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Th issue of pay inequality for umpires was raised with the ECB but no action has yet been taken, according to one official

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose +0.03% but remained below Thursday’s 5-3/4 month high. The dollar on Friday recovered from early losses after T-note yields moved higher after being lower most of the session. Also, pessimism in China’s economic outlook prompted the yuan to fall to a 15-year low...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose +0.07% and posted a new 5-1/2 month high. The dollar recovered from overnight losses and moved slightly higher as T-note yields climbed on the stronger-than-expected Aug ISM services report. Also, hawkish comments from Boston Fed President Collins supported the dollar. In addition, Chinese...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.83%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.03%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately lower, with the...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.31% at a 1-week low, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.36%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately lower on negative carryover from a fall in the Euro Stoxx 50 to a 1-1/2...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose +0.54% and posted a 5-1/2 month high. Weakness in stocks Tuesday boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, higher T-note yields Tuesday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. In addition, weaker-than-expected economic news Tuesday from China and the Eurozone have boosted the relative...

European Central Bank (ECB) President Lagarde did not indicate what the ECB would do at next Thursday’s policy meeting when she spoke Monday at a seminar organized by the European Economic and Financial Centre. Recent economic news is showing a slowdown in Eurozone economic activity, while price pressures have eased...

The England leg-spinner Sarah Glenn has called on the ECB to introduce equal pay for women’s cricket umpires

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.08%. Stock indexes this morning are mixed. The broader market...