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US STOCKS-Wall Street futures stabilize after bruising selloff
Aug 4, 2025 3:51 AM

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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%.

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