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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.41%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.49%. US stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. Optimism in the economic outlook...

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...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning fell back from a 2-week high and is down -0.05%. The dollar today gave up early gains and turned lower as bond yields dipped from weaker-than-expected US economic news on Mar JOLTS job openings and the Apr ISM manufacturing index. The dollar today...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is down -0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.31%. US stock indexes this morning are mixed. The broader market is under pressure...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -1.57%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.92%. US stock indexes Tuesday finished sharply lower. Signs of persistent wage pressure pushed bond...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.04%. US stock indexes settled mixed, with the S&P 500 falling to a 1-3/4 month...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday recovered from early losses and finished up +0.07%. The dollar posted a 5-1/2 month high Tuesday based on hawkish Fed comments. Fed Chair Powell, San Francisco Fed President Daly, and Fed Vice Chair Jefferson said if inflation remains elevated, the Fed will hold interest...

Despite minimal changes in economic indicators, there's a shifting perception regarding the Fed's monetary policy. While Central Banks plans hint at interest rate cuts, uncertainty looms over the timing, both domestically and internationally, especially with fluctuations in investor sentiment influenced by recent employment data. Perhaps the Fed had it right…