The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.24% and posted a 2-week high. The dollar found support Thursday after US Nov PPI rose more than expected, which pushed T-note yields higher and is hawkish for Fed policy. Also, the weakness in the euro Thursday was supportive of the dollar...

The UK’s FTSE 100 gained 10.14 points, or 0.12%, to close at 8,311.76.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday finished up by +0.27% and posted a 2-week high. The dollar found support Wednesday on weakness in the Chinese yuan after Reuters reported that Chinese policymakers are considering allowing the yuan to depreciate, abandoning its stable-currency policy to compensate for any impact from US...

With a debt-to-GDP ratio of 122.84% and a recent hike in its interest expenses— now costing $1.133 trillion due to inflation and rising interest rates, the USA is spending 17% of its federal budget just to maintain its debt.

Australian home values could dip in early 2025 but a drop in interest rates is expected to send buyer demand up again.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.22% and posted a 2-week high. The dollar is seeing support today on weakness in the Chinese yuan after Reuters reported that Chinese policymakers are considering allowing the yuan to depreciate, abandoning its stable-currency policy to compensate for any impact from...

Federal reserve could cut rates for third time this year as prices rise 2.7% compared with a year before

President-elect Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs across goods coming in from Mexico, Canada, and China. And they range between 25% and 100%, with the former aimed squarely at Mexico and Canada. Obviously, this is cause for alarm. As I've explained in other posts, tariffs only hurt the consumer, not the company,…

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are trending up +0.10% this morning as investors awaited the all-important U.S. inflation report for clues on whether the Federal Reserve will lower or hold interest rates next week.