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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -1.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.40%. Stocks retreated Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 falling to 1-1/2 week...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose +0.06%. The dollar Friday recovered from early losses and posted modest gains on stronger-than-expected US economic news that included Oct retail sales and the Nov Empire manufacturing survey. Also, hawkish comments from Boston Fed President Collins boosted the dollar when she said a...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.60%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.66%. Stocks retreated on Thursday, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrials, and the...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.43% and posted a new 1-year high. Thursday’s strength in US economic news may keep the Fed from aggressively cutting interest rates and is positive for the dollar. Weekly jobless claims fell to a 5-1/2 month low, and Oct PPI rose more...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.19%. Stocks today are mostly lower on long liquidation ahead of this afternoon’s speech from...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.04% and posted a new 1-year high. Today’s strength in US economic news may keep the Fed from aggressively cutting interest rates and is positive for the dollar. Weekly jobless claims fell to a 5-1/2 month low, and Oct PPI rose...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.30%. Stocks today are mostly lower on some profit-taking as today’s strength in US economic...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.29%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.86%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.17%. Stock indexes settled moderately lower on Tuesday as they consolidated the past week’s rally...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.47% and posted a 4-1/4 month high. Higher T-note yields Tuesday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials and boosted the dollar. Comments Tuesday from Richmond Fed President Barkin supported the dollar when he said the US economy looks "pretty good." The dollar...