US stock futures ticked lower on Monday as investors braced for a packed week of corporate earnings and monitored rising tensions in the Middle East. Major US banks—including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo—are scheduled to report their latest quarterly results. Other notable companies set to release earnings include Johnson & Johnson, GE Aerospace, UnitedHealth Group, Intuitive Surgical, and Netflix.
Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to deliver a 24% increase in second-quarter profits, providing a crucial test of whether robust earnings can sustain the ongoing rally fueled by enthusiasm over artificial intelligence. Investors are also awaiting key US inflation figures this week for further insight into the Federal Reserve’s policy trajectory.
At the same time, geopolitical risks remain in focus as the US and Iran traded new missile strikes over the weekend, underscoring persistent tensions around shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
