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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell -0.46% on bearish technical sentiment, with the dollar index knocking on the door of last week’s 5-week low. The forex market remains focused on monetary policy differentials, with the ECB and Bank of England continuing to raise interest rates while the Fed...

Fed Chair Powell today presented his semi-annual testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. Mr. Powell will appear Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee and repeat his prepared testimony, although he will answer different questions from panel members. Mr. Powell’s prepared statement today was in line with his comments last...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.88%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.73%. U.S. stocks this morning are moderately lower. U.S. stocks...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.33%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.28%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately lower. Negative carry-over from a decline in Chinese stocks is weighing on U.S. stock index futures on...

The “seeming” post Fed meeting rally for the S&P 500 is head scratcher for sure. That’s because as we dig below the surface, the overall market has not really rallied…just the usual suspects in the mega cap space. As you dissect the Fed statements there is a great divide in…

The US Federal Reserve broke its string of 10 consecutive interest rate hikes Wednesday. But it was what was said in the announcement that seemed to have makes attention through the close.

U.S. price pressures slowed in May, supporting the case for the FOMC today to pause their rate-hike campaign. The federal funds futures market is discounting only a 10% chance of a +25 bp FOMC rate hike today. The U.S. May CPI eased to +4.0% y/y from +4.9% y/y in Apr,...

The Dow Jones fell ahead of the Fed's expected "hawkish pause" and chair Powell's remarks after inflation dropped. Facebook parent Meta, AMD rose in AI rally.

The rally for the S&P 500 (SPY) shows the bulls are clearly in charge. However, the 6/14 Fed announcement is a major test of bullish conviction. That is why 43 year investment veteran, Steve Reitmeister, wants to share the 3 possible direction for stocks after this vital announcement comes out.…