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'I fully expect there's going to be a bit of a selloff', says BD8's Barbara Doran on U.S. markets

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Stock futures were flat on Wednesday night, as financiers wait for the next market driver.

Futures connected to the S&P 500 ticked greater by 0.01%, while Nasdaq 100 futures inched up by 0.01%. Futures connected to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 12 points or 0.04%.

In after-hours action, GameStop shares toppled approximately 19%. The computer game seller fired its CEO Matthew Furlong and selected Ryan Cohen as its executive chairman.

During the routine session Wednesday, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite appeared to kick back from their current rally. The broad-market index closed 0.38% lower, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.29%. The 30- stock Dow was the outlier, with a gain of 0.27% or 91.74 points.

“We’re in a bit of a news vacuum: Earnings are done, the debt ceiling is resolved, and we’re waiting for the Fed next week,” stated Barbara Doran, CEO of BD8 Capital Partners on “Closing Bell: Overtime”Wednesday “It’s commonly anticipated they will stop briefly, however it’s actually going to be very important what their assistance is and what the [consumer price index] number on Tuesday will be and the [producer price index].”

Indeed, financiers appear to be in a holding pattern while waiting for the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy conference on June 13 and14 Economic indications recommend that inflation is inching down, even as it stays above the reserve bank’s 2% target. Wage development, for example, is slowing. Wages increased 5.3% on a yearly basis in May, down 0.4 portion point from April, according to information fromIndeed Markets are pricing about a 66% opportunity that the Fed keeps rates stable at the next conference, according to the CME Fed Watch Tool.

More financial information will get here on Thursday early morning, with weekly out of work claims and wholesale stocks due.

CNBC’s Jeff Cox added to this report.