From Bloomberg

• "US stock futures rose Thursday, lifted by a fresh slew of earnings releases and a revival of Federal Reserve policy-easing bets.

• Futures contracts for the Nasdaq 100 were up 0.3% while those on the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, setting up Wall Street to extend gains notched in the previous session when US core inflation came in a touch below forecasts. Sentiment got a further boost as Bank of America Corp. posted estimate-beating results, lifting its shares in premarket.

• Technology companies including Nvidia Corp. and Super Micro Computer Inc. also rallied after a strong outlook from chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reinforced hopes of resilient spending on artificial intelligence. On the downside, shares in UnitedHealth Group Inc. slid more than 4% after revenue fell short of expectations, dragging other health insurers lower.

• European shares rose too, buoyed by luxury goods maker Richemont, which reported a jump in jewelry sales. Its results drove an index of European luxury stocks higher by the most since March 2022.

• The market’s next test will be US initial jobless claims and retail sales figures due later Thursday. These will provide a broader picture of the health of the economy, with economists forecasting retail sales to have slowed slightly last month.

• “What we want to see is pretty much a Goldilocks scenario of decent growth in the US but no strong re-acceleration,” said Amelie Derambure, a portfolio manager at Amundi Asset Management, referring to a scenario where the economy is in good shape but not hot enough to derail interest-rate bets.

• “What we don’t want is something too crazy on the retail sales that would put pressure on the Fed,” she added."