U.S. index futures climb early as investors digest Fed
U.S. stock index futures higher
STOXX 600 down 0.06%
Dollar flat, gold down >1%, oil rises, bitcoin up >2%
U.S. 10-year Treasury yield up at 4.64%
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U.S. INDEX FUTURES CLIMB EARLY AS INVESTORS DIGEST FED
S&P 500 e-mini futures EScv1 were higher early Thursday as investors were still digesting Wednesday's comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following a Fed statement.
Powell, when asked at a news conference about the risks that interest rates may need to be lifted to bring down inflation, said the Fed's next policy rate move is unlikely to be an increase.
The Fed in its statement left rates unchanged as expected.
Stocks rallied after Powell's comments but closed mixed, with the S&P 500 .SPX finishing down slightly.
After the bell Wednesday, Qualcomm QCOM.O forecast quarterly sales and adjusted profit above Wall Street expectations. Its shares were up 6% before the bell.
Also, eBay EBAY.O were down 3% in early trading after late Wednesday it forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates.
Here is the pre-market snapshot:
(Caroline Valetkevitch)
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