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The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.37% and posted a 3-week high. Hawkish Fed commentary Wednesday pushed T-note yields higher and boosted the dollar. Chicago Fed President Goolsbee, Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari, and St. Louis Fed President Musalem all said that US trade policies could boost inflation and...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.31%. The dollar rose Friday with T-note yields after the hawkish US Jan payroll report reduced the chances to 10% from 16% for a Fed rate cut at next month’s FOMC meeting. Despite Jan nonfarm payrolls climbing less than expected, Dec payrolls...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.50% and posted a 4-1/4 month high. Hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari boosted the dollar when he said US economic strength and higher productivity could prompt the Fed to cut rates less than expected. Also, the dollar is extending last...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.07%. Stocks today are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.56% and posted a 4-1/4 month high. Hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari boosted the dollar when he said US economic strength and higher productivity could prompt the Fed to cut rates less than expected. Also, the dollar is extending...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.19%. Stocks today are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed down by -0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.80%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.18%. Stocks on Monday settled mixed. A jump in bond yields undercut...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday rose by +0.50% and posted a 2-1/2 month high. The dollar found support Monday from higher T-note yields, which strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Gains in the dollar accelerated on hawkish Fed comments. Dallas Fed President Logan said she favors the Fed...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up by +0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.82%. Stocks rallied on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones...