The Latest Breaking News from St. Louis Fed

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed up +0.34%. Stock indexes Monday settled mixed, with the Nasdaq 100...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday was unchanged. The dollar on Monday recovered from overnight losses and was little changed. Short-covering in the dollar emerged Monday morning after St. Louis Fed President Bullard said he favored two more 25 bp rate hikes this year. However, gains in the dollar...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.41%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.27%. U.S. stocks this morning are mixed, with the Nasdaq...

Home buyers are putting down smaller down payments as housing costs and interest rates rise.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +1.85%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.13%. Stock indexes Friday rallied sharply, with the Nasdaq 100...

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.03 (+0.04%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed down -2.31 (-0.83%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday settled mixed, with gasoline falling to a 2-week low. A weaker dollar Tuesday was bullish for energy prices. Also, signs of strength...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.03%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes Tuesday settled...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.36% as T-note yields declined. Also, strength in the Chinese yuan Tuesday undercut the dollar after China's Q1 GDP expanded more than forecast. Hawkish comments Tuesday from St. Louis Fed President Bullard and Atlanta Fed President Bostic provided underlying support for...

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.31 (+0.38%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -1.40 (-0.50%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.061 (+2.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are mixed, with gasoline falling to a 2-week low. A weaker...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.08%. U.S. stock indexes gave up early gains and are...

What you need to know… On Friday the Labor Department reported March nonfarm payrolls, which showed that the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs, which was near the 238,000 expectation. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.5% from 3.6%. The U.S. stock markets were closed on Friday in honor of the...