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US STOCKS-Futures edge up after Wall St selloff; economic data awaited
Jan 8, 2025 3:24 AM

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock

markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.)

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Futures up: Dow 0.29%, S&P 500 0.31%, Nasdaq 0.33%

Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher

on Wednesday, with investors awaiting a set of employment

figures and minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, a

day after worries of persistent price pressures sparked caution

on Wall Street.

At 5:36 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 123 points, or

0.29%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 18.5 points, or 0.31% and

Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 70.25 points, or 0.33%.

Wall Street's main indexes ended lower in the previous

session, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy

Nasdaq logging their biggest daily declines since the

Fed's December meeting, when the central bank issued a cautious

stance on upcoming interest rate cuts.

Markets fell after data reflected a robust labor market and

upbeat services activity, causing investors to push back

expectations on the Fed's first rate cut to June, after which it

is expected to stay on hold for the rest of the year, according

to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool.

Limiting gains on equities, the yield on the benchmark

10-year Treasury bond is pinned at an eight-month

high and analysts say markets could be volatile this year

against the backdrop of stretched equity valuations and

uncertainty regarding President-elect Donald Trump's policies.

Focus will now be on the ADP National Employment Report for

December and weekly jobless claims data, both due before markets

open, along with comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller.

The data could offer hints on what to expect from Friday's

crucial non-farm payrolls numbers.

Minutes from the Fed's December meeting is due at 2:00 p.m.

ET, and could shed further light on the central bank's monetary

policy outlook this year.

"It would be interesting to see how concerned Fed members

really are about the inflation outlook, potentially justifying

the significant revisions in the December (Personal Consumption

Expenditure) inflation projections, and whether the December

rate cut was a compromise between the hawks and doves ahead of

Trump's second presidency," said Achilleas Georgolopoulos,

market analyst at brokerage XM.

Politics is also top on the minds of investors as they

anticipate policy changes after Trump's inauguration later this

month.

His proposals, including mass deportations and tariffs,

could trigger inflation pressures and spark a global trade war,

although most analysts say the surcharges could be used more as

a negotiating tool.

Among top premarket movers, Nvidia ( NVDA ) rose 1.8% after

the chip giant notched its biggest one-day drop on Tuesday since

early September 2024.

Quantum-computing stocks Rigetti Computing ( RGTI ) fell

16.8%, IonQ ( IONQ ) dropped 8.9% and Quantum Computing ( QUBT )

lost 17.7% after Nvidia ( NVDA ) boss Jensen Huang said computers based

on the emerging technology are as much as 30 years away.

Tapestry rose 2.4% after Barclays upgraded the

luxury name to "overweight" from "equal weight".

Quarterly corporate updates are also on the horizon with big

banks such JPMorgan Chase & Co ( JPM ) and Wells Fargo ( WFC )

among those expected to kick off the earnings season next week.

Markets will be closed on Thursday for a national day of

mourning to mark the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

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