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Investing.com – U.S. stock futures fell Sunday night as investors focused on earnings reports from major technology companies and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions.
By 6:35 p.m. ET (11:15 p.m. GMT), they were down 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.
All three major indexes rose in the previous business week, supported by strong economic indicators. The annual core inflation rate in the fourth quarter was lower than economists expected, suggesting that price increases may slow. However, the market's gains were somewhat subdued compared to last week's gains following disappointing earnings reports from major companies such as Intel (NASDAQ:) and Tesla (NASDAQ:).
Next week promises to be an eventful week with the Federal Reserve's first policy of the year on the agenda and key data releases such as , , and more. The Fed is expected to keep interest rates at a 23-year high, and investors are waiting for any signals about when to cut rates this year.
On the data side, nonfarm payrolls may have increased by 162,000 in January, slowing from December's 216,000 increase. He is expected to remain stable at 3.7% in the second term, while monthly wage growth may slow to 0.4% to 0.3%. The ISM PMI is expected to continue indicating contraction in the manufacturing sector at the start of the year.
Investors are also keeping an eye on regional industry indexes such as Q4, , , , , , , and more.
The ongoing earnings season continues to make headlines, with a roster of major companies reporting including tech giants like Apple Inc (NASDAQ:), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:), and Alphabet (NASDAQ:) Inc (NASDAQ:) It is scheduled to be done. , Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:), and other Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:), Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ:), boeing company (New York Stock Exchange:), chevron Corp (NYSE:), exxon mobil Corp (NYSE:), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:), Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), pfizer Inc (NYSE:), General Motors Company (NYSE:), Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:).
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In regular trading on Friday, it rose 60.3 points, or 0.2%, to 38,109.4, while it fell 3.2 points, or 0.1%, to 4,891, and fell 55.1 points, or 0.4%, to 15,455.4.
In the bond market, the interest rate was 4.137%.
