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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.58%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. Strength in...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.47%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.74%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher on strength in technology stocks. Tesla climbed more than +5% in pre-market trading after Mogan Stanley upgraded...

Like most countries over the past three years, New Zealand has tried to manage inflation by increasing interest rates. Japan, on the other hand, has taken a different tack – with clear success.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.88%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.87%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.80%. Stocks this morning are moderately lower, with the Dow...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.04%. The dollar Thursday recovered from early losses and moved higher after T-note yields erased an early decline and moved higher. Also, weakness in the yen supported the dollar after the yen on Thursday fell to a 5-week low against the dollar....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell back from a 3-1/2 week high and posted a slight loss. Long liquidation emerged in the dollar after stocks recovered from their worst levels, which curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar on Thursday initially moved higher on the rise in the...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.28%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.50%, both at 3-week lows. Stock indexes this morning are moderately lower, weighed down by today’s rise in the 10-year T-note yield to an 8-3/4 month...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.22%. The dollar Monday recovered from early losses and rose moderately on weakness in the yen, which fell to a 3-week low against the dollar after the BOJ announced unscheduled bond purchases. A decline in T-note yields Monday limited gains in the...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.08%. Stocks are slightly higher, with the Nasdaq 100 climbing...