Stock futures fall after Dow posts worst week since 2023: Live updates

Stock futures fell early Monday, after the 30-stock index posted its worst week going again to 2023.

Dow futures slid 170 factors, or 0.41%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.52% and 0.62%, respectively.

Wall Avenue is coming off yet one more brutal week for equities. The Nasdaq Composite sank deeper into correction territory final week, whereas the small-cap Russell 2000 neared a bear market, or 20% off from its excessive. The S&P 500 briefly dipped right into a correction as properly, earlier than snapping again above that stage.

These strikes come as buyers have struggled to maintain tempo with President Donald Trump’s fast-changing tariff insurance policies, on high of rising indicators of financial weak spot, which have put markets in a tailspin. The uncertainty has many questioning whether or not the inventory market correction may flip right into a bear market.

“Should you have a look at the businesses that had been speaking at huge conferences in March, plenty of issues are slowing. And so, I believe that is greater than a development scare already. That is truly like a development slowdown. And so the query is, will we get detrimental steerage in April?” Adam Parker, CEO of Trivariate Analysis, advised CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Friday.

“Till then, I believe we’ve to play a bit of bit extra protection than offense,” Parker added. “As a result of I do not suppose the basics are prone to ‘V-shape’ get better like they’ve in earlier cycles.”

Wall Avenue is headed for an enormous markets week. The Federal Reserve is broadly anticipated to carry rates of interest regular on the conclusion of its newest coverage assembly Wednesday. Nonetheless, Chair Jerome Powell’s post-meeting feedback will probably be monitored intently for any modifications in tone, after Powell repeated earlier this yr the central financial institution is in “no hurry” to decrease rates of interest.

Buyers will probably be parsing by way of the upcoming financial information for any indicators of an financial slowdown. The U.S. retail gross sales report set to launch Monday will give perception into the state of the patron. Economists polled by Dow Jones anticipate retail gross sales to have elevated 0.6% in February.