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Dow Jones Futures Surge as Stock Market Eyes Fed Rate Path—5 Moves to Watch Before the Opening Bell

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U.S. stock market futures edged lower Thursday night as renewed anxiety over regional banks and mixed earnings kept investors on alert. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell about 0.2% (-84 points), while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1% and Nasdaq-100 futures dipped 0.3%. Investor focus remains on three pressure points: • Regional-bank health: Shares of Zions and Western Alliance plunged after the lenders disclosed rising bad-loan balances, dragging the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) down more than 6% and reviving memories of the spring banking turmoil. • Earnings season: After the closing bell, Interactive Brokers fell 3% despite beating estimates, while Oracle dropped 2.4% after issuing a long-term outlook that under-whelmed growth bulls. Friday brings results from Comerica, Fifth Third and other regionals that could set the tone for bank sentiment. • Macro headwinds: The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) spiked alongside a flight to safety that pushed gold prices to fresh records, even as Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar retreated. Ongoing worries about the multi-week federal government shutdown and global tariff tensions have kept traders cautious. Key market levels • E-mini Dow December contract: 46,110, down 0.8% from Wednesday’s cash close. • E-mini S&P 500: 6,655, off 0.9%. • E-mini Nasdaq-100: 15,380, lower by 0.7% (prices 10-minute delayed). What’s driving the move 1. Banking stress resurfaces: Analysts warn that rising commercial-real-estate exposures and slowing consumer credit quality could pressure mid-size lenders through year-end. “Frothy pockets of speculation are colliding with a bigger-picture credit issue,” said Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” 2. Earnings bifurcation: Early Q3 results show megacap tech still powering index gains, but profit growth remains uneven beneath the surface. The Dow is up roughly 1% week-to-date, yet more than 40% of its components have posted negative returns since Monday. 3. Policy gridlock: With the shutdown now past three weeks, key data—including retail sales revisions and housing starts—have been delayed, leaving traders to rely on high-frequency indicators and corporate commentary. Stocks to watch in pre-market trade • Novo Nordisk (NVO): down 2% after White House comments on obesity-drug pricing. • CSX Corp. (CSX): up 2% on an earnings beat that defied weaker coal revenue. • Oracle (ORCL): modest pullback as investors digest its AI-cloud growth plan. Economic calendar highlights (Friday) • 08:30 ET — Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (if released) • 10:00 ET — Existing-home sales (subject to shutdown) • 14:00 ET — Baker Hughes rig count Technical outlook Failure to hold 46,000 on Dow futures opens the door to the 50-day moving average near 45,720. A close below that zone would negate last week’s breakout and reinforce the short-term downtrend. On the upside, bulls need a sustained push above 46,500 to reassert control. Bottom line Dow Jones futures are flashing yellow as regional-bank worries, mixed mega-cap earnings and Washington gridlock converge. With volatility perking up and safe-haven bids returning, traders may see choppy-to-lower price action until clarity emerges from Friday’s bank earnings and next week’s slew of tech giants.

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