US Stock Futures Slip as Treasury Yields Stay Elevated
US stock futures pointed to a subdued start on Monday, with contracts linked to the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 each down less than 0.2%. Investor caution was driven mainly by elevated Treasury yields ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later this week. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in more than two decades, raising concerns that rising borrowing costs could pressure equity valuations even if the Fed keeps interest rates unchanged in the near term. Markets are also digesting last week’s disappointing jobs data, which reduced expectations of another rate increase this month and offered some relief after a sharp rise in bond yields. Attention now turns to several key economic releases. Monday’s focus is the Institute for Supply Management’s services activity report, followed by minutes from the Fed’s September meeting on Wednesday. Investors will also assess the University of Michigan’s preliminary October consumer sentiment reading on Friday.
2%. Investor caution was driven mainly by elevated Treasury yields ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later this week. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in more than two decades, raising concerns that rising borrowing costs could pressure equity valuations even if the Fed keeps interest rates unchanged in the near term. Markets are also digesting last week’s disappointing jobs data, which reduced expectations of another rate increase this month and offered some relief after a sharp rise in bond yields.
Attention now turns to several key economic releases. Monday’s focus is the Institute for Supply Management’s services activity report, followed by minutes from the Fed’s September meeting on Wednesday. Investors will also assess the University of Michigan’s preliminary October consumer sentiment reading on Friday.