US market recap from the night of February 12 to 13, 2026:
US futures were in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the CPI, with a slight risk-off bias due to the strengthened dollar following strong January jobs data.
S&P 500 futures nearly flat (-0.1%), Nasdaq futures -0.3% (tech sensitive to rates), Dow futures -0.2%. No big moves, but low volume and cautious sentiment – everyone was watching inflation to validate or not the Fed's cuts. Wall Street had closed the previous day (February 12) with moderate losses (-0.5% on S&P), following profit-taking after a late 2025 rally.