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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.55%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.09%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +0.61%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.64%. The dollar retreated Monday after the Washington Post reported that President-elect Trump's aides are weighing a tariff program covering only critical imports. If implemented, such a plan would disrupt global trade less than expected and reduce the inflationary impact of the...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down by -0.76%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.75%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.37%. Stocks on Tuesday settled moderately lower. Chip stocks sold off Tuesday...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -0.06%. Tuesday’s decline in T-note yields undercut the dollar. Also, Tuesday’s weaker-than-expected report on the US Oct Empire manufacturing survey general business conditions is bearish for the dollar. The dollar was also pressured Tuesday after San Francisco Fed President Daly said the...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed down -0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.04%. US stocks Monday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a new record...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday recovered from a 13-month low and finished up by +0.13%. Rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East supported safe-haven demand for the dollar after Israel on Sunday launched airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Gains in the dollar were limited after Monday’s news...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.97, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.58%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.32%. US stocks Monday settled moderately higher, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-month high,...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.56% and posted a 7-1/2 month low. The dollar came under pressure Monday on dovish comments from San Francisco Fed President Daly and Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari, who signaled they would be open to a Fed rate cut at the September FOMC...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.40, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.27%. US stocks today are mostly higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting...