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The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.10% on support from higher T-note yields. Today’s stock weakness is also boosting some liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar fell back from its best levels after US Mar wholesale trade sales unexpectedly declined. US Mar wholesale trade sales...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.31%. Hawkish comments Tuesday from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari supported the dollar when he said it's likely the Fed will keep interest rates where they are "for an extended period of time." Also, weakness in the yen was positive for the dollar...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.06%. Hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari supported the dollar when he said he questions if Fed policy is restrictive enough given recent inflation data. Lower T-note yields today are limiting gains in the dollar. The yen is under...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +1.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.46%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.13%. US stock indexes on Monday settled moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose by +0.03%. The dollar on Monday recovered from early losses and posted modest gains after hawkish Fed comments sparked short covering in the dollar. New York Fed President Williams and Richmond Fed President Barkin said they needed to gain confidence that inflation...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.61%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.60%. US stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.06% but is holding above last Friday’s 3-week low. The dollar has some negative carryover from last Friday’s weaker-than-expected US payroll and ISM services reports, which bolstered expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates this year. Today’s rally in...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.51%. US stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell to a 2-1/2 week low and finished down by -0.40%. The dollar was weighed down Thursday by a decline in T-note yields. Also, Thursday’s stock rally reduced the liquidity demand for the dollar. In addition, the dollar had a negative carryover from...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.12%. The dollar recovered from early losses today and moved higher as T-note yields rose after today’s US economic reports showed weekly jobless claims rose less than expected and Q1 unit labor costs rose more than expected, hawkish factors for...

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