News Bulletin

Wednesday, September 30  2026
Morning Edition

 

Economic Numbers:

Time

Event

Forecast

Previous

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

7:00

MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW)

 

-1.50%

7:00

Mortgage Market Index

 

227.3

7:00

MBA Purchase Index

 

154.9

7:00

Mortgage Refinance Index

 

 

7:54

MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate

 

0.0712

8:15

ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Sep)

73K

38K

8:30

Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Aug)

0.033

0.033

8:30

Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Aug)

0.003

0.20%

8:30

GDP (QoQ) (Q2)

0.015

0.021

8:30

PCE Price index (YoY) (Aug)

0.037

0.037

8:30

PCE price index (MoM) (Aug)

0.004

0.20%

8:30

Personal Spending (MoM) (Aug)

0.008

0.002

8:30

Core PCE Prices (Q2)

0.036

0.044

8:30

GDP Price Index (QoQ) (Q2)

0.064

3.60%

8:30

Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Aug)

 

0.008

8:30

Goods Trade Balance (Aug)

-116.30B

-118.80B

8:30

Real Personal Consumption (MoM) (Aug)

 

0

8:30

Personal Income (MoM) (Aug)

0.005

0.004

8:30

Real Consumer Spending (Q2)

0.034

0.50%

8:30

GDP Sales (Q2)

0.022

0.019

8:30

PCE Prices (Q2)

0.053

0.046

8:30

Corporate Profits (QoQ) (Q2)

0.082

0.50%

8:30

Wholesale Inventories (MoM)

0.005

0.013

9:45

Chicago PMI (Sep)

51.2

4710.00%

10:00

Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3)

0.05

0.05

10:00

Dallas Fed PCE (Aug)

 

0.022

10:30

Crude Oil Inventories

-0.700M

2.969M

10:30

Cushing Crude Oil Inventories

 

2.266M

10:30

Heating Oil Stockpiles

 

0.346M

10:30

Gasoline Production

 

-0.054M

10:30

EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW)

 

-0.519M

10:30

Crude Oil Imports

 

0.369M

10:30

Distillate Fuel Production

 

-0.068M

10:30

Gasoline Inventories

 

-1.686M

10:30

EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks

 

-0.428M

10:30

EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW)

 

-0.028

13:30

FOMC Member Barkin Speaks

 

 

15:25

Fed Governor Cook Speaks

 

 

15:30

U.S. President Trump Speaks

 

 

17:10

Fed Goolsbee Speaks

 

 

18:00

FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks

 

 

 

Indices:
 

 

 

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50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

51,350.99

52,773.66

50,237.53

NASDAQ

26,797.54

26,221.44

24,674.24

S&P 500

7,670.87

7,645.24

7,211.77

 

Earnings Calendar:

Symbol

Company

Event Name

 Time

EPS Estimate

Market Cap

MU

Micron Technology, Inc.

Q4 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

31.82

1.2T

JBL

Jabil Inc.

Q4 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

4.08

33.41B

FDS

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

Q4 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

4.35

9.25B

CAG

Conagra Brands, Inc.

Q1 2027 Earnings Announcement

BMO

28.00%

6.76B

CALM

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Q1 2027 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-0.76

3.2B

PRGS

Progress Software Corporation

Q3 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

1.52

1.62B

ADSE

ADS-TEC Energy PLC

H1 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

-

827.05M

BSET

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated

Q3 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

0.12

156.28M

MWC

Micware Co., Ltd.

Q1 2027 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-

111.11M

CBAT

CBAK Energy Technology Limited

Q2 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-0.06

109.03M

YRD

Yiren Digital Ltd.

Q2 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-

87.42M

ELBM

Electra Battery Materials Corporation

Q2 2026 Earnings Announcement

TNS

-3.00%

54.27M

TLIH

Ten-League International Holdings Limited

H1 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-

16.76M

CGTL

Creative Global Technology Holdings Limited

H1 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

-

6.89M

KNXFF

Vault Strategic Mining Corp.

Q4 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

-

1.18M

ISGIF

InsuraGuest Technologies Inc.

Q3 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

-

1.07M

CYTOF

Altamira Therapeutics Ltd.

H1 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-

428.66K

CYTO

-

H1 2026 Earnings Announcement

BMO

-

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SLAI

SOLAI Limited

Q2 2026 Earnings Announcement

AMC

-

 

 

Market News:

·         US futures are slightly lower: Dow futures about -0.2%, S&P 500 -0.15%, and Nasdaq-100 -0.3% ahead of major inflation and GDP data.

·         10-year Treasury yield: around 5.24%, close to its highest level since 2007. Higher yields remain a key pressure point for growth and technology stocks.

·         Apple, Amazon and Tesla are lower in pre-market trading, while chip stocks including Intel, AMD and Broadcom are also slightly down.

·         Boeing (BA) +2.1%: Boeing was selected to develop the US Navy's next-generation stealth fighter in a contract reported at about $20 billion. Northrop Grumman (NOC) was down about 3.5%.

·         Robinhood (HOOD) +2.2%: the company announced plans allowing customers to trade certain US stocks 24 hours a day, including weekends.

·         Meta (META): September has been particularly strong for the stock, with shares up nearly 30% for the month, driven by investor interest in its consumer AI product Muse.

·         Oil prices remain elevated, keeping inflation concerns in focus amid continuing US-Iran tensions.

·         Micron (MU) is today's major earnings event, reporting after the market close. The market is particularly focused on AI-driven memory demand, pricing and the company's outlook.

·         FactSet Research Systems (FDS): expected to report before the open, with consensus EPS around $4.34 and revenue around $629.5 million.

·         Cal-Maine Foods (CALM): expected before the open, with consensus pointing to a loss of about $0.59/share and revenue around $574.8 million.

·         Yiren Digital (YRD): scheduled to release Q2 results before the US market opens.

·         Conagra Brands (CAG): also reports today; investors are watching revenue/profit trends and the company's outlook.

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