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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.50%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.16%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.26%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly lower on some position squaring ahead of comments later today from Fed Chair Powell that may provide clues as to...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.74%. The dollar rallied Thursday, rebounding further above Wednesday’s 3-1/2 month low. Hawkish comments Thursday from New York Fed President Williams and San Francisco Fed President Daly pushed T-note yields higher and boosted the dollar. Also, a weaker-than-expected Eurozone consumer price...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.84%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.77%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.35%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.32%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly higher and have carryover support from a rally in the Euro Stoxx 50 to a 3-1/2 month high. European stocks...

November’s figures fuel speculation about timing ECB interest rate cut as concerns grow about national finances

The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone fell to a more than two-year low in November, the EU's official statistics agency said Thursday.

Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in more than two years

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.14%. Stocks on Wednesday relinquished early gains and settled mixed,...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.04%. The dollar on Wednesday recovered from a 3-1/2 month low and posted modest gains. The dollar rebounded after Wednesday’s economic news showed Q3 GDP was revised higher than expected. Also, an easing of consumer price pressures in Germany and Spain...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.51%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P...