The Latest Breaking News from ECB Governing Council

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.14%. The dollar today recovered from overnight losses and climbed to a 1-week high as the slump in equity prices boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Gains in the dollar are limited due to lower T-note yields today. Also, today’s decline...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.08%. The dollar posted modest gains on Tuesday after US Nov retail sales rose more than expected. Also, the weakness in stocks Tuesday boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Gains in the dollar were limited after US Nov manufacturing production rose...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.03%. The dollar today is posting modest gains after US Nov retail sales rose more than expected. Also, today’s jump in the 10-year T-note yield to a 3-1/2 week high has strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. In addition, the weakness...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.03% and posted a 2-1/2 week high. The dollar was supported by Friday’s news of an unexpected increase in the US Nov import price index ex-petroleum, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. The dollar also found support from stronger interest rate differentials...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell by -0.54%. The dollar retreated Thursday after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to a 6-week high, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the euro rallied and weighed on the dollar as French political tensions eased after National Rally leader...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.48%. The dollar is moving lower today after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to a 6-week high, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the euro moved higher and weighed on the dollar as French political tensions eased...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -0.03%. The dollar Wednesday gave up an early advance and turned lower on weakness in US economic reports that showed the Nov ADP employment change rose less than expected and the Nov ISM services index fell more than expected. The dollar today...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.09%. The dollar today gave up an early advance and turned lower on weakness in US economic reports that showed the Nov ADP employment change rose less than expected and the Nov ISM services index fell more than expected. The dollar...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.31% and posted a 2-1/2 week low. Friday’s decline in T-note yields weighed on the dollar. Also, Friday’s rally in the S&P 500 to a record high reduced liquidity demand for the dollar. The markets are discounting the chances at 66% for...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.70%. The dollar tumbled Monday after President-elect Trump picked Scott Bessent as the new US Treasury Secretary. Bessent is seen as a fiscal hawk and favors less government spending and more gradual tariffs, a negative factor for the dollar. Also, Bessent’s...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday finished up +0.30% and posted a 13-month high. The dollar Thursday recovered from early losses and moved higher as a rebound in T-note yields strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials after T-note yields recovered from early losses and moved higher. Thursday’s US economic news...