Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures tumble after another week of sharp losses

US inventory futures fell Sunday night time, as March’s struggles seemed set to proceed after Wall Avenue’s newest week of huge losses.

S&P 500 futures (ES=F) dropped 0.5%, whereas Dow Jones Industrial Common futures (YM=F) fell by round 0.4%. Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) slumped 0.7%.

Markets are coming off every week that noticed benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) enter into correction territory after struggling a ten% loss from its Feb. 19 excessive. In the meantime, the Dow noticed its worst weekly efficiency since March 2023 as all three main indexes misplaced greater than 2%. Traders have been rocked by economic concerns and persevering with uncertainty over President Trump’s unpredictable tariff policy.

Wall Avenue shall be centered on the Federal Reserve within the coming week, trying to its determination on rates of interest and Chair Jerome Powell’s ideas on the trail ahead — and on the overall well being of the US financial system. The expectation is that the Fed will maintain charges regular, so buyers will intently watch the Fed’s newest “dot plot,” which maps out policymakers’ expectations for the speed path going ahead.

In the meantime, February retail gross sales are set for launch Monday, giving a state of play for the American shopper. Economists anticipate a bounce again from January’s 0.9% drop, on the lookout for a 0.6% rise. The pulse test comes after the College of Michigan’s newest shopper sentiment survey showed a souring of consumer faith in Trump’s economy.

Quarterly earnings outcomes are due this week from Nike (NKE), Getty (GETY), FedEx (FDX) and Normal Mills (GIS), amongst others.

In an occasion that would herald change for the beleaguered AI sector, Monday brings Nvidia’s (NVDA) annual GTC convention, which has the potential to disclose stock-shifting developments in new tech.