U.S. stock index futures edged lower, and semiconductor stocks continued to decline

According to Jinshi News, as the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rises above 4.6%, U.S. stock index futures have slightly declined. Major semiconductor stocks such as Micron Technology (MU.O) and Nvidia (NVDA.O) continue to fall in pre-market trading. If the S&P 500 index continues to decline today, it will mark the third consecutive trading day of losses for the index. Rising yields, high inflation, and elevated oil prices are weakening investors' willingness to invest. Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, stated that a stagflationary macroeconomic environment may not necessarily hinder stock market performance, provided that companies can still improve profit margins.