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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.36%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +1.01%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -1.38% and posted a 3-3/4 month low. The dollar was undercut by concern about the negative impact of US tariffs on the US economy. Also, strength in the euro weighed on the dollar after EUR/USD Wednesday jumped to a 3-3/4 month high....

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.05%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +0.13%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending up +0.73% this morning, rebounding from yesterday’s losses after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration might dial down some trade tariffs.

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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...

Bessent blamed “four years of disastrous policies,” for scorching inflation, claimed the current administration was working everyday to lower prices, and China would eat any tariffs.

Warren Buffett isn’t one to wade into politics, but as an outsider warned tariffs are likely to prove inflationary.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.23%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.34% this morning, starting a busy week on a positive note.