U.S. stock futures are rising, putting a record for the S&P 500 in play. The index ended Monday just shy of the all-time closing high it hit in mid-August. The Nasdaq Composite set its own new record high yesterday, and futures point to fresh gains for the tech-heavy index too.
Stocks encountered turbulence when U.S. government bond yields surged late this summer, but have picked up in recent weeks, riding another wave of enthusiasm about artificial intelligence. Treasury yields are taking a breather this morning after a near-relentless selloff in U.S. government bonds. Ten-year borrowing costs hit their highest level since April 2002 on Monday.
Unusually, yields and stocks have risen in tandem in recent weeks. Elsewhere, Brent crude futures fell almost 2% to trade below $100 a barrel. Oil traders are weighing a pickup in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz against Iran's attempts to curb flows with attacks on tankers.
Fonte: Wall Street Journal Markets · Resumido por HeadlinesBriefing