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The European Central Bank is keeping options "wide open" for September, president Christine Lagarde said, after holding interest rates steady Thursday in the wait for more evidence that inflation was on the right track.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.78%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.48%. Stock indexes Thursday gave up an early advance and retreated, with the S&P 500...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.42% on support from higher T-note yields. Gains in the dollar accelerated after the euro tumbled when ECB President Lagarde said risks to the economic outlook are tilted to the downside. Thursday’s US economic news was mixed for the dollar. Weekly jobless...

European Central Bank maintains key interest rate at 3.75% to ensure stability and growth in Eurozone.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.39%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.60%. Stock indexes today gave up an early advance and turned lower due to weakness...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.92%. Stock indexes today are lower despite the US weekly continuing unemployment claims rising to...

The European Central Bank is keeping options "wide open" for September, president Christine Lagarde said, after holding interest rates steady Thursday in the wait for more evidence that inflation was on the right track.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.25% on strength in T-note yields. Gains in the dollar accelerated after the euro fell when ECB President Lagarde said risks to the economic outlook are tilted to the downside. Today’s US economic news was mixed for the dollar. Weekly jobless...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.31%. Stock indexes today are mildly higher, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a new...

The European Central Bank held borrowing costs steady Thursday, giving policymakers more time to assess progress on inflation after last month's first interest rate cut in five years.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.18%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.41% this morning, signaling a partial rebound from yesterday’s slump, while investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data, remarks from Federal Reserve officials, as well as corporate earnings reports, with…