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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. Stock indexes this afternoon are higher despite uneven corporate...

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 down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.02%. Stock indexes this morning are mixed on uneven corporate...

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are trending down -0.16% this morning as investors digested weaker-than-expected business activity readings from China and the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision, with the focus shifting to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee meeting as well as a fresh batch of earnings reports and…

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.17%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.06%. Stock index futures this morning are slightly higher on some better-than-expected corporate earnings results. Arista Networks is up more than +9% in pre-market trading after reporting...

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are trending up +0.12% this morning as investors digested weaker-than-expected business activity readings from China and the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision, with the focus shifting to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee meeting as well as a fresh batch of earnings reports and…

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are trending up +0.23% this morning as investors digested weaker-than-expected business activity readings from China and the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision, with the focus shifting to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee meeting and rate decision.

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.14%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.11% this morning as investors digested weaker-than-expected business activity readings from China and the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision, with the focus shifting to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee meeting and…

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.43%. Strength in equity markets Monday reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, a rally in the yen to a 2-1/2 week high against the dollar weighed on the dollar on a report the BOJ may lift its yield cap on the...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.70%. The dollar on Tuesday recovered from a 1-month low and posted moderate gains after stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing news pushed T-note yields higher. Also, weakness in EUR/USD supported the dollar on dovish comments from ECB President Lagarde and weaker-than-expected Eurozone economic...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.88%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.98%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher on some positive...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.08%. The dollar Friday fell back slightly as T-note yields declined, weakening the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Also, dovish comments Friday from Philadelphia Fed President Harker and Cleveland Fed President Mester undercut the dollar when they said they favored the Fed...