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The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.45%. The dollar is climbing today on the heels of a better-than-expected US May payroll report, easing concerns that the US labor market was cooling. Also, hawkish comments today from Cleveland Fed President Hammack boosted the dollar when she said she’d...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.87% and posted a 3-week low. The dollar tumbled Friday after President Trump threatened a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union on June 1, saying, "Our discussions with them on trade are going nowhere." The dollar was also pressured by...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.40%. Comments today by Treasury Secretary Bessent sent T-note yields lower and weighed on the dollar when he said any move by the Treasury to boost the share of longer-term Treasuries in government debt issuance is a “long way off.” The...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.31% and posted a 2-1/2 week low. Friday’s decline in T-note yields weighed on the dollar. Also, Friday’s rally in the S&P 500 to a record high reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. The markets are discounting the chances at 66% for...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.10% and dropped to a 2-1/2 week low. Today’s decline in T-note yields is weighing on the dollar. Also, strength in stocks today has reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. The markets are discounting the chances at 66% for a -25...

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 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 dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.50% and posted a 4-1/4 month high. Hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari boosted the dollar when he said US economic strength and higher productivity could prompt the Fed to cut rates less than expected. Also, the dollar is extending last...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.29%. The dollar on Thursday recovered from a 3-week low and posted moderate gains on weakness in the euro and British pound. The euro fell to a 4-week low on dovish ECB comments, and the British pound fell to a 3-1/2 week...