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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose by +0.04% and posted modest gains. The as-expected increase in the U.S. Dec NAHB housing market index report Monday and higher T-note yields were supportive factors for the dollar. Gains in the dollar on Monday were muted as stocks rallied, which curbed...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.30%. Stocks this morning are mildly higher, with the S&P...

Morning Markets March E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ES H24) are up +0.26%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH2 4) are up +0.15%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher on the increase in M&A activity after Nippon Steel agreed to acquire United States Steel for about $14.1 billion,...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.12% and posted a 2-week high. On Wednesday, the dollar recovered from early losses and moved higher after stocks gave up an early advance and turned lower, which boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar on Wednesday initially moved lower...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.15%. Stocks are mixed after a smaller-than-expected increase in Nov...

Canada's central bank on Wednesday held its key lending rate at five percent, citing the global economic slowdown and easing inflation.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.10%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the Dow...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.34%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.45%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher after a smaller-than-expected increase in Nov ADP employment bolstered speculation the Fed is done raising interest rates. Stock index...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.48%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.64%. Stock index futures this morning are lower as higher bond yields weigh on stocks. T-note yields are higher today as they rebounded from last Friday’s 3-month low...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.24%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the Dow...

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.17%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.20%. Stock index futures this morning are under pressure on negative carryover from a decline in the Euro Stoxx 50 to a 1-week low. European stocks fell back...