Live Stock Market News Updates: November 17, 2022

U.S. stock futures faltered in morning trade on Thursday as optimism about easing inflation waned and investors analyzed the move Diversified corporate earnings.

Futures contracts linked to the S&P 500 Index (^ The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat(sinking 0.6% while contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average)^ DJI) in the same proportion, or approximately 190 points. Futures for the Nasdaq Composite Technology Composite (^ ix) by 0.7%.

The recent bullish trend across stock markets then lost steam Strong retail data for October Hopes for a shift in the central bank’s policy, which was recently reignited by A A series of lighter inflation reports. that Miss profits from the target It also weighed on sentiment in Wednesday’s session, as the company cited inflation and a worsening economic backdrop ahead of the main holiday shopping season.

Their peers in the sector performed better during the period.

Messi (MShares rose more than 9% before the open after the department store giant beat estimates and raised guidance for full-year earnings, buoyed by strong demand in the luxury areas of its business. kohl (KSS), meanwhile, beat earnings expectations but fell short of its full-year forecast due to “significant” macroeconomic headwinds and the unexpected relocation of its CEO. Shares fell 4% before entering the market.

Bath and Body Works classes (BBWIrose nearly 22% in extended trading Thursday after a personal care and home fragrance productifted the full-year earnings forecast. Walmart retailers (wmt), Louise (a little), home depot (HD), all of which beat analyst estimates.

Elsewhere as earnings season comes to a close, Nvidia (NVDA) Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said that strong demand for chips will help the company weather potential economic challenges — an assertion that was so enough to make up for the losses in the field of games. Shares rose about 1.5% before the open.

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Cisco Systems machine makerCSCOShares jumped 4% in the pre-market hours after the company Provide positive revenue projections She said she was reducing her workforce and reducing office space.

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) speaks during a news conference following his re-election as minority leader at the US Capitol in Washington, US, on November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Meanwhile in Washington, D.C He won a majority in the House of Representatives Wednesday divided control of the US Congress – a positive sign for investors as stocks have historically fared better in times of political deadlock.

However, the strategists emphasized that inflation and economic conditions remain the focus of the markets. Seema Shah, global chief strategist of Asset Management, said the result should be “largely irrelevant to broad market expectations”.

“Instead, it is historically high inflation, the Fed’s response to inflation, and risks from a recession, along with key structural policy decisions, that will determine the direction of the market.”

On that front, investors are in for a heavy day of Fedspeak, with several members of the Federal Reserve scheduled to make public remarks across the country on Thursday.

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said Wednesday in an interview with CNBC that A Pause rate is not currently an option While it indicates that the federal funds rate could reach a range of 4.75%-5.25%.

Federal Reserve said Governor Christopher Waller Wednesday that recent economic data makes him more comfortable with the possibility of a 50 basis point increase at the December central bank meeting.

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Goldman Sachs, while expecting a 0.50% rise next month, added another quarter-point increase in May 2023 to its forecast, raising its forecast for the peak fed funds rate to 5-5.25%.

Alexandra Semenova is a correspondent at Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter @tweet

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