US equity markets built on the previous session’s solid gains, with the S&P 500 and Dow logging fresh record closing highs ahead of key inflation figures tonight AEST and third quarter earnings season moving into gear - Dow rallied +432-points or +1.03% to 42,512 . Honeywell International Inc +3.24% Boeing Co (down -3.41%) was the worst performing Dow component overnight after the aircraft manufacturer withdrew its contract offer to the striking International Association of Machinists, observing that "the union did not seriously consider our proposals," and instead made "non-negotiable demands" that the company could not meet. Meanwhile, S&P Global warned the strike was "increasing financial risk for the company," and estimated Boeing will have a US$10B cash outflow this year as a result. The ratings agency put its ratings on Boeing's debt on "CreditWatch with negative implications."
