U.S. stock index futures recovered on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's abrupt call to end stimulus talks sent Wall Street tumbling in the previous session, while shares of Levis Strauss surged following a surprise quarterly profit.
“ is unlikely to be the catalyst for a significant sell-off as most market participants were not anticipating that a deal will be reached ahead of the election anyway,” said Milan Cutkovic, market analyst at Axi Corp.
“Should there be no stimulus package announced shortly after the election, investors could get increasingly nervous about the economic recovery losing momentum.” Signs that lawmakers were negotiating a new round of fiscal aid had fueled a broad rally in U.S. stocks on Monday. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday also called for more help for businesses and households to keep a nascent economic recovery from faltering.
All eyes later in the day will be on the only debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris, which comes less than a week after Trump said he had contracted COVID-19 amid a White House outbreak that has infected numerous high-profile Republicans.
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