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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose to a 1-week high and finished up by +0.60%. The dollar rallied Tuesday after T-note yields jumped when the US Q1 employment cost index rose more than expected, a sign of wage pressures and a hawkish factor for Fed policy. Falling stock...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.09% and posted a 7-week low. The dollar on Friday was under pressure after the U.S. Feb unemployment report bolstered expectations for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates by the June FOMC meeting. Friday’s fall in the 10-year T-note yield...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.26% and posted a 7-week low. The dollar is under pressure after today’s U.S. Feb unemployment report bolstered expectations for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates by the June FOMC meeting. Today’s fall in the 10-year T-note yield to...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.82%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.31%. Stocks on Friday posted moderate gains, with the S&P...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.23%. On Friday, the dollar relinquished early gains and posted moderate losses on weak U.S. economic news and dovish Fed-speak. The Nov U.S. ISM manufacturing index contracted more than expected, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Losses in the dollar accelerated...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.50%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday recovered from early losses and ended the day mildly higher by +0.27%. The dollar found support Thursday on hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said policymakers were “not confident” they had raised interest rates enough to bring inflation back down to the Fed’s...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.61%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.63%. This afternoon, Fed Chair Powell spoke at the IMF’s...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.05%. Stocks this morning are under pressure from higher bond...