US stocks swung back to gains before the bell on Friday, eyeing a comeback bid after China hit the US with a retaliatory tariff hike but signaled it won’t hike duties any further. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) rose 0.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) was up 0.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
US stocks fell before the bell on Friday, abandoning an earlier comeback bid after China struck back at President Trump’s trade offensive by hiking its US tariff rate, further stoking fears of direct trade war. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) were both down 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average
Economists are growing more concerned about the path forward for the US economy as President Trump’s tariff policies become reality. In a research note on Monday, Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius slashed his team’s 2025 GDP forecast to 1.7% from 2.4% while boosting their projection for the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge to end the
US stock futures fell solidly Sunday evening as investors took the weekend to process the February jobs report and prepared for a busy week of economic data, headlined by a report on inflation amid concerns over its resurgence under President Trump’s unpredictable trade policy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) saw a 0.5% slip. Futures