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The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday tumbled to a 2-1/4 month low and finished down by -0.72%. Thursday’s comments from Treasury Secretary Bessent sent T-note yields lower and weighed on the dollar when he said any move by the Treasury to boost the share of longer-term Treasuries in government debt...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +0.61%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.24%. Stocks rallied moderately on Wednesday, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrials, and...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up by +0.97%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +1.55%. Stocks Tuesday settled moderately higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose slightly by +0.02%, supported by higher T-note yields. Also, hawkish Fed comments supported the dollar. New York Fed President Williams said the Fed is "well positioned" to pull off a soft landing for the US economy, and St. Louis Fed President Musalem warned...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.76%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +1.25%. Stocks today are moderately higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.04% as a rally in stocks curbs liquidity demand for the dollar. Hawkish Fed comments limited losses in the dollar. New York Fed President Williams said the Fed is "well positioned" to pull off a soft landing for the US economy,...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.53%. Stocks today are mostly higher on upbeat comments from New York...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.40%. The dollar rallied on stronger-than-expected US economic reports, which were hawkish for Fed policy and drove the 10-year T-note yield higher by +8 bp. Thursday’s economic reports helped reduce expectations for a 50 bp rate cut by the Fed at the...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.47% on stronger-than-expected US economic reports that were hawkish for Fed policy and that drove the 10-year T-note yield sharply higher by +10 bp. Today’s economic reports helped reduce expectations for a 50 bp rate cut by the Fed at the...