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Stock futures mostly fell as investors digested another difficult day for tech stocks and persistent uncertainty on Federal Reserve policy.

Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Wednesday, with technology shares logging steep losses in tandem with their Wall Street peers, while Japanese markets extended a fall from record highs on soft trade data.

S&P 500 Futures fell 0.1% in Asian trade, with focus squarely on the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium, where Fed Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak this week.

Its the middle of August and you know what that means. Its Christmas in the middle of the summer. The period going forward thru Labor Day is usually the lowest volume of the year save the week between Christmas and New Years.

The investing world will turn its attention to northwestern Wyoming in the week ahead, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set to give his most important policy speech of the year on Friday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

Markets are entering a volatile phase as Mercury retrograde and geopolitical tensions distort price and time patterns. Traders should expect choppiness, overshoots, and unexpected turns—making vigilance more critical than ever.

Stocks were largely able to erase losses seen earlier in the session after July’s producer price index came in hotter than expected. That threw some cold water on the investor euphoria that followed the consumer price index earlier in the week.

Stock futures fell early Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rallied to new records and as investors gear up for more data to assess the state of the U.S. economy.

Asian stock markets climbed on Wednesday in broad-based buying, tracking sharp overnight gains on Wall Street after mild U.S. inflation data fueled Fed rate-cut hopes, while Japan’s Nikkei extended its record-setting rally.

Stock futures mostly fell early Tuesday, as investors prepare for a fresh inflation report. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or less than 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.21%, while S&P 500 futures lost 0.12%.