Financial Market Preview - Friday 1-May
From FactSet U.S. Daily Market Preview by FactSet
May 1, 2026 · 4 min · Season 7 · Episode 82
About this episode
The episode discusses the current state of financial markets, highlighting modest gains in US equity futures and strong earnings momentum.
US equity futures are modestly higher, Asian markets are broadly higher while European markets are mostly closed for holidays with UK equities slightly weaker. Equities were supported by strong earnings momentum, with Q1 results continuing to exceed expectations and reinforcing key themes around robust AI-driven compute demand and elevated capex. While big tech earnings were mixed, overall takeaways remained constructive, and additional support came from a pullback in oil prices and yields. Companies mentioned: OpenAI, Nexstar Media Group, Two Harbors Investment
Topics covered
- US equity futures
- Asian markets
- European markets
- strong earnings
- AI-driven compute demand
- oil prices
- yields
Keywords
- financial markets
- equity futures
- earnings momentum
- AI
- oil prices
- yields
- Asian markets
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenAI, Nexstar Media Group, Two Harbors Investment
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