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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.38%. Stocks on Wednesday settled mixed. The broader market posted...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.08%. The dollar on Wednesday garnered support from the stronger-than-expected U.S. Aug CPI report, which is hawkish for Fed policy. Weakness in stocks on Wednesday also boosted the liquidity demand for the dollar. Gains in the dollar were limited by lower T-note...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell swore in three members of the central bank’s governing board Wednesday, including Philip Jefferson as vice chair and Adriana Kugler to fill a vacant seat as the central bank’s first Latina governor

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Short, medium, and long-term U.S. interest rates have steadily increased since early 2022. Inflation at the highest level in decades caused the U.S. central bank to tighten credit significantly. The U.S. long bond has been in a bearish trend since peaking in March 2020 and was sitting near the most…

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.41%. Stock indexes this morning are slightly higher. Stocks are...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.06%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.14%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately lower on a mixed U.S. CPI report. U.S. consumer prices in August increased to +3.7% y/y from +3.2%...

Growth in prices still remains far below the decades-high inflation rates that were seen last summer, when rate peaked at 9.1% in June

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.02%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.04% this morning as market participants geared up for a key U.S. consumer inflation report that is anticipated to provide further insights into the Federal Reserve’s next steps.

A sharp increase in gas prices likely pushed inflation higher in August compared with a year ago, yet a measure excluding energy and food costs is expected to fall for the fifth straight month, suggesting that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are still bringing down prices for many goods…

Investment veteran Steve Reitmeister does his level best to simplify todays stock market picture to discuss when stocks will be ready to break above 4,600 for the S&P 500 (SPY). And what stocks will lead the way to outperformance. Read on for the full story below.