- Global shares are starting the week on the back foot ahead of some major upcoming events that could weigh on investor sentiment.
- Among them: Key votes on Brexit, U.S.-China trade talks, a Federal Reserve policy decision and a deluge of high profile corporate earnings.
- More tensions? President Trump said another government shutdown is "certainly an option" after signing a bill to temporarily reopen government following the longest shutdown in history.
- Asia: Nikkei -0.6%; Hang Seng flat; Shanghai -0.2%. Sensex -1%.
- Europe: FTSE 100 -0.4%; CAC 40 -0.5%; DAX -0.3%.
- U.S. futures: Dow -0.4%; S&P -0.4%; Nasdaq -0.5%.
- Oil is down 1.6% at $52.82/bbl, gold is up 0.2% to $1300/ounce and the 10-year Treasury yield is flat at 2.76%.
- ETFs: SPY, QQQ, DIA, SH, SSO, VOO, SDS, IVV, SPXU, TQQQ, UPRO, PSQ, SPXL, RSP, SPXS, SQQQ, QID, DOG, QLD, DXD, UDOW, SDOW, VFINX, EPS, DDM, QQEW, QQQE, SPLX, OTC:SFLA, QQXT, SPUU, SPXE, UDPIX, OTPIX, RYARX, SPXN, SPDN, SPXT, SPXV
- Now read: S&P 500 Earnings Are Still Too High - Here's Why The Market Will Re-Adjust
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