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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.23%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.04%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.23%. The dollar is climbing today on hopes of easing US-China trade tensions after the countries agreed to trade talks this weekend for the first time since President Trump imposed tariffs on US trading partners. Also, there is caution ahead of...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.65%. The dollar rallied moderately Tuesday and rebounded from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar Tuesday on trade deal optimism after US trade negotiators said they have made "significant progress" toward a bilateral trade deal with India following talks...

The Supreme Court will not have to weigh in on removal limitations at the Office of Special Counsel, but it could still have to consider those for the National Labor Relations Board.

April WTI crude oil (CLJ25 ) Thursday closed up +0.05 (+0.08%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25 ) closed down -0.0358 (-1.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Thursday. Crude oil prices are under pressure as US tariff uncertainty weighs on the outlook for energy demand. Also, ramped-up Russian...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.48%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -0.49%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday tumbled to a 2-1/4 month low and finished down by -0.72%. Thursday’s comments from 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...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.85%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.06%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -0.89%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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...