
The pit is open. The averages have not closed. The Fed has not typed.
Yahoo Finance, Wednesday 1:17 p.m. ET: Dow Jones 52,062.54, down 30.57 from Tuesdayโs 52,093.11, โ0.06%. S&P 500 7,609.12, up 23.39, +0.31%. Nasdaq Composite 26,153.75, up 172.18, +0.66%, as of 1:16 p.m. This morningโs Dow futures 52,688 at 8:05 is retired as a draft. 9:30 already rang. 4:00 p.m. is still the grade.
Brent $105.88 at 1:07 p.m. ET, vs Tuesdayโs $108.75 settle. WTI $102.47 at 1:06, vs this morningโs $103.41 Yahoo last at 8:05. Nvidia $215.63, +1.63% from Tuesdayโs $212.17. Bitcoin about $75,700 at 1:16. NBCโs diesel $6.31 nationwide high is the pump, not this Brent print.
FOMC votes today. Chair Kevin Warsh. The policy statement is 2 p.m. ET. Fed funds are still 3.50โ3.75% until they vote. We will not invent a quarter-point. We will not invent a cut. Pricing is not a hike. A 1:17 print does not vote. CLARITY cloture already failed 49โ50; that roll call is not this tape.
What this means for you
If you needed 8:05, that was futures. If you needed the close, wait for 4:00. If you needed the Fed, wait until 2 p.m. Not investment advice.
Bottom line: Dow 52,063 at 1:17. Brent $105.88 at 1:07. Not a close. Not a hike.
GLHR NEWS explains the news. Not investment, tax, or trading advice. Do your own work before you act.
