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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.56%. The dollar Friday rose moderately on stronger-than-expected U.S. economic reports. Also, signs of strong foreign demand for dollars are bullish for the greenback after the Federal Reserve facility that gives foreign central banks access to dollar funding was tapped for...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.36%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.03%. After a opening up in the red, U.S. stock indexes...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.55%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.53%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately lower on...

Morning Markets March S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.90%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.57%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are falling on continued concern about the banking sector's stability. A sell-off of bank stocks in pre-market trading is leading...

European Union leaders gathered Friday to gauge the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turbulence and hitting the economy even harder than the energy crunch tied to Russia's war in Ukraine. The deliberations by EU government heads in Brussels follow US regulators shutting down two US…

European Union leaders are gauging the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turmoil and hitting an already weak economy

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.16%. The dollar Thursday recovered from a 6-week low and posted moderate gains. A reversal in stocks Thursday sparked short covering in the dollar after the S&P 500 erased an early rally and turned lower on a slump in bank stocks....

The Federal Reserve is getting some unwanted help in its drive to slow the U.S. economy and defeat the worst bout of inflation in four decades: A cutback in bank lending

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.08%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.78%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.87%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately higher as...

European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde says future interest rate decisions are open after upheaval in the global banking system has left the economic outlook more uncertain

The ECB and PCA have conflicting views on the involvement of England players competing in the inaugural American Major League Cricket competition in Dallas this July