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The Breakfast Briefing: U.S. Stock Futures Struggle As Political Worries return To Haunt Investors

TedTed
edited March 2018 in The Bullpen
FYI: U.S. political worries returned to haunt investors on Friday, as speculation about another departure from President Donald Trump’s White House kept stock futures pinned down. The S&P 500 was potentially looking at its fifth-straight losing session.
Regards.
Ted
U.S.: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-struggle-as-political-worries-return-to-haunt-investors-2018-03-16/print,

U.S.: (IBD)
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/as-sp-500-dow-jones-find-resistance-paypal-applied-materials-asml-are-in-buy-zones-show-strength/

Asia-Europe-U.S.: (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-15/asia-stocks-face-mixed-friday-dollar-strengthens-markets-wrap

U.K.: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-trudges-higher-but-home-builders-keep-a-lid-on-bigger-gains-2018-03-16/print

Europe: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-waver-as-traders-digest-weak-inflation-data-2018-03-16/print

Europe: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-stocks/ma-livens-up-european-equity-trading-as-stoxx-heads-for-weekly-loss-idUSL8N1QY19E

Europe: CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/16/europe-markets-investors-look-to-euro-area-inflation-and-trade-talk.html

Asia: (Market Watch)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/oil-markets-focus-on-crude-demand-while-higher-output-caps-rise.html

Asia: (Reuters)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/oil-markets-focus-on-crude-demand-while-higher-output-caps-rise.html

Asia: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/asia-markets-trade-concerns-dollar-and-corporates-in-focus.html

Asia: (AP)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FINANCIAL_MARKETS_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Currencies: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/dollar-retreats-vs-yen-after-white-house-shake-up-report-idUSKCN1GS028

Bonds: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/16/bonds-and-fixed-income-data-on-the-agenda.html

Gold: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/gold-markets-political-worries-linger-fed-ahead.html

Oil: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-set-for-weekly-drop-as-concerns-about-rising-supply-weigh-idUSKCN1GS04C

Current Futures: Mixed
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx
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