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The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.34%. Weakness in the British pound underpinned the dollar Wednesday as GBP/USD fell to a 1-week low on better-than-expected UK inflation news. Also, the weakness in the yen Wednesday was positive for the dollar. Wednesday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. housing starts report limited the...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.27%. Stocks this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.06% at a 1-week low, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.12% at a 1-week low. U.S. stock index futures this morning are slightly lower. September E-Mini S&P 500 futures and Sep Nasdaq...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.11%. Stocks are lower after the U.S. June payrolls report...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.86% and posted a 2-week low. Friday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. Jun nonfarm payrolls report weighed on the dollar. Also, strength in the yen undercut the dollar after the yen rallied to a 2-week high against the dollar Friday on signs of wage pressures...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.9%. Stocks are higher after the U.S. June payrolls report...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.15%. Stocks this morning are modestly lower after the U.S....

Central bank chiefs kept up their hawkish language as they appeared today on a policy panel at the ECB’s policy retreat in Sintra, Portugal. Fed Chair Powell said he won’t take two consecutive rate hikes off the table “at all.” Powell also said, “Policy hasn’t been restrictive for very long....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday recovered from a 5-week low and rose by +0.18%. Hawkish Fed comments Friday from Richmond Fed President Barkin and Fed Governor Waller pushed bond yields higher and sparked short covering in the dollar. Also, the stronger-than-expected University of Michigan U.S. Jun consumer sentiment...