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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.74%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.65%. Stock indexes Thursday finished mostly higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a 1-week high....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday climbed to a 4-3/4 month high and slightly higher. Higher T-note yields Thursday supported the dollar after the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 4-3/4 month high. Also, Thursday’s US weekly initial unemployment claims report fell more than expected to a 5-week low,...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning extended Wednesday’s sharp rally to a 4-3/4 month high and is up by +0.16%. Higher T-note yields today are supporting the dollar as the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 4-3/4 month high. Also, US weekly initial unemployment claims fell more than expected...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.36%. Stock indexes this morning recovered from overnight losses and are mixed. Stocks are...

European Central Bank maintains record high policy rates amidst pandemic concerns, signaling potential rate cuts for economic support.

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.36%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.30% this morning, signaling further losses on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data diminished hopes of early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, while investors awaited crucial U.S. producer inflation…

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.24%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.18% this morning as investors braced for crucial U.S. producer inflation data due later in the day while also awaiting a policy verdict from the European Central Bank.

European Central Bank says rate cuts would be appropriate if inflation keeps falling, as BoE policymaker Megan Greene argues UK rate cuts are a way off

The European Central Bank is expected to freeze its key interest rate at a record high again Thursday but pave the way for a first cut in June as inflation eases.