Wall Street futures trading down before market opening on Thursday

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Source: WBP Online
US futures for equity decreased on Thursday, as investors worldwide continued the sell-off after latest the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes, which hinted at a rate increase in June. If the US economic data continues to show consistent growth towards the targeted 2%, probability of a rate hike by the Fed will increase further. In the meantime, reacting to the news Standard & Poor's futures fell 0.4% to 2,033.95 points on Thursday.
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