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FOMC Meeting Begins; BA, PYPL & More Earnings
Tom White
July 29, 2025
U.S. stock futures are slightly higher ahead of the Wall Street open as positive trade news continues to lift equities. The moves come after the S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 (NDX) settled at another record high close on Monday.
The busiest week for earnings kicks off in earnest this morning with investors poring over results from Boeing (BA), PayPal (PYPL), Spotify (SPOT), and UPS (UPS), among others.
Traders will also focus on the upcoming FOMC announcement tomorrow afternoon and economic data including Consumer Confidence, JOLTS and home prices.
Morning Movers
Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)
Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are flat near $66.70 a barrel, supported by hopes of improved economic activity after the U.S.-E.U. trade deal, a potential U.S.-China tariff truce and President Donald Trump’s shorter deadline for Russia to end the Ukraine war.
Gold (/GC) – Gold prices are up 0.2% near $3375, rebounding from a three-week low, as easing fears of a global tariff war and a stronger dollar dampened bullion’s safe-haven appeal.
Bitcoin (/BTC) – The Crypto Future is up about 0.5% near $119.5K in the premarket.
VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index rose 0.7% on Monday and settled at 15.03 as stocks were lower. VIX is falling near 5-month lows ahead of the open.
U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is slightly higher, reaching 98.7.
Biggest Premarket Movers
Symbol | Product | Mark % Change (as of 7 AM ET) |
|---|---|---|
CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | +7.98% |
ON | On Semiconductor | +5.52% |
GLW | Corning | +5.50% |
SWK | Stanley Black & Decker | -6.67% |
VRSN | Verisign | -6.53% |
RCL | Royal Caribbean | -5.40% |
Economic Data
Time | Event |
|---|---|
FOMC Meeting Begins | |
8:30AM ET | Intl. Trade in Goods Retail/Wholesale Inventories |
9:00AM ET | Case-Shiller Home Price Index FHFA House Price Index |
10:00AM ET | JOLTS Consumer Confidence |
1:00PM ET | 7-Year Note Auction |
Notable Earnings
Premarket | Postmarket | Premarket Tomorrow | Postmarket Tomorrow |
|---|---|---|---|
ALKS, AMT, AZN, BAND, BA, CARR, CBRE, GLW, DTE, ECL, GPK, HRI, HUBB, INCY, JBLU, JCI, LAD, MRK, NSC, PYPL, PII, PG, RCL, PHG, SOFI, SPOT, SWK, STLA, SYY, UPS, UNH | CAR, BKNG, BXP, CZR, CWH, CAKE, EA, LC, LOGI, MARA, MDLZ, NBR, OI, PPG, QRVO, RSG, STX, ST, SBUX, TDOC, TER, TTAM, UNM, V, WERN | AER, MO, AEP, ADP, BLCO, CHKP, ETR, ETSY, FTV, GRMN, GEHC, GNRC, HOG, HSY, HUM, KHC, SMG, TEVA, TW, TT, VRT, VFC, WING | AEM, ALB, ALGN, ALL, ARM, BHC, CHRW, CP, CVNA, CTSH, EBAY, EQIX, FFIV, F, KGC, LRCX, META, MGM, MSFT, PSA, QCOM, SFM, WDC |
Upgrades/Downgrades
BTIG upgrades Edwards Lifesciences (EW) to Buy from Neutral
JPMorgan upgrades CF Industries to Neutral from Underweight
Guggenheim upgrades Generac (GNRC) to Buy from Neutral
RBC Capital downgrades Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) to Sector Perform from Outperform
BofA downgrades Whirlpool (WHR) to Underperform from Neutral
BofA downgrades Tapestry (TPR) to Neutral from Buy
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