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Morning Watchlist: Eco Data Closes Out the Week
Tom White
May 16, 2025
Equity futures are slightly higher this morning after modest gains on Thursday. Ukrainian and Russian officials have reportedly arrived at talks, adding to hopes for geopolitical stability. The market awaits word of more trade deals. With earnings light, investors will be watching Housing Starts & Permits and Consumer Sentiment reports as we start to get a look at the tariff impacts so far.
Morning Movers
Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)
Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are up slightly near $61 a barrel. Crude is consolidating under increased supply pressure from an OPEC+ output hike and the prospect of an Iranian nuclear deal, yet is heading for a second consecutive weekly gain due to easing U.S.-China trade tensions.
Gold (/GC) – Gold prices are down 2% near $3160 in the premarket. Gold prices are down over 4% this week as the dollar has firmed and traders soften their safety plays on the back of rising stocks.
Bitcoin (/BTC) – The crypto future is up 0.5% near $104K in the premarket.
VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index was down 4.2% on Thursday and settled at 17.83 as stocks were higher. It was the lowest closing price for the VIX since March 25th. It is down another 2% this morning.
U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is flat around 100.7.
Biggest Premarket Movers
Symbol | Product | Mark % Change (as of 7 AM ET) |
|---|---|---|
CHTR | Charter Communications | +7.25% |
VST | Vistra | +4.89% |
EL | Estee Lauder | +4.05% |
AMAT | Applied Materials | -5.30% |
TTWO | Take-Two Interactive | -1.48% |
NEM | Newmont | -1.34% |
Economic Data
Time | Event |
|---|---|
8:30AM ET | Housing Starts & Permits Import/Export Prices |
10:00AM ET | Consumer Sentiment |
Notable Earnings
Premarket | Postmarket | Premarket Monday | Postmarket Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
FLO | None | ZIM | EGHT, QFIN, TCOM |
Upgrades/Downgrades
UBS upgrades Caterpillar (CAT) to Neutral from Sell
HSBC upgrades Carnival (CCL) to Hold from Reduce
BNP Paribas Exane upgrades Seagate (STX) to Neutral from Underperform
Gordon Haskett downgrades Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) to Reduce from Buy
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