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Morning Markets March E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ES H24) are up +0.06%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH2 4) are up +0.11%. Stock index futures this morning are slightly higher amid thin holiday-season trading. According to Bloomberg data, trading volume across U.S. exchange-traded funds was 35% lower than the...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.22%. The dollar Tuesday posted moderate losses but remained above last Friday’s 4-3/4 month low. Strength in equity markets Tuesday reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, a decline in T-note yields on Tuesday weighed on the dollar. Losses in the...

BOJ Governor Ueda makes quite the impression with his unconventional remarks at the news conference, injecting creativity into Japan's economic outlook.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.49%. Stocks on Tuesday settled moderately higher, with the S&P...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.37%. Lower T-note yields Tuesday weighed on the dollar. Also, hawkish ECB comments Tuesday supported the euro and weighed on the dollar. In addition, the strength in stocks on Tuesday reduced the liquidity demand for the dollar. Tuesday’s U.S. housing news...

Today, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) voted unanimously (9-0) to maintain its policy rate at -0.1% and keep its 10-year JGB yield target at about 0%. The BOJ offered no guidance on whether it might scrap negative rates next year, which knocked the yen (^USDJPY ) down more than -1%....

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.36%. Stocks this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P...

Morning Markets March E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ES H24) are up +0.17%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH2 4) are up +0.11%. Stock index futures this morning are slightly higher on carryover support from a rally in Japanese stocks after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained negative interest rates...

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are up +0.18%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.11% this morning as optimism about interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve next year continued to underpin sentiment, with investors bracing for the release of fresh data on the U.S.…