U.S. stock futures swung between gains and losses on Friday after Thursday’s lower close. Futures on major benchmark indices were mixed.
Investors, as experts say, are waiting for January’s inflation figures Tom Lee estimates that core CPI will fall to 2.52% year-on-year – matching the 2017-2019 average and signaling a return to pre-COVID-19 inflation.
Meanwhile, the ten-year government bond yielded 4.12%, and the two-year government bond returned 3.47%. FedWatch from the CME Group toolThe projections show that markets estimate a 92.1% probability that the Federal Reserve will leave current interest rates unchanged in March.
| Index | Performance (+/-) |
| Dow Jones | -0.13% |
| S&P500 | 0.02% |
| Nasdaq100 | 0.13% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.08% |
Stocks In Focus
Year
- ROKU maintains a stronger price trend in the long term, but a weak trend in the short and medium term Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Arista Networks
- ANET maintains a stronger price trend in the short, medium and long term, with a solid growth position, according to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Tri Pointe Homes
- Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (NYSE:TPH) rose 25.79% after it announced a strategic all-cash combination with Sumitomo Forestry to create a US-based homebuilder.
- Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that TPH maintains stronger price performance in the short, medium and long term, with a poor quality ranking.
HIVE digital technologies
- Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that HIVE maintains a weaker price trend in the long, medium and short term.
Expedia Group
- Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) fell 4.97% after reporting fourth-quarter earnings results as the company issued a subdued 2026 margin forecast despite beating both top and bottom line analyst expectations.
- EXPE maintains a stronger long-term price trend, but a weak short- and medium-term trend, with a moderate growth score, according to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Signals from the last session
Information technology, energy and financial stocks led the S&P 500’s decline on Thursday, while utilities and consumer staples rose.
Insights from analysts
Early 2026, Scott WrenSenior Global Market Strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, maintained a resilient outlook for the US economy and recently raised the annual growth estimate to 2.9%. Wren views the domestic economy as a “gigantic aircraft carrier that is difficult to throw off course,” expecting it to withstand temporary “stumbles and turmoil” in the market.
Despite recent volatility that has seen the S&P 500 Index fall about 3% from January’s record high, Wren argues that such corrections represent “buying opportunities” rather than worsening fundamentals. He emphasizes looking “under the hood” to see performance expanding beyond technology into cyclical and value-oriented sectors. His main expectations include.
- Business income: Expect a fourth straight year of record profits for the S&P 500.
- Monetary policy: Expectations for further Federal Reserve easing and rate cuts as the year progresses.
- Investment Strategy: A preference for US assets over international ones, particularly favoring sectors such as energy, materials and industrials.
Wren advises investors to “see through the headlines” and remain confident that the improving economy will ultimately benefit a broader range of market sectors.
Upcoming economic data
Here’s what investors will be watching on Friday.
- January’s Consumer Price Index data will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Commodities, gold, cryptocurrencies and global stock markets
Crude oil futures traded higher by 0.35% in the early session in New York, hovering around $63.06 per barrel.
Gold Spot US Dollar rose 0.91% to hover around $4,966.59 an ounce. The last record high was $5,595.46 per ounce. The US Dollar Index spot was 0.10% higher at the 97.0180 level.
In the meantime, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded 0.81% lower at $66,785.65 per coin.
Asian markets closed lower on Friday after China’s CSI 300, India’s Nifty 50, Australia’s ASX 200, Japan’s Nikkei 225, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and South Korea’s Kospi indices fell. European markets were largely lower in early trading.
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