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Friday, August 21, 2026
US Futures Tick Up as US Treasury Boosts Liquidity
US index futures move slightly higher this Friday, supported by expanded US Treasury bond buybacks, while geopolitical friction with Iran and upcoming PMI data remain top of mind for futures traders.
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- Thursday, August 20, 2026US Treasury and Fed Under Pressure: Debt Crosses $40 Trillion Mark
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026Yield Pressures, Tech Sell-Off, and Hawkish Fed Minutes
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026Wall Street Slides Under Pressure from Oil Prices and Bond Yields
- Monday, August 17, 2026Futures Brief Aug 17: Nvidia in Focus Amid Geopolitical and Macro Pressures
- Sunday, August 16, 2026Market Brief: Apple Downgrade, Bond Leverage, and Trade Tension
- Saturday, August 15, 2026US-Canada Tariff Deadline and Tech Supply Chain Pressures: Market Brief
- Friday, August 14, 2026S&P 500 and Russell 2000 Hit Records Despite Mixed Macro Signals
- Thursday, August 13, 2026US Inflation Slows Down: Bond Yields Ease Amid Energy Tensions
After the open, see how the flow actually traded in the session journal.