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Dollar Moves Higher as FOMC Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.25%. The dollar rose moderately on Wednesday after the FOMC kept interest rates unchanged as expected. The dollar also found support after the FOMC raised its core inflation forecast for this year, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. The dollar fell back...

Barchart · Mar 19, 2025

Dollar Moves Higher Ahead of FOMC Results

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.41%. The dollar is moderately higher ahead of the results of today's FOMC meeting, which is expected to show the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged. Also, expectations that Fed Chair Powell will signal steady policy for the foreseeable future due to...

Barchart · Mar 19, 2025

US Economic Concerns Undercut the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.33%. Economic concerns weighed on the dollar after Monday's news that Feb US retail sales rose less than expected, and the Mar Empire manufacturing survey of general business conditions index fell to a 14-month low. The dollar was under continued pressure because...

Barchart · Mar 17, 2025

Dollar Slips as Stocks and the Euro Rally

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.09%. The dollar today is moderately lower on reduced safe-haven demand as stocks rallied sharply on improved prospects for passage of a US spending bill that will avert a government shutdown. Also, the euro's strength weighed on the dollar after a...

Barchart · Mar 14, 2025

Stocks Rally as US Government Shutdown Risks Recede

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.42%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.99%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.91%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +1.12%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Mar 14, 2025

UniCredit Gets ECB Nod For Commerzbank Stake

Italian banking giant UniCredit said Friday it had secured approval from the European Central Bank to buy up to 29.9 percent of Commerzbank, opening the door to a possible takeover of its German rival.

International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025

Tariff Worries Pressure Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -1.39%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.16%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Mar 13, 2025

Tariff Worries Sink Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -1.39%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.16%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Mar 13, 2025

Dollar Gains and Gold Posts a Record High on Tariff Anxiety

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.19%. The dollar rose Thursday on a possible trade war escalation that would boost inflation and keep the Fed's policy restrictive. President Trump threatened to enact a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne, and other alcoholic beverages late Thursday if the EU...

Barchart · Mar 13, 2025

Stocks Slide on Tariff Concerns

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.374%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.87%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -0.45%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Mar 13, 2025