- As traders got ready for another busy day of earnings before the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, US equity-index futures declined on Tuesday. Bond yields decreased for a second day, and the dollar remained stable.
- After Monday's impressive performance on Wall Street, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 futures wavered before moving down. Investors are worried that the effects of a slowing economy will be felt in the future even though a fifth of S&P 500 companies have already reported third-quarter earnings, with more than half exceeding estimates. Major corporations reporting today include Microsoft and Alphabet.
- The chemicals sector had the poorest performance on the Stoxx Europe 600 index as a result of Linde's decline following its proposal to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Banks did poorly as the ECB thought about limiting unexpected profits from rising interest rates.
