Updated
Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 19
Dow Futures Climb 0.5% as Treasury Boosts Buybacks Before Fed Minutes
Updated
Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 19

Dow Futures Climb 0.5% as Treasury Boosts Buybacks Before Fed Minutes

3 articles · Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 19

Summary

  • Dow futures rose 0.5% before Wednesday's open, with S&P 500 futures up 0.4%, extending an earlier flat-to-higher move.
  • Treasury buybacks increased ahead of the Federal Reserve minutes release, helping steady sentiment after yields had recently hit multiyear highs.
  • Moderna and SK Hynix also jumped in premarket trading, with Moderna lifted by cancer-drug news and SK Hynix benefiting as an Nvidia supplier.
  • The rebound follows a bond-driven market wobble earlier this week, when a global selloff pushed the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007.

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