NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Friday, February 23

S&P Futures are flat to higher this morning. A host of macro economic data points out of Europe this morning, none of them are impacting markets though. Fed officials speaking after the bell yesterday stuck to their narrative of wanting to see more data on inflation before proceeding with any rate cuts. Shares of SQ & CVNA are higher due to positive earnings announcement. WBD to release this morning. Middle East cease fire talks are scheduled for tomorrow in Paris. Key inflations reports are due out next week. In Europe, stocks are flat to higher ahead of ECB speeches. Oil prices are off by more than 1.5% in the pre-market.