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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.74%. The dollar rallied Thursday, rebounding further above Wednesday’s 3-1/2 month low. Hawkish comments Thursday from New York Fed President Williams and San Francisco Fed President Daly pushed T-note yields higher and boosted the dollar. Also, a weaker-than-expected Eurozone consumer price...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.84%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.77%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.35%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.32%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly higher and have carryover support from a rally in the Euro Stoxx 50 to a 3-1/2 month high. European stocks...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.04%. The dollar on Wednesday recovered from a 3-1/2 month low and posted modest gains. The dollar rebounded after Wednesday’s economic news showed Q3 GDP was revised higher than expected. Also, an easing of consumer price pressures in Germany and Spain...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.51%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.47% at a 3-3/4 month high, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.61%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher after Q3 GDP was revised higher and the Q3 core deflator was revised lower,...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.13%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.07%. Stock index futures this morning are under pressure from concern that economic weakness in China will weigh on global economic prospects after China’s industrial profits rose at...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.52%. The dollar retreated on Friday after economic news showed the U.S. Nov S&P manufacturing PMI fell more than expected. Also, strength in the euro Friday weighed on the dollar after the German Nov IFO business climate rose more than expected...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.30%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.82%. Stocks on Thursday posted moderate losses. Stocks were under...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday recovered from early losses and ended the day mildly higher by +0.27%. The dollar found support Thursday on hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said policymakers were “not confident” they had raised interest rates enough to bring inflation back down to the Fed’s...