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March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are up +0.17%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.22% this morning as investors looked ahead to further testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as well as a policy verdict from the European Central Bank while also gearing up for…

Sticky inflation is expected to prompt eurozone rate-setters to hold borrowing costs steady again Thursday, as they await clearer signs of a sustained easing of consumer prices before beginning to cut.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.10%. The dollar fell from a 1-1/2 week high today and turned lower on weaker-than-expected U.S. economic news on Feb ISM manufacturing, Jan construction spending, and the University of Michigan U.S. Feb consumer sentiment. A decline in T-note yields today...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.16%. On Thursday, the dollar recovered from early losses and moved higher as hawkish comments from San Francisco Fed President Daly and Atlanta Fed President Bostic pushed back the chances of Fed rate cuts until later this year. The dollar initially...

Eurozone inflation trends impact ECB's monetary policy decisions. Core prices remain high.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down -0.28%. An easing of U.S. price pressures that is dovish for Fed policy is weighing on the dollar today after the Jan core PCE deflator rose at the slowest pace in 2-3/4 years. Losses in the dollar accelerated after the Jan...

The European Central Bank maintains market rate floor and monitors demand to support economy and stability.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.061%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.54%. Stock indexes on Wednesday posted moderate losses. Long liquidation pressure from recent record...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.13% and posted a 1-week high. Weakness in stocks on Wednesday has boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, hawkish comments Wednesday from Fed Presidents Williams, Bostic, and Collins undercut precious metals when they said they favored waiting before cutting interest...