S&P 500 Futures Rise 0.1% Ahead of Big Bank Earnings as Oil Rebounds Above $92
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 12
S&P 500 Futures Rise 0.1% Ahead of Big Bank Earnings as Oil Rebounds Above $92
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 12
Summary
S&P 500 futures added 0.1% early Monday, while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.12%, as investors entered a week packed with major bank results and U.S. inflation data.
FactSet expects S&P 500 third-quarter earnings growth of 29.6%, a fourth straight quarter above 25%, though investors are focused on whether companies can preserve margins amid higher fuel and borrowing costs.
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo are all due this week, with September CPI scheduled for Wednesday and PPI for Thursday.
WTI crude rose 0.7% to $92.49 and Brent gained 0.8% to $105.59 after Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had already violated Trump's weekend "energy ceasefire" announcement, keeping geopolitical risks in focus.
Could the sudden Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire be a fragile illusion leaving global oil markets dangerously exposed to Middle East chaos?
With maritime chokepoints threatened and a hurricane looming, will the promised flood of Russian diesel actually reach desperate global markets?
As geopolitics overpower market fundamentals, are traders blindly trusting diplomatic promises while ignoring the ticking time bomb of freight costs?
U.S.-Russia Diesel Deal Shakes Global Energy Markets: Sanctions Rift, Political Fallout, and $100 Oil Amid Middle East Crisis
Overview
On October 12, 2026, the US announced a major diesel import deal with Russia, easing sanctions through General License 135 to address soaring domestic fuel prices before the midterm elections. This move triggered immediate drops in diesel and crude prices but sparked political backlash at home and a diplomatic rift with European allies, who kept their own bans on Russian oil. Despite a US-announced energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy sites continued, highlighting the gap between political declarations and battlefield reality. Meanwhile, Middle East conflicts and shipping attacks kept global oil prices elevated above $100 per barrel, showing that short-term deals could not resolve deeper supply risks.