{"id":323223,"date":"2026-03-05T13:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/323223\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:18:08","slug":"us-stock-futures-slip-as-investors-weigh-middle-east-war-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/323223\/","title":{"rendered":"US stock futures slip as investors weigh Middle East war fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 5 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as investors digested the widening fallout from an intensifying Middle East war<\/a>, after markets staged a tentative bounce a day earlier.<\/p>\n

Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles toward Israel earlier in the day, just hours after efforts in Washington to halt the U.S. air assault ran into a wall.<\/p>\n

Safe-haven gold and the dollar kept climbing, while U.S. Treasuries cooled, pushing the 10-year yield to its highest level since early February.<\/p>\n

Oil, after surging more than 3% on the day and jumping over 15% so far this week, extended its rally as the conflict entered a sixth day, keeping fears alive that higher energy costs could bleed into the broader economy and muddy an already uneasy outlook for the Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n

More: Senate fails to block US involvement in Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n

At 02:40 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis YMcv1 were down 185 points, or 0.38%, S&P 500 E-minis EScv1 were down 14 points, or 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis NQcv1 were down 62.75 points, or 0.25%.<\/p>\n

Even with nerves frayed by the prospect of a prolonged conflict and inflation worries reignited by pricier fuel, investors have been quick to rotate back into tech. The Nasdaq has climbed 0.6% so far this week as bargain-hunters scooped up technology names that drove much of the selloff this week and were hit hard last month. The S&P 500, meanwhile, hovered slightly lower.<\/p>\n

More: Next step in the war: Iran wants ‘blood’; Trump says US can fight ‘forever’<\/a><\/p>\n

The slight rebound on Wednesday was powered again by tech stocks. The Nasdaq jumped 1.29%, the S&P 500 gained 0.8%, and the Dow ended 0.5% higher. Helping calm sentiment were reports of Iran’s openness to talks and U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>‘s pledge to keep oil markets steady.<\/p>\n

The rally also drew support from fresh data suggesting U.S. economic activity is holding up, alongside government officials playing down the inflation hit from a spike in oil prices.<\/p>\n

Next up, markets will parse weekly jobless claims later in the day, before turning to non-farm payrolls report on Friday.<\/p>\n

Investors will also be scanning for fresh Fed signals after a run of hawkish commentary, with remarks from U.S. Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman due later in the day.<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Pranav Kashyap in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)<\/p>\n

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