The Latest Breaking News from Atlanta Fed

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.51%. The dollar was under pressure Friday from falling T-note yields after U.S. Jul nonfarm payrolls rose less than expected. Losses in the dollar accelerated after Atlanta Fed President Bostic said there is no need to raise interest rates further to ease...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.48%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.26%. Amazon.com is up +9% after reporting earnings. However, gains...

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic thinks high consumer spending and strong labor market could continue to push prices higher.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.05%. U.S. stocks this morning gave up an early advance...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.03%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes Tuesday settled...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.36% as T-note yields declined. Also, strength in the Chinese yuan Tuesday undercut the dollar after China's Q1 GDP expanded more than forecast. Hawkish comments Tuesday from St. Louis Fed President Bullard and Atlanta Fed President Bostic provided underlying support for...

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic has acknowledged that many of his financial trades and investments violated the central bank's ethics rules

Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said says that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest

More and more it looks like recession is here. This includes a dramatic decline for ISM Manufacturing discovered this morning. As you likely know, most economist call manufacturing the "canary in the coal mine" for the US economy as it often shows weakness before other areas. In fact, GDP Now…