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The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -1.06%. The dollar on Tuesday extended Monday’s losses to a 2-3/4 month low. The dollar fell on concern that US tariffs will spark a trade war that undercuts US economic growth. Also, Tuesday’s rally in EUR/USD to a 2-3/4 month high undercut...

The US Federal Reserve is in a strong position to weather the "highly uncertain" economic outlook, but its inflation fight will take time to win, a senior US central bank official said Tuesday.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.31%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.49% this morning, signaling further gains on Wall Street as cooling U.S. core inflation bolstered expectations of Federal Reserve easing this year, while investors awaited a fresh batch of U.S. economic data…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +1.83%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.31%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +1.80%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -0.16%. The dollar posted moderate losses Wednesday as T-note yields fell on the Fed-friendly US Dec CPI report that showed an unexpected easing of core inflation. Also, Wednesday’s report showed that the US Jan Empire manufacturing survey of general business conditions unexpectedly...

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure rose for a second straight month in November, according to government data published Friday, although the increase came in a touch below expectations.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.36%. Stocks on Thursday finished moderately higher. Stocks recovered from mixed trading Thursday and turned...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday finished up +0.30% and posted a 13-month high. The dollar Thursday recovered from early losses and moved higher as a rebound in T-note yields strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials after T-note yields recovered from early losses and moved higher. Thursday’s US economic news...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.24%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.15%. Stocks today are mixed. The strength of software stocks is positive for the overall...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.19%. The dollar today is posting modest losses and is weighed down by lower T-note yields. Also, dovish comments from New York Fed President Williams undercut the dollar when he said he expects the Fed to keep cutting interest rates. Losses...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.66%. Stocks today are mostly lower. A -4% slump in Alphabet is weighing on the...