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Futures up: Dow 0.67%, S&P 500 0.69%, Nasdaq 0.81%
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures rose on Monday,
stabilizing after a turbulent session as investors priced in
deeper interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve following a
surprisingly soft jobs report last week.
At 5:44 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 294 points, or
0.67%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 43.5 points, or 0.69% and
Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 184.75 points, or 0.81%.
Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Friday, with the S&P
500 recording its largest daily percentage decline in over two
months, as new U.S. tariffs on dozens of trading partners and a
much weaker-than-expected July jobs report spurred selling
pressure.
The data, which also showed significant downward revisions
to previous months, indicated a deteriorating labor market and
firmed the possibility of a rate cut in September.
According to the CME FedWatch tool, the odds for a September
cut stand at about 80%, up from 63.1% a week ago.
The central bank's decision to keep rates unchanged last
week drew immediate criticism from Trump, who has repeatedly
threatened to fire Chair Jerome Powell, arguing that rates
should be much lower than they are.
The Fed's strained relationship with the White House took a
dramatic turn following the announcement of Governor Adriana
Kugler's early resignation on Friday, signaling an abrupt
shake-up in the Fed leadership.
"It is expected that whoever Trump announces to replace the
governor could then become the new Chair when current Chair
Powell vacates his position next May," Kathleen Brooks, research
director at XTB, said in a note.
Sentiment also took a turn for the worse last week after an
executive order signed by Trump imposed fresh import duties on
trading partners, including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan,
despite the countries' attempts to secure better deals.
The tariffs are likely to stay in place rather than be cut
as part of continuing negotiations, Trade Representative
Jamieson Greer said in comments aired on Sunday.
U.S. factory orders data for June is due at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Tuesday's business activity report and Thursday's jobless claims
figures are the only other key economic indicators in this
data-light week.
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic will speak later in the
week.
After a big week for Big Tech earnings, companies from
various sectors including Palantir ( PLTR ), Eli Lilly ( LLY ),
and Disney ( DIS ) will report this week.
Of the 330 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings as
of Friday, 80.6% have surpassed analyst expectations, the
highest beat rate since the third quarter of 2023, according to
data compiled by LSEG I/B/E/S.
Among early movers, Joby Aviation ( JOBY ) rose 2.5% in
premarket trading after Bloomberg News reported that the company
was exploring the acquisition of helicopter ride-share operator
Blade Air Mobility ( BLDE ).
Blade Air's shares surged 17.2%.