News Bulletin
Wednesday, September 16 2026
Morning Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Wednesday,
September 16, 2026 |
||||
|
7:00 |
MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW) |
|
|
-0.027 |
|
7:00 |
Mortgage Market Index |
19:12 |
|
240.6 |
|
7:00 |
MBA Purchase Index |
4:48 |
|
|
|
7:00 |
Mortgage Refinance Index |
2:24 |
|
687.3 |
|
8:18 |
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate |
1:40 |
|
0.0685 |
|
8:30 |
Core Retail Sales (MoM)
(Aug) |
|
0.006 |
-0.003 |
|
8:30 |
Retail Sales (MoM)
(Aug) |
|
0.008 |
-0.006 |
|
8:30 |
Retail Control (MoM)
(Aug) |
|
0.004 |
-0.004 |
|
8:30 |
Export Price Index (MoM)
(Aug) |
|
0.005 |
-1.30% |
|
8:30 |
Import Price Index (MoM)
(Aug) |
|
0.004 |
-0.004 |
|
8:30 |
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM)
(Aug) |
|
|
-0.002 |
|
8:30 |
|
|
5.01% |
|
|
8:30 |
|
|
0.082 |
|
|
8:30 |
|
|
0.059 |
|
|
10:00 |
|
0.007 |
-0.004 |
|
|
10:00 |
|
0.006 |
0.00% |
|
|
10:00 |
|
34 |
35 |
|
|
10:30 |
|
-1.600M |
-0.391M |
|
|
10:30 |
|
|
-0.684M |
|
|
10:30 |
|
|
-0.002 |
|
|
10:30 |
|
|
|
|
Indices:
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
52,092.57 |
52,937.66 |
50,040.29 |
|
NASDAQ |
25,981.57 |
26,050.76 |
24,507.80 |
|
S&P 500 |
7,585.68 |
7,610.95 |
7,170.05 |
Earnings Calendar:
|
Company |
Ticker |
Time |
EPS
Estimate ($) |
Revenue
Estimate ($B) |
Market
Cap ($B) |
|
Lennar |
LEN |
Before Open |
1.29 |
8.31 |
19.24 |
|
Lennar B |
LENB |
Before Open |
1.28 |
8.3 |
19.24 |
Market
News:
·
US stock futures are higher: S&P 500
futures are up about 0.3%, Dow futures about 0.3%, and Nasdaq
100 futures about 0.5% ahead of today's Fed decision.
·
Fed decision is the main market event
today: The FOMC is scheduled to announce its interest-rate decision at 2:00 PM
ET, followed by Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference
at 2:30 PM ET.
·
Treasury yields remain elevated: The
10-year Treasury yield is around 5%, after reaching about 5.04%, its highest
intraday level since 2007.
·
Oil prices are easing slightly: Brent
crude is around $107/barrel, with oil pulling back modestly ahead of the Fed
announcement.
·
Yesterday's Wall Street sell-off: On
Sept. 15, the S&P 500 fell 0.4%, Dow 0.6%, and Nasdaq 0.8%, pressured by higher oil prices and
Treasury yields.
·
Energy stocks remain in focus: Middle
East tensions and attacks involving energy infrastructure have pushed crude
prices higher, supporting energy shares while increasing inflation concerns.
·
Intel is in focus: Intel shares are
higher in premarket trading, with reports of discussions involving SK Hynix around U.S. memory-chip production.
·
Dell is also active: Dell shares were
reported up more than 2% premarket, despite another proposed insider stock sale
by Silver Lake.
·
Retail sales are another key data point:
August U.S. retail-sales figures are scheduled for release at 8:30 AM ET,
giving investors another reading on consumer spending.
·
Oil inventory data: The EIA crude-oil
inventory report is scheduled for 10:30 AM ET and could affect energy stocks
and crude prices.
·
Overall market focus today: Fed policy,
Treasury yields, oil prices, inflation expectations and the Fed's economic
projections are likely to drive volatility.
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