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Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.59%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.48%, both at 23-month highs. Stock index futures this morning are extending Wednesday’s gains after the Fed signaled an end to its tightening campaign. The Fed also pivoted...

The Bank of England held rates steady again Thursday with the European Central Bank expected to follow suit as inflation retreats, shifting investor attention to how fast policymakers will slash borrowing costs in 2024.

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.29%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.37% this morning as the Federal Reserve’s indication of interest-rate cuts next year boosted sentiment, while investors also awaited crucial U.S. retail sales data.

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.29%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.37% this morning as the Federal Reserve’s indication of interest-rate cuts next year boosted sentiment, while investors also awaited crucial U.S. retail sales data.

The European Central Bank and the Bank of England were on Thursday expected to pause rates again as inflation retreats, while markets cheered the US Federal Reserve's clear signal that it would start slashing borrowing costs in 2024.

BoE insists that monetary policy must remain restrictive for ‘an extended period’, after money markets anticipated five rate cuts in 2024

The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected

England endured a miserable cricket World Cup but Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses came so close to glory in Australia and New Zealand.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday tumbled by -1.04% and posted a 1-1/2 week low. The dollar sank Wednesday after the FOMC left the fed funds target rate unchanged for the third consecutive meeting and forecasted 75 bp of interest rate cuts for next year. A plunge in Treasury...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.2%. Stocks are surging this afternoon, with the S&P 500 and...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.30%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the S&P 500...