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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...

Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to impose heavy tariffs on imports to help pay for tax cuts.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up by +0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.82%. Stocks rallied on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones...

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.36% to a 2-month high. Hawkish comments Monday from Fed Governor Waller and Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari were supportive of the dollar as they favor a slow pace to Fed rate cuts. The dollar also rallied moderately on Monday on reduced Fed...

For economists wary about prices under a Trump presidency, the Republican nominee’s tariff plans loom large.

U.S. stocks have added more than $8 trillion in value this year.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.28% at a 2-month high. The dollar is moderately higher on reduced Fed interest rate expectations after last week’s US consumer and producer price reports for September were stronger than expected. Also, weakness in the yen is boosting the dollar as...

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.16%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.23% this morning as market participants looked ahead to earnings reports from a stellar lineup of companies, key economic data releases, and comments from Federal Reserve officials.