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Fed Minutes in Focus as US Equity Futures Tread Water Pre-Bell

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 10/08/25 08:16 AM EDT

08:16 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Wednesday as traders awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy-setting meeting.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.3% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.2% higher.

The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to release the minutes from its latest meeting at 2 pm ET. Investors are expected to parse the document for signals on future monetary policy, amid continued delays in key economic data caused by the US government shutdown, now in its eighth day.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 1.2% at $66.26 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1.4% higher at $62.59 per barrel.

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