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The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday recovered from early losses and finished up +0.07%. The dollar posted a 5-1/2 month high Tuesday based on hawkish Fed comments. Fed Chair Powell, San Francisco Fed President Daly, and Fed Vice Chair Jefferson said if inflation remains elevated, the Fed will hold interest...

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 ) on Thursday fell by -0.52% and posted a 6-week low. The dollar was undercut after Fed Chair Powell said that the Fed is “not far” from the confidence needed to cut rates. The dollar was also undercut by Thursday’s weak productivity and trade deficit reports....

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is up +0.98%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.30%. Stock indexes this morning are sharply higher, with the S&P 500 posting a...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.25% and posted a 1-month low. The dollar extended Wednesday’s losses on today’s Fed-friendly productivity and trade deficit reports. Also, strength in the yen weighed on the dollar as the yen today climbed to a 1-month high against the dollar....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.11%. The dollar was undercut by strength in the euro, which rose on hawkish ECB comments. Also, Monday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. Jan new home sales report weighed on the dollar. Higher T-note yields Monday limited declines in the dollar. U.S. Jan new...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is down by -0.11%. The dollar is under pressure this morning on strength in the euro, which rose on hawkish ECB comments. Also, today’s weaker-than-expected U.S. Jan new home sales report weighed on the dollar. U.S. Jan new home sales rose +1.5% to...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday finished little changed, down by -0.01%. Friday’s rally in the S&P 500 to a new record high curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, lower T-note yields on Friday undercut the dollar. Comments from New York Fed President Williams were negative for the...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) this morning is slightly lower but remains above Thursday’s 3-week low. The dollar is under pressure today from the rally in the S&P 500 to a new record high, which has curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Lower T-note yields today are also undercutting the...