Futures advance on Fed rate-cut hopes
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Stock futures advanced on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares on hopes that recent weak economic data will prompt the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates to avert a recession.
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Wall Street advanced sharply Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting at which it is expected to cut interest rates again to revitalize the economy.
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U.S. stock futures advanced as investors eyed gains in overseas equities and awaited a speech in Germany by the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke.
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Stock index futures rose ahead of the start of Wall Street trading, with all eyes on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting later in the week as the corporate and economic data calendars for Monday look thin.
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Stocks on Wednesday were poised to extend the previous session's rally, the biggest in four years, as investors bet a slowing U.S. economy would get a boost from the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate cut
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Wall Street appeared to be headed higher as investors speculated that economic reports will give the Federal Reserve more reasons to cut interest rates.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday, with Wall Street set to rise for a second day on hopes government and central bank measures to forestall a recession could work.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher   opening on Monday, extending last week's gains, on expectations   the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
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Shares looked set for a firmer start on Thursday, building on gains from the previous session ahead of key economic data. Investors also keenly await the Federal Reserve's rate decision and its statement.
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Short-term interest rate futures rallied on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed factory survey made a pause in official rate increases look more possible.
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Stock futures edged higher on  Thursday, boosted by takeover news, but investors were cautious  before economic data that could give clues on the outlook for  interest rates.
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U.S. stock futures rose slightly on   Friday before August employment and manufacturing data that   traders will use to forecast the Federal Reserve's next move on   interest rates.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later in the session.
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The Dow Jones industrials rose while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded off its lows on Thursday after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations that Fed policy-makers will make further interest rate cuts.
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as investors speculated that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates further to forestall the effect of the housing downturn on the economy.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday,   indicating stocks may open higher and extend Wednesday's gains,   buoyed by strong earnings, tamer oil prices and an   interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street appeared set to rise as investors positioned themselves ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the Fed and bought into energy stocks as oil prices continued to rise.