Joe Lavorgna, counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, reportedly backed further interest rate cuts in 2026 while expecting the U.S. economy to grow by about 3% next year.
U.S. stock futures (ES00) (YM00) (NQ00) are slipping ahead of a shortened session, with gold (GC00), silver (SI00) and copper (HG00) continuing to rise and the dollar DXY falling.