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Asian markets edged down Tuesday as investors jockey ahead of a slew of central bank decisions, key economic data and earnings from tech titans this week.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.22% and posted a 2-week high. The dollar garnered support Monday from weakness in the Canadian dollar, which fell to an 8-1/2 month low against the dollar, and weakness in the British pound, which fell to a 3-1/2 week low against the...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.33% at a 2-week high. The dollar is garnering support today from weakness in the Canadian dollar, which fell to an 8-1/2 month low against the dollar, and weakness in the British pound, which fell to a 3-1/2 week low against...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is trading slightly lower by -0.06%. The dollar is being undercut by today's -4.7 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield to 4.194%, which followed the dovish US PCE deflator report, the Fed's preferred inflation measure. Today's PCE deflator report was close to expectations...

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are trending up +0.82% this morning, signaling a rebound from yesterday’s slump, while investors looked ahead to the release of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is slightly lower by -0.11%. The dollar is being undercut by today's -6.5 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield, which undercut the dollar's interest rate differentials. The dollar is also being undercut as the markets this week slightly boosted the odds for a...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell slightly by -0.06%. The main bearish factor was the weak US manufacturing PMI and new home sales reports. The dollar partially recovered from early losses as the T-note yield rose during the day. The 10-year T-note yield ended the day up +2.2...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) is down -0.24% on lower T-note yields and weak US economic reports. The 10-year T-note yield is down -2.3 bp at 4.227%. The preliminary-July S&P US manufacturing PMI fell by -2.1 points to 49.5, which was substantially weaker than expectations of unchanged at 51.6. The...

September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are trending down -1.04% this morning as Alphabet’s cautious outlook on AI progress and Tesla’s profit miss, coupled with a delay in its Robotaxi event, weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited U.S. business activity data and the next round of corporate earnings reports.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose slightly by +0.14% as US political factors continued to buffet the FX markets. Bearish factors for the dollar include Tuesday’s -1.0 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield and the weaker-than-expected US economic reports. June US existing home sales fell -5.4% to...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) is trading slightly higher by +0.18% as US political factors continue to buffet the FX markets. Bearish factors for the dollar today include today’s -2.5 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield and the weaker-than-expected US economic reports. Today’s June US existing home sales report...