The Latest Breaking News from ECB Governing Council

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose by +0.16% and posted a 5-1/4 month high. The dollar gave up overnight losses Monday and moved higher as the 10-year T-note yield jumped to a 5-month high after US March retail sales rose more than expected, a hawkish factor for Fed...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.84%. Stock indexes today are focused on the diplomacy surrounding the conflict between Iran and...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.71% at a 5-1/4 month high. The divergence between the Fed and ECB is boosting the dollar and undercutting the euro, with the Fed expected to delay interest rate cuts and the ECB expected to begin cutting rates in June....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.06% at a 6-week high. Hawkish comments Wednesday night from Fed Governor Waller boosted the dollar when he said there’s “no rush” for the Fed to ease monetary policy. The dollar maintained moderate gains on today’s better-than-expected US economic reports,...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose slightly on quarter-end demand for the dollar. Also, dovish ECB comments on Wednesday undercut the euro and boosted the dollar. Meanwhile, the yen recovered from a 33-year low and moved higher on speculation that Japanese authorities may soon intervene in currency markets...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is up by +0.09%. Dovish ECB comments today undercut the euro and gave the dollar a boost. Gains in the dollar are limited after the yen recovered from a 33-year low and moved higher on speculation that Japanese authorities may soon intervene in...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.06%. The dollar on Tuesday recovered from early losses and posted modest gains. Strength in quarter and month-end demand for the dollar lifted prices Tuesday. Strength in stocks Tuesday has curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Tuesday’s US economic news was...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.10%. Strength in stocks today has curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Today’s US economic news was mixed for the dollar after capital goods orders rose more than expected, but consumer confidence unexpectedly declined. US Feb capital goods new orders...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.20%. Weaker-than-expected US economic news on Monday weighed on the dollar after February new home sales and the Mar Dallas Fed manufacturing outlook unexpectedly declined. Losses in the dollar were limited by hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed President Bostic and Fed Governor...