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The first hike is expected to be announced by the European Central Bank at its May 4 council meeting

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -1.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. Stock indexes Tuesday sold off, with the S&P 500...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.49%. The dollar on Tuesday recovered from a 1-week low and is moderately higher. Weakness in stocks on Tuesday boosted the liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar Tuesday initially posted moderate losses after T-note yields fell and on signs of...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.89%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately lower, with...

Morning Markets June S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.43%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.40%, both at 1-1/2 week lows. U.S. stock index futures this morning are sliding on weakness in regional bank stocks after First Republic Bank reported smaller-than-expected Q1...

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.49%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.52% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular trading session in a mixed fashion as investors braced for quarterly reports from heavyweight names and a deluge of crucial economic…

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.24%. Stock indexes Monday drifted sideways and settled mixed. Lower...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.46% and posted a 1-week low. The dollar was under pressure from weaker T-note yields. Also, the weaker-than-expected Dallas Fed report weighed on the dollar. In addition, hawkish ECB comments Monday boosted EUR/USD to a 1-week high and undercut the dollar....

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.49%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are mixed. Lower T-note...

Morning Markets June S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.12%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.14%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are slightly lower on mixed corporate news. Coco-Cola is higher in pre-market trading after reporting stronger-than-expected Q1 revenue, while Tesla...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.11%. Stock indexes Friday fluctuated between modest gains and losses...