Sarah Bloom Raskin

President Joe Biden has announced that he is going to nominate Michael Barr to be vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve after Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her nomination in March. "Michael brings the expertise and experience necessary for this important position at a critical time...

Futures Marginally Lower Ahead of Quiet Day U.S. equity futures traded marginally lower after Monday's gains heading into a quiet day both on the earnings and economics calendars. Should the S&P 500 post gains today, it would mark the 21st consecutive Tuesday of gains. Top News In other news...

Futures Flat After Strong Japanese GDP U.S. equity futures traded just near unchanged in early pre-market trade following a stronger than expected GDP report from Japan. Japan reported first quarter GDP rose 3.5 percent on an annualized basis, better than the 2.7 percent expected growth rate....

Futures Slightly Higher as G20 Agrees to Avoid Competitive Devaluations U.S. equity futures rose slightly in pre-market trading following the release of a draft G20 statement. In the statement, the G20 agreed to avoid using competitive devaluations as a tool of policy, however the group refrained...

In the upcoming week, earnings season kicks into high gear as over 100 companies are expected to report quarterly updates. Key earnings from large companies across industries will set the tone for the market. In the previous week, stocks set new highs before selling off sharply Friday on global...

Futures Flat As Cyprus Debates Bailout, ECB Deadline Looms U.S. equity futures were flat in early pre-market trade as Cypriot lawmakers continued to debate the revised bailout procedure. After rejecting the initial bailout proposal and failing to secure a bridge loan from Russia, Cyprus now must...

Futures Flat On Draghi Stimulus Comments U.S. equity futures were relatively flat in early trade following comments from ECB President Mario Draghi. Draghi said that the bank has no intention of tightening policy anytime soon as inflation runs below target and that the bank is far from...

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released its FOMC statement from its December meeting Once again, the central bank struck a dovish tone, sending stocks and commodities higher on the day. The statement said that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates at exceptionally low levels as long as...