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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.70%. The dollar tumbled Monday after President-elect Trump picked Scott Bessent as the new US Treasury Secretary. Bessent is seen as a fiscal hawk and favors less government spending and more gradual tariffs, a negative factor for the dollar. Also, Bessent’s...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.87%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.32%. Stocks are moving higher today, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials posting...

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.14%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.12% this morning as market participants looked ahead to an earnings report from semiconductor stalwart Nvidia, a new batch of U.S. economic data, and comments from Federal Reserve officials.

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.09%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.35% this morning as market participants looked ahead to an earnings report from semiconductor stalwart Nvidia, a new batch of U.S. economic data, and comments from Federal Reserve officials.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up by +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.83%. Stocks on Thursday settled mostly higher on positive earnings results and...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.63%. Stocks today are mostly higher, climbing on earnings optimism and a...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.65%. Stocks today are mostly higher, climbing on earnings optimism and a...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.26% to a 6-week high. The dollar remains underpinned as heightened Middle East tensions are boosting safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, higher T-note yields Thursday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. In addition, weakness in the yen supports the dollar as...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up by +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.31%. Stocks on Monday edged higher, with the Dow Jones Industrials climbing...