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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures climbs with rates and banengata in Focus

    American Stockfutures achieved Sunday evening when Wall Street regrung itself in the midst of a whole series of new headwind, including disappointing labor data and continuous commercial insecurity.

    Futures bound by the S&P 500 (ES = F) climbed 0.2%, while contracts on the Nasdaq 100 (NQ = F) rose 0.3%and Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures (YM = F) Reden 0.1%.

    The modest movements follow a sharp withdrawal on Wall Street on Friday. All three large indexes placed their worst weekly falls in months, ending a number of positive market movements. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell by 2.4%, which marked the steepest decrease since the end of May. The Dow (^DJI) fell 2.9% in the worst week since the beginning of April, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) struck 2.2%.

    The decreases were exacerbated on Friday after the job report of July was weaker than expected, and the size of the previous months were revised greatly lower, so that the story about the power of the labor market was reversed. President Trump led to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which publishes the monthly job report and fired his commissioner, creating further uncertainty.

    Trump's fight with the Fed and chairman Jerome Powell has also remained in Focus. Traders patted the expectations regarding interest rate policy after the bank's decision last week to leave the rates unchanged for a fifth consecutive meeting. But after the weak baneng data, almost 90% of the bets in September are a reduction.

    At the same time, investors are investigating the failure of Trump's implementation of rates. The updated rates that are fully in force this week vary from 10% to 41% on a wide range of trading partners and expressed concern about rising costs in the midst of broader inflatorous pressure.

    Read more: The last about Trump's rates

    The profit season continues to roll with a busy week of business releases. More than 100 S&P 500 companies are set to report, with spotlights on Palantir (PLTR), Eli Lilly (LLY) and Disney (DIS).

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    Coverage of the stock market before Monday 1 August 2025