Trump nominates Bessent, Macy's delays earnings, PCE: 3 Things
President-elect Donald Trump has pushed forward a nomination for Key Square Group Founder and CEO Scott Bessent to be the next US Secretary of the Treasury in his Cabinet. US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are reacting positively to this news Monday morning. Department store Macy's (M) is delaying the release of its third quarter earnings report after it was discovered an employee hid up to $154 million in expenses for the retailer. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index — the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge — is due out this Wednesday, November 27, alongside the central bank's November meeting minutes for this week. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.