S&P 500 futures rise 1% as the market is set to rebound from a brutal week

S&P 500 futures rise 1% as the market is set to rebound from a brutal week


Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 16, 2022.

Source: NYSE

Stock futures rose in overnight trading Monday following a brutal week as investors assessed a more aggressive Federal Reserve and rising chances of a recession.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 250 points. S&P 500 futures climbed 1.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures also rose 1.1%. U.S. stock markets were closed earlier Monday for Juneteenth.

The major averages just suffered their 10th losing week in 11 on fears that the central bank will hike rates aggressively to tame inflation at the risk of causing an economic downturn. The S&P 500 dropped 5.8% last week for its biggest weekly loss since March 2020, dipping deeper into bear market territory. The equity benchmark is now more than 23% off its record high from early January.

The blue-chip Dow slid 4.8% last week, falling below 30,000 for the first time since January 2021 last week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 4.8% last week, down 33% from its record high.

“The recent drop in equity markets and inflection in investor attitudes make a bottoming thesis more difficult to make,” said Nationwide’s chief of investment research, Mark Hackett. “Investors are acting emotionally, but the fundamentals are beginning to follow the weakness in the technicals.”

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify before Congress Wednesday and Thursday. His appearance comes after a recent rate hike by three-quarters of a percentage point, the central bank’s biggest increase since 1994.

Investors will monitor incoming data, including existing home sales on Tuesday, to gauge the health of the economy. Recent data showing low consumer confidence, falling retail spending and a cooling housing market have fueled recession fears as the Fed battles inflation at 41-year highs.

Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies continued their roller-coaster ride. Bitcoin fell to a new 2022 low of $17,601.58 over the weekend before climbing back above the $20,000 mark on Monday. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap sits 70% below its all-time high hit in November.



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