Today, all eyes are focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision later in the day. U.S. rate futures have priced in a 99.7% chance for the Fed to keep its federal funds rate range unchanged at 5.25-5.50%. In addition, market participants will be closely observing Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s post-decision press conference for clues about the central bank’s path forward with rates.
“The Fed will keep the option of future rate hikes firmly on the table until the labor market cools considerably and inflationary pressures ease. Chairman Powell will also argue that the lagged effects of past hikes have not fully impacted the economy and that patience is prudent,” said Erik Weisman, chief economist and portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management.
Also, investors will likely focus on the U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI, which came in at 49.0 in September. Economists foresee the new figure to be 49.0.
U.S. ADP Nonfarm Employment Change data will be reported today. Economists foresee this figure to stand at 150K in October, compared to 89K in September.
U.S. JOLTs Job Openings data will come in today. Economists expect September’s figure to be 9.250M, compared to August’s value of 9.610M.
U.S. S&P Global Manufacturing PMI will also be in focus today. Economists foresee this figure to stand at 50.0 in October, compared to the previous number of 49.8.
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories data will be reported today as well. Economists estimate this figure to be +1.261M, compared to last week’s value of +1.371M.
In the bond markets, United States 10-year rates are at 4.908%, up +0.64%.
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Pre-Market U.S. Stock Movers
Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) tumbled over -36% in pre-market trading after the payment software company reported weaker-than-expected Q3 revenue and provided soft Q4 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance.
Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) plunged more than -12% in pre-market trading after the restaurant operator posted downbeat Q3 results.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) fell over -2% in pre-market trading after the semiconductor company issued weak Q4 guidance due in part to gaming weakness.
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) rose more than +4% in pre-market trading after reporting better-than-expected Q3 results.
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) climbed over +4% in pre-market trading after the company posted stronger-than-expected Q3 earnings and raised the lower end of its full-year earnings guidance.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) gained more than +2%, and General Motors Company (GM) rose over +1% in pre-market trading after Barclays upgraded the stocks to Overweight from Equal Weight.
Boeing (NYSE:BA) rose more than +1% in pre-market trading after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to Conviction Buy from Buy.
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Today’s U.S. Earnings Spotlight: Wednesday – November 1st
Qualcomm (QCOM), Mondelez (MDLZ), CVS Health Corp (CVS), Airbnb (ABNB), Humana (HUM), MercadoLibre (MELI), McKesson (MCK), PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL), Aflac (AFL), Estee Lauder (EL), MetLife (MET), Apollo Global Management A (APO), AIG (AIG), Trane Technologies (TT), Williams (WMB), Energy Transfer (ET), Kraft Heinz (KHC), TE Connectivity (TEL), Yum! Brands (YUM), Electronic Arts (EA), DuPont De Nemours (DD), Allstate (ALL), IDEXX Labs (IDXX), Prudential Financial (PRU), IQVIA Holdings (IQV), Verisk (VRSK), DoorDash (DASH), CDW Corp (CDW), Coca-Cola European (CCEP), Nutrien (NTR), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Ingersoll Rand (IR), American Water Works (AWK), Entergy (ETR), DTE Energy (DTE), Garmin (GRMN), PTC (PTC), Marathon Oil (MRO), Tyler Technologies (TYL), CF Industries (CF), Biomarin Pharma (BMRN), Albemarle (ALB), Clorox (CLX), Texas Pacific (TPL), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Trimble (TRMB), Renaissancere (RNR), Host Hotels Resorts (HST), EXACT Sciences (EXAS), Gfl Environmental (GFL), NiSource (NI), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Ceridian HCM (CDAY), CH Robinson (CHRW), Boston Properties (BXP), American Financial (AFG), Zillow C (Z), Zillow Group Inc (ZG), Procore Technologies (PCOR), Confluent (CFLT), Qorvo Inc (QRVO), Roku (ROKU), Clean Harbors (CLH), SCI (SCI), Regal Beloit (RRX), Murphy USA Inc (MUSA), Etsy Inc (ETSY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Royal Gold (RGLD), Chord Energy (CHRD), BWX Tech (BWXT), Exelixis (EXEL), Avis (CAR), Selective (SIGI), Siteone Landscape Supply (SITE), Sarepta (SRPT), Parsons (PSN), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Apellis Pharma (APLS), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), Wingstop Inc (WING), Informatica (INFA), DT Midstream (DTM), Generac (GNRC), ELF Beauty (ELF), Timken (TKR), Wayfair Inc (W), Axis Capital (AXS), Tenable (TENB), Magnolia Oil (MGY), Remitly Global (RELY), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), Enact Holdings (ACT), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Clearwater Analytics Holdings (CWAN), Casella (CWST), Bright Horizons (BFAM), Avnet (AVT), Sunoco LP (SUN), Axcelis (ACLS), DXC Technology (DXC), Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings (CERE), Quidel (QDEL), Radian (RDN), Summit Materials Inc (SUM), Northern Oil&Gas (NOG), Dun And Bradstreet (DNB), Rayonier (RYN), Janus Henderson (JHG), Alight (ALIT), Lincoln National (LNC), California Resources (CRC), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Joby Aviation (JOBY), Sotera Health (SHC), Inari Med (NARI), Arcosa (ACA), Glaukos Corp (GKOS), Marriot Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Black Hills (BKH), Corcept (CORT), Rapid7 Inc (RPD), SSR Mining (SSRM), Broadstone Net (BNL), Digitalbridge Group (DBRG), Extreme (EXTR), FormFactor (FORM), LivaNova PLC (LIVN), Callon Petroleum (CPE), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Avista (AVA), Vermilion Energy (VET), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), Jfrog (FROG), Werner (WERN), Frontdoor (FTDR), NMI Holdings (NMIH), Sitime Corp (SITM), Resideo Tech (REZI).