Bitcoin stabilizes following Biden announcement drop; focus on stock futures (NYSEARCA:SPY)
Stock index futures are set to be closely watched as trading commences on Sunday evening following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not seek reelection. The S&P (SPX), Dow (INDU), and Nasdaq 100 (NDX:IND) futures are scheduled to begin trading at 6 p.m. ET on the CME.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) experienced a 1% increase, with trading occurring 24 hours a day. The cryptocurrency initially dropped before Biden’s official statement, but it managed to recover those losses and move into positive territory.
Mohamed El-Erian, an advisor at Allianz, expressed varying opinions on the potential impact of Biden’s decision on US stock futures. He shared his thoughts on Twitter, stating, “Views are likely to differ on how the news of President Biden dropping out of the presidential race will impact US stock futures when they start trading later this afternoon (and beyond). I suspect that (some) will interpret this as implying greater uncertainty on what can be said about policies after the November elections (though they differ on why).”
El-Erian further added, “Some will see markets as having already priced in the news given the extent to which pressure had been building in the last couple of weeks; and yet others will view this as constituting a short-term distraction for markets at best.”
The uncertainty surrounding how markets will react to the news remains a focal point of discussion. El-Erian emphasized the importance of considering both the actual market response and the expected reaction.
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