Futures on US stock indexes rose as investors assessed comments from Fed officials as signaling a rise in borrowing costs.
March futures on the SP500 rose 0.5% to $ 2,374, while those of the Dow Jones climbed 76 points, or 0.4 per cent to around 20883 levels.
The possibility the Fed to raise interest rates in March jumped to 80 percent today from 40 percent on Friday. .
William Dudley said that the ability to raise rates has increased, and John Williams - President of San Francisco Fed said it needed more speed in increasing interest rates.
Trump's speech turned out to be not such an important event for the markets given the lack of details, which he eventually gave.
VIX volatility index dropped to record low levels, this is the longest drop in a month.
Earnings season is coming to an end and about three-quarters of the companies that have reported their earnings have surpassed analysts' expectations.
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