On the eve of Thanksgiving, investors are eager for clues about what the economic future holds. The release of the minutes from the last Fed meeting early this afternoon will be an opportunity to fine-tune the scenarios. However, the PMIs released today gave them much more clarity.

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Wall Street struggled yesterday, as Brent prices fell more than 5% after China implemented new lockdowns due to rising Covid cases, and following reports that Saudi Arabia supports OPEC+ increasing supplies. However, oil prices recovered today, after Saudi Arabia denied these reports. This lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, S&P 500 futures, and Nasdaq futures, who were all up around 0.4% this morning.

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The increase in the number of Covid cases in China caused turmoil across Asian financial markets, which is weighing on US indexes this morning. The Chinese government introduced further restrictions, fueling fears about global demand.

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After yesterday's sell-off session due to hawkish comments from Fed officials, Wall Street returned to the green this morning. This is despite ongoing worries that the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates higher than originally thought to tame inflation.

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Mixed economic data is weighing on investor sentiment, with strong results from Nvidia, a disappointing guidance from Target, while Walmart is doing well and the lower-priced retailers seem to be doing better. The many speeches from Fed officials are adding to the confusion.

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Investors were trading cautiously in per-market trading today, ahead of the release of retail sales data. The market wasn't sure if it wanted strong retail sales or weak ones, and the reaction was initially muted after the US Census Bureau posted better-than-expected figures.

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Monday wasn’t a great start to the week, as the rally that began after Wednesday’s lower-than-expected US inflation reading fizzled following hawkish comments from Fed official Christopher Waller. But today, the mood improved again after Fed vice-president Lael Brainard gave a reassuring speech, along with the release of good October price data.

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The better-than-expected U.S. inflation reading and pro-recovery measures in China have boosted investor morale for the past few days. However, a Fed official already dampened investors' hopes on Sunday.

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 It was a good day yesterday on Wall Street, after a much better-than-expected inflation reading brought investors back to life. Investors are now mostly expecting a 50-basis point rate hike in December, instead of the now usual 75 bps. 

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