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Dollar Climbs on Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.55% as it rebounded from Thursday’s 4-1/4 month low. Hawkish Fed comments Friday that pushed back against imminent Fed rate cuts gave the dollar a boost. Also, the weakness in stocks Friday increased liquidity demand for the dollar. Friday’s U.S. economic...

Barchart · Dec 15, 2023

Stocks Mixed on Tempered Fed Rate-Cut Optimism

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.67%. Stocks this morning are mixed after hawkish comments from...

Barchart · Dec 15, 2023

Markets Today: Stocks Erase Overnight Gains as Fed’s Williams Talks Down Rate Cuts

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.07%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.18%. Stock index futures this morning are mixed as they relinquished most of their overnight gains after a measure of New York state factory activity weakened more than...

Barchart · Dec 15, 2023

UK house prices to ‘fall up to 4%’ in 2024; business activity picks up in December – as it happened

Halifax says no signs of spike in ‘forced sales’; eurozone heading for recession while UK avoids recession, surveys suggest

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

ECB Pauses Again, Pushes Back On Rate Cut Hopes

Eurozone inflation slowed faster than expected in November to a two-year low of 2.4 percent, after peaking at around 10% last year.

Latin Times · Dec 15, 2023

Broader Market Settles Higher on Fed’s Dovish Pivot

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.15%. Stocks on Thursday settled mixed, with the S&P 500...

Barchart · Dec 14, 2023

Dollar Slumps and Gold Surges on Dovish Fed Pivot

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.86%. The dollar on Thursday extended Wednesday’s sharp losses to a 4-1/4 month low. The dollar is under pressure after the Fed on Wednesday signaled an end to monetary tightening and projected interest rate cuts for next year. Also, Thursday’s slump...

Barchart · Dec 14, 2023

Fed Dissents as ECB, BoE Uphold Long-term Rate Rise

In a riveting global monetary saga, the US Federal Reserve boldly breaks from the pack, while the ECB and BoE uphold the 'higher for longer' doctrine in a ...

Top News · Dec 14, 2023

Stocks Mixed in Afternoon Trading

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.2%. Earlier this morning the S&P 500 posting a 23-month...

Barchart · Dec 14, 2023

ECB Holds Record High Interest; Markets Anticipate 2022 Cuts

The European Central Bank plays a tantalizing game of cat-and-mouse, holding key interest rates at a high, while the market anticipates potential cuts!

Top News · Dec 14, 2023