The Latest Breaking News from ECB Governing Council

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.45%. Stocks this morning are moderately lower after U.S. consumer...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.14%. The dollar on Monday was under pressure from lower T-note yields. Also, strength in stocks on Monday curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Losses in the dollar were contained after Monday’s U.S consumer credit report for November, which was stronger...

Morning Markets March E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ES H24) are up +0.02%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH2 4) are up +0.27%, both at record highs. Stock index futures this morning are modestly higher and posted new all-time nearest futures highs. Expectations for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.37%. Lower T-note yields Tuesday weighed on the dollar. Also, hawkish ECB comments Tuesday supported the euro and weighed on the dollar. In addition, the strength in stocks on Tuesday reduced the liquidity demand for the dollar. Tuesday’s U.S. housing news...

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 -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.17%. Stocks this morning are slightly lower. The broader market...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday gave up an early advance and finished little changed, up only +0.01%. The dollar Thursday initially climbed to a 6-1/2 month high on carryover support from Wednesday when the FOMC signaled one more +25 bp rate hike this year and projected the fed...

The world’s top central bankers delivered a stern and unified message on the need to curb inflation, declaring at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that it is broad based, here to stay and will require their forceful action.