Futures trading sessions u

U.S. Treasury bond futures retreated modestly in thin Asia sessions. Yield-sensitive equities may react sharply if the CME futures break the 112-00 handle during New York's main trading hours. The long rally in gold has been one of the key storylines of the back half of the 2025 market, but bullion's strength isn't isolated. Released mid-month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPI measures inflation or cost-of-living changes, tracking the average price of a basket of goods and service, and is also a key driver of Fed policy. Natural gas futures slipped in CME Globex after milder U.S. weather forecasts. Watch for larger-than-average volume spikes in overlapping European–U.S. futures trading sessions.