Central Bank Views Lift Wall Street Pre-Bell; Asia Mixed, Europe Up

07:09 AM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed again to fresh record-highs pre-bell Thursday on Wall Street, as traders digested the Wednesday Federal Reserve rate cut and related commentary, along with a similar reduction by the Bank of Canada, and an expected hold-steady decision on Friday by the Bank of Japan.

In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.8%, the Nasdaq added 1% and the Dow Jones was up 0.7%.

Asian exchanges traded choppily overnight, with Hong Kong and Shanghai falling back, but broad equity indices in Tokyo, Taiwan and Seoul striking new all-time zeniths.

European bourses tracked solidly north midday on the continent.

FedEx (FDX), the delivery-service and economic bellwether, reports quarterly results after-bell.

On the economic calendar is the weekly jobless claims bulletin at 8:30 am ET, along with the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for September.

The August leading indicators report posts at 10 am, and the weekly EIA natural gas report at 10:30 am.

In premarket action, Bitcoin traded at $117,161, West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower at $63.93, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.05%. Spot gold traded for $3,669 an ounce.

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