My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Sept. 14 1. U.S. equities edge up in premarket trading, with investors largely betting the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates further when the central bank convenes next week. The S & P 500 is up 0.33%, while the Nasdaq Composite is 0.24% higher. U.S. government bond yields tick up, with that of the 10-year Treasury hovering just below 4.3%. 2. Oil prices continue to climb higher, with West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S.
China's central bank is cutting the reserve requirement ratio for all banks, except those that have implemented a 5% reserve ratio, by 25 basis points from Sept. 15, in the government's latest effort to prop up its faltering economy. 8. Jim Farley, the CEO of Club holding Ford Motor , rejects allegations by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain that the automaker is not taking bargaining seriously ahead of a Thursday night strike deadline.