Stock Market Update
22-Aug-25 09:19 ET
Futures point modestly higher ahead of Powell address
Market is Closed
[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +17.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +48.00.
Equity futures point to a modestly higher opening as the stock market looks to make up some ground in what has been a relatively tough week.
All eyes and ears will be on Fed Chair Powell's 10:00 ET speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, with the market eager for any signs of dovishness after September rate cut expectations have steadily been chipped away at.
Other headlines are relatively quiet this morning, though NVIDIA (NVDA) is down 1.5% after reports from The Information indicated the company has instructed some suppliers to halt production of its H20 chip for China.
