U.S. premarket: the three major index futures move in opposite directions,FOMC with the Fed rate decision and Google and Microsoft earnings due

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The Federal Reserve interest-rate decision and Microsoft's and Alphabet's after-hours earnings reports are the focus of the U.S. premarket.

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Overview of key U.S. premarket news:FOMC Decisive night: the three major index futures move in opposite directions, while Google and Microsoft report after hours

BlockBeats News,October 28, on Wednesday before the market open, the three major stock index futures moved in opposite directions. According to Bitget market data, Dow futures fell 0.13%, while Nasdaq futures rose 0.43%, and S&P 500 index futures edged up 0.19%. The Federal Reserve will announce its interest-rate decision early Thursday morning Beijing time. This will be the most significant macro event tonight, and the market will closely watch the decision and Waller's subsequent remarks.

Other important U.S. premarket news on Wednesday is as follows: 1 Microsoft will announce its 2027 fiscal first-quarter results (for the period ended September 30) after the market closes Wednesday, U.S. Eastern Time. According to the Bloomberg consensus, Microsoft's adjusted earnings per share are expected to be 4.72 USD, compared with 4.13 USD in the same period last year, representing year-on-year growth of approximately 14%; revenue is expected to be 90630000000 USD, compared with 77670000000 USD in the same period last year, representing growth of nearly 17%。

2 Google will announce its third-quarter results after the market closes Wednesday, U.S. Eastern Time. According to the Bloomberg consensus, Alphabet's third-quarter GAAP adjusted earnings per share are expected to be 2.99 USD; total revenue is expected to be 127930000000 USD, compared with 102350000000 USD in the same period last year, representing year-on-year growth of approximately 25%。

3 Oracle is expanding its deployment of NVIDIA Vera Rubin to a “multi-gigawatt” scale while also introducing chips from Google and Cerebras. Tuesday's news said Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will expand deployment of NVIDIA's latest-generation Vera Rubin AI servers to a “multi-gigawatt” scale; the parties did not disclose the transaction value. NVIDIA CEO CEO Jensen Huang previously said that each gigawatt of Vera Rubin systems could generate up to 40000000000 USD in revenue for NVIDIA.

Meanwhile, Oracle is also introducing chips from Google's parent company Alphabet and Cerebras Systems to diversify its computing supply. 4、SK SK Hynix said its 2029 years ahead,DRAM and HBM capacity has been fully sold, while third-quarter operating profit exceeded expectations; 5 Apple will hold its second 1: 00 launch event October early Thursday morning Beijing time, and is expected to introduce its first touchscreen MacBook and a new iPad mini.

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Key points

October 28 Before Wednesday's open, Dow futures fell 0.13%, Nasdaq futures rose 0.43%, and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.19%。
The Federal Reserve will announce its interest-rate decision early Thursday morning Beijing time, and the market is watching the decision and Waller's subsequent remarks.
Microsoft is expected to announce its 2027 fiscal first-quarter results after the market closes Wednesday, U.S. Eastern Time.
The Bloomberg consensus expects Microsoft's adjusted earnings per share to be 4.72 USD, and revenue to be 90630000000 USD。
Alphabet is expected to announce its third-quarter results after the market closes Wednesday, U.S. Eastern Time. The Bloomberg consensus expects its GAAP earnings per share to be 2.99 USD, and total revenue to be 127930000000 USD。
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will expand deployment of NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI servers to a “multi-gigawatt” scale; the parties did not disclose the transaction value.
Oracle is also introducing chips from Alphabet and Cerebras Systems.
SK SK Hynix said its 2029 years ahead,DRAM and HBM capacity has been fully sold, while third-quarter operating profit exceeded expectations.
Apple will hold its 1: 00 early Thursday morning Beijing time,October second launch event and is expected to introduce its first touchscreen MacBook and a new iPad mini.

AI-assisted interpretation

The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.

This is a summary of U.S. premarket information. The market is awaiting both the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and quarterly results from Microsoft and Alphabet. Some figures in the article are Bloomberg consensus estimates, not realized results; some corporate plans and product information also remain subject to subsequent confirmation.

Why it matters to readers

The rate decision may affect overall market sentiment, while Microsoft's and Alphabet's earnings reports may affect the performance of related stocks and indexes. The chip deployment and capacity information reflects market attention to demand for artificial-intelligence computing power and memory.

Beginners can first distinguish among three types of information: index futures reflect premarket performance, earnings expectations are not actual results, and corporate deployment or event schedules do not equal final implementation or product performance.

Risks and unknowns

Microsoft's and Alphabet's actual earnings reports and guidance have not yet been released.
The Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and Waller's subsequent remarks have not yet been released.
The transaction value between Oracle and NVIDIA was not disclosed, and the deployment timeline and implementation progress remain unclear.
Some information in the article comes from media reports or market expectations, and no further verification materials were provided in the original text.

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