The Latest Breaking News from Kansas City Fed

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.68%. US stocks gave up an early advance on Thursday and moved lower as bond...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.47%. The dollar posted moderate gains Thursday after bond yields rose on hawkish comments from Kansas City Fed President Schmid who said he wants to see more economic data before supporting any decision to begin cutting interest rates. Also, short covering ahead...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.79%. US stock indexes this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P 500 and...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.26%. US stock indexes this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P 500 posting...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -1.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.66%. Stock indexes Friday closed sharply lower, with the S&P 500 falling to a 4-week...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.72% and posted a 5-1/4 month high. The divergence between the Fed and ECB is boosting the dollar and undercutting the euro, with the Fed expected to delay interest rate cuts and the ECB expected to begin cutting rates in June....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose slightly by +0.01%. Hawkish Fed comments from Fed Governor Bowman and Kansas City Fed President Schmid pushed T-note yields higher and supported the dollar. However, gains in the dollar were muted after the Conference Board’s U.S. Feb consumer confidence index unexpectedly declined....

There are signs that possible protracted negotiations is causing worry in the halls of the Fed.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the U.S. central bank is likely to keep raising interest rates and leave them elevated for a while to stamp out inflation, and he pushed back against any idea that the Fed would soon reverse course.