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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.36%. Stocks this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P...

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are up +0.18%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.11% this morning as optimism about interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve next year continued to underpin sentiment, with investors bracing for the release of fresh data on the U.S.…

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose by +0.04% and posted modest gains. The as-expected increase in the U.S. Dec NAHB housing market index report Monday and higher T-note yields were supportive factors for the dollar. Gains in the dollar on Monday were muted as stocks rallied, which curbed...

A down day for Apple put pressure on the Dow but the 30-stock index still nabbed a new record close.

Goldman’s Jan Hatzius put the odds of a recession at just 15% when much of Wall Street worried about a downturn. Now he’s taking an inflation victory lap.

On Friday I joined Michelle Rook on AgWeb's markets now to discuss the grain and cattle markets, as well as interest rates, the US dollar, and gold.

History shows only one successful soft landing in 60 years of rate hikes. This time could be a second.

Rising tech spending and the increasing reliance of companies on advanced technologies are expected to drive the tech industry’s growth. With the Fed expected to cut rates next year, should investors consider investing in fundamentally strong tech stocks Nidec (NJDCY), EchoStar (SATS), and Mastech Digital (MHH)? Let’s discuss.

The dollar index has gone to sleep in a 103 to 104 trading range. After trading below the 100 level in July and above 107 in October, the index has not moved much as stability returned to the dollar against the other reserve currencies. Meanwhile, given the geopolitical landscape, the…