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The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.06% but is holding above last Friday’s 3-week low. The dollar has some negative carryover from last Friday’s weaker-than-expected US payroll and ISM services reports, which bolstered expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates this year. Today’s rally in...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.51%. US stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell to a 2-1/2 week low and finished down by -0.40%. The dollar was weighed down Thursday by a decline in T-note yields. Also, Thursday’s stock rally reduced the liquidity demand for the dollar. In addition, the dollar had a negative carryover from...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.12%. The dollar recovered from early losses today and moved higher as T-note yields rose after today’s US economic reports showed weekly jobless claims rose less than expected and Q1 unit labor costs rose more than expected, hawkish factors for...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the OECD cuts UK growth forecasts to back of G7 pack for 2025

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose to a 1-week high and finished up by +0.60%. The dollar rallied Tuesday after T-note yields jumped when the US Q1 employment cost index rose more than expected, a sign of wage pressures and a hawkish factor for Fed policy. Falling stock...

Fastest growth in 18 months as GDP expands by better-than-expected 0.3% in Q1 2024, after two quarters of contraction

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +1.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.65%. US stock indexes rallied Friday, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-1/2 week high...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.37%. The dollar on Friday recovered from a 2-week low and rose moderately. The dollar strengthened Friday as stronger-than-expected US economic reports on Mar personal spending and Mar core PCE deflator were hawkish for Fed policy and may further delay rate...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +1.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.55%. US stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 climbing...