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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.05%. Stocks today are mixed. Positive comments from Fed Vice Chair Jefferson...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up by +0.97%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +1.55%. Stocks Tuesday settled moderately higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed down by -0.96%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.17%. Stocks on Monday retreated, with the Dow Jones Industrials falling to...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.03%. The dollar fell slightly Monday as strength in the yen sparked long liquidation in the dollar. US Sep consumer credit was weaker than expected and bearish for the dollar. Losses in the dollar were limited Monday by higher T-note yields and...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.40%. Stocks today are mildly lower, pressured by higher bond yields. The...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.08%. The dollar is slightly lower today as strength in the yen sparked long liquidation in the dollar. Losses in the dollar are limited by higher T-note yields and weakness in stocks, which boosts liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.47%. Stocks today are mildly lower, pressured by higher bond yields. The...

France's public debt is very much in the spotlight. The country's recently appointed prime minister, Michel Barnier, calls it a "sword of Damocles" hanging over future generations. Indeed, for many countries, paying interest on the national debt deprives them of investing in education, healthcare, research and so on. Similar debates…

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.45% at a 7-week high. The dollar has rallied every day this week as stronger-than-expected US economic news has reduced the chances for a 50 bp Fed rate cut at next month’s FOMC meeting. Today’s US Sep payroll report added to...