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Stocks Rebound as Bond Yields Turn Lower

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.84%. Stocks on Thursday posted moderate gains as technology...

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Dollar Slips on Weak U.S. Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.40%. The dollar came under pressure Thursday from weaker-than-expected U.S. economic reports on Q2 GDP and Aug pending home sales. Losses in the dollar accelerated on dovish comments from Chicago Fed President Goolsbee, who warned that policymakers were at risk of...

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Stocks Post Modest Gains as Price Pressure Ease in Germany

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.05%. Stocks this morning are modestly higher. Stocks are wavering...

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Stocks Recover Early Losses on Soft Landing Optimism for the U.S. Economy

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.46%. Stocks on Monday recovered from early losses and...

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Stocks Pressured by Corporate Earnings and Higher Bond Yields

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.25%. Stocks on Tuesday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones...

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Stocks End Slightly Higher on Positive Global Economic News

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.04%. Stocks on Monday posted modest gains, with the Nasdaq...

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Stocks See Support from Global Economic Optimism

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.08%. Stocks are slightly higher, with the Nasdaq 100 climbing...

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Stocks Close Lower as U.S. Wage Pressures Keep the Fed on Track to Raise Rates

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -0.29%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.35%. Stock indexes Friday closed moderately lower, with the Dow...

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Nvidia Drives Tech Stocks Higher and Outweigh Debt-Ceiling Concerns

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.88%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed up +2.46%. Stock indexes Wednesday settled mixed, with the Nasdaq 100...

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Stocks Mostly Higher as Nvidia’s Blowout Earnings Boost Tech Stocks

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.98%. U.S. stocks this morning are mixed, with the Nasdaq...

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Markets Today: Stocks Rally as Nvidia Earnings Lead Tech Stocks Higher

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.87%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +2.28%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher except for Nasdaq futures which are sharply higher due to a more than +25% surge in...

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Stocks Undercut as Little Progress is seen in U.S. Debt Ceiling Talks

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.09%. Stock indexes Tuesday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones...

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Dollar Gains on Positive U.S. Economic News and Higher Bond Yields

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.12%. The dollar saw support from stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing production and NAHB housing reports, which pushed T-note yields higher. In addition, hawkish Fed comments Tuesday from Chicago Fed President Goolsbee and Richmond Fed President Barkin gave the dollar a boost. Weakness...

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Stocks Settle Mixed Ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. Inflation News

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.67%. Stock indexes Tuesday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrials...

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Dollar Falls on Dovish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.37%. Dovish Fed comments Tuesday from Chicago Fed President Goolsbee and New York Fed President Williams weighed on the dollar. Also, strength in the euro weighed on the dollar Tuesday after a gauge of Eurozone investor confidence rose more than expected....

Tribune News Service

Goolsbee’s wife works at firm that helped pick him for Fed job

WASHINGTON — The search firm hired by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to help find a new president includes among its executives the wife of Austan Goolsbee, the person ultimately picked for the role.

Tribune News Service

Biden eyes Fed vacancy with Goolsbee reported to be in mix

White House officials have reached out to a key Democratic ally in the Senate to discuss filling the vacant role of Fed vice chair, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee is under consideration for the post.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Obama adviser Goolsbee to lead Chicago Fed

Austan Goolsbee, an economics professor at the University of Chicago who is a frequent commentator in opinion columns and television appearances, will succeed Charles Evans.

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The Independent UK

Chicago Fed names ex-Obamba adviser Goolsbee as next leader

Austan Goolsbee, who was a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, has been chosen as the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the regional Fed bank announced

Benzinga

Nasdaq Tumbles Over 200 Points; Chicago Fed National Activity Index Moves Higher In July

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping more than 200 points on Monday.

The Independent UK

Chicago Fed President Charles Evans will retire next year

Charles Evans will retire early next year after 15 years as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a tenure that made him the longest-serving regional Fed president

Benzinga

Why This Fed President Says Monetary Policy Needs To Be 'Much Closer To Neutral'

While Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans was wrong in assuming inflation would be transitory, he's optimistic about the strength of the economy, he said Monday in Detroit.

Benzinga

Economic Data Scheduled For Friday

U.S. jobs report for February is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Analysts expect a 390,000 rise for nonfarm payroll growth in February, following a 467,000 gain in the previous month. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans is set to speak at 8:45 a.m. ET.

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