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Stocks Fade Early Gains on Hawkish Fed Comments

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.08%. Stocks on Friday settled mixed. Signs of deceleration...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2023

Dollar Falls Slightly on Lower Bond Yields and Dovish U.S. Inflation News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.06%. The dollar on Friday posted modest losses. Weaker than expected U.S. economic news on Aug personal spending and Sep MNI Chicago PMI weighed on the dollar. Also, dovish U.S. inflation news Friday knocked T-note yields lower and weighed on the...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2023

Strength in Chip Stocks Lifts the Overall Market

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.18%. Stocks on Monday settled mixed. The strength in chip...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2023

Stocks Mostly Higher on Optimism Ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. CPI Report

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.02%. Stocks this morning are mostly higher. The broader market...

Barchart · Jul 11, 2023

Markets Today: Stocks Gain on Chinese Property Support and Lower Bond Yields

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.15%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.19%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher on carryover support from a rally in Chinese stocks after authorities in China stepped up relief...

Barchart · Jul 11, 2023

Stocks Retreat as U.S. Labor Strength Bolsters the Outlook for Higher Interest Rates

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.75%. Stock indexes Thursday closed moderately lower, with the Dow...

Barchart · Jul 6, 2023

Stocks Falter and Bond Yields Jump on the Outlook for a More Aggressive Fed

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.31%. Stocks this morning are moderately lower, with the Dow...

Barchart · Jul 6, 2023

SVB and Signature Bank's failures had a lot in common with small rural banks from the 1930s Fed economists say

This year's banking collapses have some striking parallels with the thousands of small bank failures that dotted the 1930s.

Fortune · May 15, 2023

Debt Ceiling Standoff Weighs on Stocks

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.68%. Stock indexes Tuesday closed moderately lower ahead of U.S....

Barchart · May 9, 2023

Dollar Climbs on Safe Haven from the U.S. Debt Impasse

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.22%. The dollar on Tuesday posted moderate gains as concern about the ongoing U.S. debt ceiling turmoil boosted safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, hawkish comments from New York Fed President Williams and Fed Governor Jefferson lifted bond yields and were...

Barchart · May 9, 2023