01 % |
Indices — last session Stock indices
| Stock indices | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7 683.69 USD | ▼ -0.77 % |
| Nasdaq 100 | 30 276.81 USD | ▼ -1.08 % |
| Dow Jones | 51 481.51 USD | ▼ -0.67 % |
| Russell 2000 | 2 817.91 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
| CAC 40 | 8 078.48 EUR | ■ +0.01 % |
| DAX | 25 374.42 EUR | ▼ -0.13 % |
| FTSE 100 | 10 684.88 GBP | ▼ -0.10 % |
| Nikkei 225 | 65 877.62 JPY | ■ +0.00 % |
| Hang Seng | 24 642.51 HKD | ■ +0.00 % |
Energy Energy
| Energy | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WTI crude | 93.24 USD | ▲ +0.69 % |
| Brent crude | 98.65 USD | ▲ +0.84 % |
| Natural gas | 3.00 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
Rates, metals & volatility Rates, metals & volatility
| Rates, metals & volatility | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4 157.10 USD | ▼ -0.27 % |
| Silver | 61.15 USD | ▼ -0.92 % |
| US 10Y yield | 5.23 | ▼ -0.23 % |
| VIX (volatility) | 16.07 USD | ▲ +8.07 % |
Crypto (24 h) Crypto
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Forex Forex
| Forex | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| EUR / USD | 1.14 | ■ -0.03 % |
| USD / JPY | 157.41 | ■ +0.04 % |
| GBP / USD | 1.32 | ■ -0.04 % |
| USD / CHF | 0.83 | ■ +0.02 % |
| US Dollar index (DXY) | 101.22 USD | ■ +0.03 % |
Top stories sources cited
- BoA: Profits, Not Politics, Lift S&P 500 - chosun.comGoogle News (marchés, anglais) · 25 days ago
- AMD makes a big bet on the next era of AI with World Labs acquisitionMarketWatch · 25 days ago
- Hormuz Rerouting Doubles Cape Traffic Without Delivering a WindfallOilPrice.com · 25 days ago
- Pope Leo criticises Nvidia’s Jensen Huang over AI safetyFinancial Times · 25 days ago
- Burnham to unveil public body to invest in electricity gridBBC Business · 25 days ago
- Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood riskBBC Business · 25 days ago
- Unis are offering degrees in content creation for £30,000. But are they worth it?BBC Business · 25 days ago
- S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Drop Under Pressure From Elevated Yields As Investors Shrug Off Trump’s Iran Sanction Relief — NVDA, BA, AMD, NVTS, CBRS In Focus - Yahoo FinanceGoogle News (marchés, anglais) · 25 days ago
- ‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that?MarketWatch · 25 days ago
What’s being said data, rates, forecasts
- Gold’s lustre dims as Treasury yields surge, markets bet on higher Fed rates - The Mighty 790 KFGOGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 25 days ago
- SpaceX’s next big growth engine isn’t rockets — it’s this play on AI power, analysts sayMarketWatch · 25 days ago
- US Treasury threatens crackdown on Wall Street tax-avoidance strategiesFinancial Times · 25 days ago
- Fed’s Cook sees AI, oil prices adding to inflation - Finance & CommerceGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 25 days ago
- The S&P 500 Has Only Grown Earnings This Fast Twice Before. History Says This Is What Happens Next - The Motley FoolGoogle News (marchés, anglais) · 25 days ago
- “Rising Housing Costs”: U.S. Mortgage Rates Top 7% as Inflation Pressure Keeps Treasury Yields Elevated - economy.acGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 25 days ago
- UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC saysBBC Business · 25 days ago
What professionals are saying attributed stories
12 story/stories sorted by topic, exactly as published by the business press. The site files and attributes them: it does not summarise, rephrase or endorse them. Quoted forecasts are third-party estimates — not facts, not advice, and not an obligation for the market.
Inflation (CPI, PCE, prices)
- Fed’s Cook sees AI, oil prices adding to inflation - Finance & Commerce — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
- “Rising Housing Costs”: U.S. Mortgage Rates Top 7% as Inflation Pressure Keeps Treasury Yields Elevated - economy.ac — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
Rates and central banks (Fed, ECB, FOMC)
- Gold’s lustre dims as Treasury yields surge, markets bet on higher Fed rates - The Mighty 790 KFGO — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
- US Treasury threatens crackdown on Wall Street tax-avoidance strategies — Financial Times
- S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Drop Under Pressure From Elevated Yields As Investors Shrug Off Trump’s Iran Sanction Relief — NVDA, BA, AMD, NVTS, CBRS In Focus - Yahoo Finance — Google News (marchés, anglais)
Growth, activity, recession
- SpaceX’s next big growth engine isn’t rockets — it’s this play on AI power, analysts say — MarketWatch
Geopolitics, energy, trade
- Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk — BBC Business
Markets, indices, flows
- The S&P 500 Has Only Grown Earnings This Fast Twice Before. History Says This Is What Happens Next - The Motley Fool — Google News (marchés, anglais)
- UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says — BBC Business
- BoA: Profits, Not Politics, Lift S&P 500 - chosun.com — Google News (marchés, anglais)
- AMD makes a big bet on the next era of AI with World Labs acquisition — MarketWatch
- Hormuz Rerouting Doubles Cape Traffic Without Delivering a Windfall — OilPrice.com
Geopolitical and economic risk and how it links to futures
- Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk — BBC Business
Transmission chain, plainly: a geopolitical or fiscal risk changes energy prices and the risk premium, hence inflation expectations, hence rates, hence the dollar — which then feeds into index futures, metals and currencies. The site publishes the relevant stories, attributed to their outlet; it never claims an event WILL move a contract.
Tomorrow and this week public calendar
What is already on the public calendar: high- or medium-impact events over the coming days, Paris time. A scheduled release is not a guaranteed move — it is a moment when the market listens.
2026-09-29
- 06:30 · Cash Rate (AUD · High) fcst 4.60%
- 06:30 · RBA Rate Statement (AUD · High)
- 07:30 · RBA Press Conference (AUD · Medium)
- 13:00 · ECB President Lagarde Speaks (EUR · Medium)
- 14:30 · GDP m/m (CAD · Medium) fcst 0.0%
Tomorrow · 2026-09-30
- 03:30 · CPI m/m (AUD · High) fcst 0.5%
- 03:30 · CPI y/y (AUD · High) fcst 4.1%
- 03:30 · Trimmed Mean CPI m/m (AUD · High) fcst 0.3%
- 14:30 · Core PCE Price Index m/m (USD · High) fcst 0.3%
- 14:30 · Final GDP q/q (USD · High) fcst 1.5%
2026-10-01
- 08:30 · CPI m/m (CHF · Medium) fcst 0.0%
- 10:00 · BOE Gov Bailey Speaks (GBP · Medium)
- 14:30 · Unemployment Claims (USD · Medium) fcst 201K
- 15:30 · ECB President Lagarde Speaks (EUR · Medium)
- 16:00 · FOMC Member Waller Speaks (USD · Medium)
2026-10-02
- 14:30 · Average Hourly Earnings m/m (USD · High) fcst 0.3%
- 14:30 · Non-Farm Employment Change (USD · High) fcst 90K
- 14:30 · Unemployment Rate (USD · High) fcst 4.1%
- 11:00 · Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y (EUR · Medium) fcst 2.5%
- 11:00 · CPI Flash Estimate y/y (EUR · Medium) fcst 3.7%
2026-10-03
- 18:00 · Daylight Saving Time Shift (AUD · Holiday)
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