At "futures market open time" Sunday night, traders look at implied volatility spreads. The current skew in Nasdaq futures indicates heightened investor caution before upcoming semiconductor earnings, often a cue for short-term hedging. A space for fresh produce, designed for a butcher or a fishmonger, is also being converted to general stall space after lack of interest. Trump's sweeping tariff announcements will make life all that much harder for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues. Levies on the scale rolled out by the White House are set to boost inflation while also raising recession odds, said Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG, in a post on X Wednesday afternoon. The "futures market open time" is pivotal to capturing post-weekend sentiment shocks. Soft commodities futures saw a jump during last Sunday’s open after unexpected weather reports, pushing agribusiness stocks up in Monday’s pre-market.
