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

US inventory futures fell Sunday evening, as March’s struggles seemed set to proceed after Wall Road’s newest week of massive 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 per 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%. Buyers have been rocked by financial considerations and persevering with uncertainty over President Trump’s unpredictable tariff coverage.

Wall Road might be centered on the Federal Reserve within the coming week, seeking to its determination on rates of interest and Chair Jerome Powell’s ideas on the trail ahead — and on the final well being of the US economic system. The expectation is that the Fed will maintain charges regular, so traders 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 count on a bounce again from January’s 0.9% drop, in search of a 0.6% rise. The pulse test comes after the College of Michigan’s newest shopper sentiment survey confirmed a souring of shopper religion in Trump’s economic system.

Quarterly earnings outcomes are due this week from Nike (NKE), Getty (GETY), FedEx (FDX) and Basic 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.