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Briefing.com Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Markets face “analysis paralysis” from a packed day of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*FOMC expected to hold rates; focus is on potential dissents and Powell\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Q2 GDP and July ADP Employment Change reports print upside surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is one of those all-inclusive days. There is earnings news, economic data, an FOMC policy decision, trade talk, a quarterly refunding announcement, and even a tsunami warning for Hawaii and the California coast following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market participants will be forgiven if they don’t rush to act on any of it, mainly because there is so much to which they can react. It is a day where “analysis paralysis” could set in, given the permutations of what it could mean for the market outlook. For good measure, the earnings reports from Microsoft (MSFT)<\/strong> and Meta Platforms (META)<\/strong> await after the close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the S&P 500 futures are up six points and are trading 0.1% above fair value, the Nasdaq 100 futures are up 52 points and are trading 0.3% above fair value, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 12 points and are trading 0.1% above fair value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There isn’t a lot of pep in that step, but to be fair, the market hasn’t really been tripped up by any of the news items either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most companies reporting earnings have exceeded expectations (see Briefing.com’s Earnings Results Calendar for the full rundown), President Trump has confirmed that there won’t be an extension of the August 1 tariff deadline, there still hasn’t been a formal extension of the August 12 tariff deadline for China, and the Treasury Department has announced that it is offering $125 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $89.8 billion of privately-held Treasury notes and bonds maturing on August 15, 2025. Treasury anticipates maintaining nominal coupon and FRN auction sizes for at least the next several quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The securities are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n