The Latest Breaking News from Dallas Fed

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.36%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.65%. Stocks this morning are moderately lower as geopolitical concerns...

The state has yet to return to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of about 3.5%, even as it leads the country in new jobs created. However, state economic experts say the unemployment rate is an indicator of Texas’s rapidly growing population and labor force.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell -0.22%. The dollar on Thursday fell back from a 3-week high and posted moderate losses. A sell-off in global equity markets Thursday boosted demand for the Japanese yen as a safe haven as the yen climbed to a 1-week high against the dollar....

There's an increasingly intense geopolitical race to capture the economic benefits of the shift to EVs.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.24%. Stock indexes Monday drifted sideways and settled mixed. Lower...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.46% and posted a 1-week low. The dollar was under pressure from weaker T-note yields. Also, the weaker-than-expected Dallas Fed report weighed on the dollar. In addition, hawkish ECB comments Monday boosted EUR/USD to a 1-week high and undercut the dollar....

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) on Monday closed up +0.89 (+1.14%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) closed up +3.47 (+1.35%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday recovered from early losses and closed moderately higher. A fall in the dollar index to a 1-week low Monday was bullish for...

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) this morning is up +0.73 (+0.94%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) is up +2.14 (+0.83%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.014 (+0.63%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning recovered from early losses and are moderately higher. A fall in...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.49%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are mixed. Lower T-note...