The Latest Breaking News from Susan Collins

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up by +0.98%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +1.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.77%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +1.00%, and December...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday posted a 5.5-month high but gave up most of its advance and finished up +0.03%. The dollar found support on Friday's hawkish comments from Boston Fed President Susan Collins and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, who said they favored keeping interest rates steady....

The top four leaders of the House and Senate spending panels plan to huddle Thursday to try to make headway on a major spending package.

A December rate cut is far from certain as inflation continues to run above the Fed's target. At the same time, risks to the US job market remain.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -1.66%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.05%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) fell -1.64%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 2-week low on Thursday and finished down by -0.33%. The dollar retreated on Thursday amid speculation that the reopening of the US government would allow the release of delayed economic reports that could show a weakening US economy, prompting the Fed to...

The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure

Boston Fed's president implied this week that she would oppose cutting rates at the next FOMC meeting.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -1.05%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...