S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning ahead of another day of testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The economic calendar is active with a focus on employment data today. The Bank of Canada is expected to make an announcement on interest rates today at 10:00 am. Oil is mixed and falling, and European markets are mixed to higher.

S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning ahead of a Senate appearance by Fed Chair Jerome Powell today, traders will be paying close attention to his comment for clues about the central bank's coming interest rate decision. Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to rise as top govermental officials issue harsh comments on the U.S. plans to compete with China is certain sectors. Overnight Asian market were slightly higher. European markets are up and oil futures are falling this morning in the pre-market.

S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning. Traders are focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony this week. Later this morning Factory Orders for Jan are scheduled for release. China set a 5% growth target for this year over the weekend. As a result mining stocks are trading lower. European exchanges are mostly higher and oil is off by more than 1.5%.

S&P Futures are on the rise this morning and attempting to finish out the week on the first weekly gain since January. The market's momentum turned positive yesterday due to comments from Atlanta Fed bank president Raphael Bostic. He indicated he would be in favor of a rate pause by summer. Today market action will be focused on the Feb PMI report and fed speak from a host of FOMC officials today. Asian markets closed higher, European exchanges are higher and oil is lower.

S&P Futures are moving lower this morning and attempting to rebound. Rising bond yields are weighing on the markets this morning. Yesterday's Fed Speak indicates that rate hikes above 5%. CRM, M & BURL are trading significantly higher due to positive earnings reports. European market are lower while oil prices are gaining.

S&P Futures are moving higher after a rocky month of trading in February. Today's move higher is due to a spike in Factory activity out of China overnight. China's PMI data jumped from 50.1 in Jan to 52.6 in Feb and caused global markets to move higher. This morning, traders are anticipating U.S. manufacturing data releases and earnings reports from a host of key retailers. European stocks are higher and oil is lower due to elevated production levels.

S&P Futures have gone from red to green and are now indicating a higher opening. This morning we have a host of economic reports due out before the opening bell. Earnings reports from major companies are showing beats. Chevron is raising its buyback guidance. Markets in Europe have also turned higher and Oil is now u over 1%.

S&P Futures are pointing towards a higher opening this morning. GDP Data for Jan is due out before the bell. PFE is said to be in early talks to buy SGEN and we have a host of quality earnings announcements due out this week. European markets are displaying gains and oil is trading higher.

S&P Futures are indicating a lower opening today. The market is showing concerns with this morning's PCE report which is a key data point that the Fed uses when assessing interest rates, The market is expecting a 4.3% to 4.4% rise on the core index, as a result, tech stocks are weakening. Boeing is trading lower as deliveries of the Dreamliner have been halted. European markets are weakening and Oil futures are trading higher.

S&P Futures are on the rise this morning. A positive earnings report after the close yesterday from NVDA and BABA strong report this morning is helping to push futures higher this morning. Today we have Jobless Claims, a GDP report, and we will be hearing from two dovish FOMC members later today. Overseas, we see European exchanges mainly trading higher and oil is rebounding.