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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.24%. The dollar was under pressure Wednesday after the monthly ADP employment report rose less than expected, which knocked T-note yields lower and undercut the dollar. Also, a rebound in stocks on Wednesday curbed the liquidity demand for the dollar. Better-than-expected...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.42%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.75%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with the...

European Central Bank (ECB) President Lagarde did not indicate what the ECB would do at next Thursday’s policy meeting when she spoke Monday at a seminar organized by the European Economic and Financial Centre. Recent economic news is showing a slowdown in Eurozone economic activity, while price pressures have eased...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.45%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.59%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher on some positive carryover from last Friday’s neutral comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said the Fed is...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.73%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.85%. Stocks on Friday recovered from early losses and settled...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.08% and posted a new 2-1/2 month high. The dollar found support Friday from higher bond yields after the University of Michigan U.S. Aug inflation expectations unexpectedly rose, which is hawkish for Fed policy. Gains in the dollar were limited on...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.27%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.12%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher on mild short covering ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech later this morning at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Slightly...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.22%. The dollar Monday recovered from early losses and rose moderately on weakness in the yen, which fell to a 3-week low against the dollar after the BOJ announced unscheduled bond purchases. A decline in T-note yields Monday limited gains in the...