Dow & S&P 500 Futures Surge as Retail Sales Jump—Rate-Cut Hopes Fade Fast
Wall Street’s bulls are back—for now. Retail sales data just gave traders an excuse to ignore the Fed’s stubborn inflation fight.
Retail Resilience Meets Rate Reality
Shoppers keep spending like there’s no tomorrow, but the market’s fantasy of endless rate cuts? That’s getting a brutal wake-up call.
Futures Flash Green, Fed Hawks Circle
Pre-market charts glow bullish while central bankers sharpen their knives. Another ‘higher for longer’ memo could crash this party.
Bonus jab: Traders still betting on dovish pivots might as well buy lottery tickets—better odds.