Stocks may experience choppy trading in the early going on Thursday, extending the relatively lackluster performance seen over the past two sessions. The major index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open, with the Dow futures up by 130 points but the Nasdaq 100 futures down by 57 points.
Traders may remain reluctant to make significant moves as they continue to look ahead to a closely watched reading on inflation on Friday.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.