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September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are trending up +0.45% this morning as the prospect of lower interest rates and a slew of upbeat earnings reports boosted sentiment, while investors geared up for the release of the Fed’s first-line inflation gauge.

Inflation remains top of mind as the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to keep interest rates on hold at a time when the United States Federal Reserve signals that it will start cutting rates.

Asian markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street, boosted by a strong round of US data that reassured investors over the health of the world's top economy, while focus turns to the release of key inflation figures.

Nvidia is rising slightly after tumbling after earnings, weighing on the Nasdaq. The key Fed inflation report looms.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.26%. The dollar moved higher Thursday on signs of US economic strength after weekly jobless claims fell more than expected, and Q2 GDP was revised higher on strength in consumer spending, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. The weakness in the euro...

There are some conflicts to resolve between the rhetoric and realities of the emerging Harris-Walz economic agenda.

Mortgage rates and house prices have surged since the 2020 pandemic.

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.31%. The dollar is climbing today on signs of US economic strength after weekly jobless claims fell more than expected, and Q2 GDP was revised higher on strength in consumer spending, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. The weakness in the...

Latest Labor Department report shows slight decrease in jobless claims, hinting at a healthy U.S. labor market despite rising interest rates.

%he personal consumption expenditures (PCE) report due Friday could be key to the Fed's next move on interest rates, with hints that cuts could come as early as September if inflation and job data align.