The energy sector is off to a higher start, supported by strength in...
The energy sector is off to a higher start, supported by strength in the crude complex and the major market indices. U.S. stock futures rose as selling pressure appeared to ease in premarket trading following yesterday’s sharp sell-off that pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory.
WTI and Brent crude oil futures are up in early trading as tight supply continues to outweigh the possibility of a recession and fresh COVID-19 curbs in China. A drop in exports in Libya amid a political crisis that has hit output, is also keeping supplies tight.
U.S. stocks open higher on Tuesday after Monday skid into bear-market territory
U.S. stocks were up modestly Tuesday, bouncing after the previous session's rout sent the S&P 500...
U.S. stocks were up modestly Tuesday, bouncing after the previous session's rout sent the S&P 500 into a bear market. Investors were looking ahead to the conclusion Wednesday of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is now seen potentially delivering a 75 basis point increase to the fed funds rate as policy makers attempt to get a grip on persistently hot inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.41% rose 43 points, or 0.1%, to 30,559, while the S&P 500 SPX, 0.47% was up 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, 0.35% gained 0.7%.
Just under 40% of the 49 leading economists polled by the FT and the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business said the declaration of a recession would come in the first or second quarter of 2023, with a third saying it would come later in the year.
The FT's poll comes just after data on Friday showed US inflation jumped to a 41-year high of 8.6% in May, defying expectations that it would stay at 8.3%.