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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.36% as T-note yields declined. Also, strength in the Chinese yuan Tuesday undercut the dollar after China's Q1 GDP expanded more than forecast. Hawkish comments Tuesday from St. Louis Fed President Bullard and Atlanta Fed President Bostic provided underlying support for...

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.31 (+0.38%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -1.40 (-0.50%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.061 (+2.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are mixed, with gasoline falling to a 2-week low. A weaker...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.59%. U.S. stock indexes are moderately higher. Earlier this morning,...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.42%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately lower, with...

Multiple rounds of fiscal stimulus from two presidents during the pandeminc may have been a double-edged sword for the U.S. economy.

A long-dreaded nightmare might be coming true for the housing sector.

On Monday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard delivered a presentation on the economic landscape to the Barcelona School of Economics.

The U.S. Federal Reserve published a blog pricing eggs with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to demonstrate the 14-month volatility of the leading digital asset against the U.S. dollar.

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Jim Bullard is defending his dissenting opinion that the central bank did not go far enough in raising rates by stressing the need to achieve a “policy rate above 3% this year.”