S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning as markets look to tech earnings as being a positive catalyst. President Trump's actions on his intended removal of Fed Gov Cook remains a hot news item for the media, however the markets are focused on earnings. New tariffs on India went into effect today, significantly increasing duties on many Indian imports by an additional 25%, bringing some tariffs up to as high as 50%. This tariff hike is a direct retaliation for India’s continued purchases of discounted Russian crude oil. Cracker Barell is moving higher this morning as the company will revert back to its old logo. Seeing strong gains in BOX, MDB, NCHO, OKTA & PVH after earnings releases. After the bell today NVDA, CRWD, SNOW, VEEV, TCOM, A, & NTAP will be reporting. Tomorrow morning, DG, DKS, BURL, HRL, BBY & OLLI are scheduled to report.

S&P Futures are weakening this morning following the news that President Trump removed Fed Gov Lisa Cook from her duties at the Fed. Political turmoil in France is also a source of concern as Prime Minister Bayrou called for a confidence vote on Sept 8th. Markets are also on watch for a potential ruling on Trump's tariff action. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is expected to make a ruling on President Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs ruling within the next few weeks. The key economic data point for today will be the Home Price Index. IBKR will be added to the S&P 500 on Thursday. After the bell today MDB, OKTA, BOX & PVH will be reporting. Tomorrow morning, WSM, SJM, DCI & ANI are scheduled to report.

S&P Futures are weakening this morning following Friday’s strong gains that were sparked by dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole event. Markets are pricing in a 25 basis point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September 2025, with expectations for a similar 25 basis point cut in December. President Trump to meet with the President of South Korea today with trade agreement and regional security in focus. On Friday, President Trump said that he would be launching a major tariff investigation into furniture imports coming into the United States. Over the weekend he called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC, accusing them of biased coverage against him and labeling them as "fake news" networks. The week ahead features a host of key earnings announcements from major companies across various sectors including PVH, ANF, WSM, FIVE, SNOW, CRWD, NVDA, BBY, DKS, MRVL, DELL, ADSK & BABA.