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Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 26
S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Slip Ahead of Core PCE Data and Nvidia Earnings
Updated
Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 26

S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Slip Ahead of Core PCE Data and Nvidia Earnings

3 articles · Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 26

Summary

  • S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures fell modestly overnight, while Dow Jones futures edged higher before the Fed’s preferred core PCE inflation report and Nvidia’s results due later Wednesday.
  • Core PCE is due before the open, with CrowdStrike and Salesforce also set to report after the bell, giving markets two major catalysts in the same session.
  • Tuesday’s cash-market rally had been modest, helped by lower oil prices and easing Treasury yields, leaving futures mixed as investors reassessed risk.
  • Robinhood and Interactive Brokers flashed buy signals Tuesday, underscoring selective strength even as broader indexes paused ahead of inflation and big-tech earnings.

Insights

With inflation stubbornly high despite plunging oil prices, will the upcoming PCE report trigger a shocking reversal in interest rate expectations?
As tech giants quietly build their own chips, could Nvidia's upcoming earnings reveal the beginning of the end for its AI monopoly?
Are investors blinding themselves to a looming semiconductor crash by chasing AI scarcity instead of actual broad market demand?