NewsWare's Trade Talk: Thursday, May 8

S&P Futures are seeing a strong move higher this morning as President Trump is expected to announce the framework of trade agreement with the U.K. this morning. The UK deal is widely seen as the easiest to secure, given the close economic and cultural ties between the two countries and their nearly balanced trade flows. In Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference yesterday, he was cautious on the state of the economy due to the latest confidence data and indicated that the Fed will need more data before taking any monetary policy action. COST reported strong April sales data last night. Key economic data point for today is this morning Jobless Claims report, estimates are for the number to come in at +230k. On the earning front, APP, BUD, CVNA are higher after their earnings announcements, ARM and FTNT are lower. After the bell today MCK, COIN, NET, DKNG & TTD are set to report.