Morning Juice – US Session Prep

Morning, Traders!
It is Thursday the 19th of September, here are some things to look out for today.

Sentiment
Stocks rose around the world after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point, reigniting investor sentiment.

US equity futures soared, with S&P 500 contracts up 1.6%, putting the underlying benchmark on track to set a cash market record.
Nasdaq 100 contracts rose as much as 2.1%, driven by bets on strong American growth and lower borrowing costs.

The dollar index weakened, bringing it closer to its January lows.
Treasuries rose slightly as traders shifted their focus back to the labor market and US jobless claims data, which are due later.
Bitcoin reached a three-week high.

Docket
08:30 ET
US Weekly Jobless Claims
Initial Claims – Median Forecast: 230k | Prior: 230k | Range: 236k / 220k
Continued Claims – Median Forecast: 1.85M | Prior: 1.85M | Range: 1.862M / 1.8M

10:00 ET
US Existing Home Sales for August
Median Forecast: 3.9M | Prior: 3.95M | Range: 4.14M / 3.5M

11:30 ET
US sells $80 bln 4-Week Bills

13:00 ET
US sells $17 bln 10-Year TIPS

Speakers
10:40 ET
ECB’s Schnabel Chairs a Panel Discussion

Good luck!