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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.42%. The dollar Friday recovered from a 1-week low and posted moderate gains as T-note yields jumped on the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. May nonfarm payrolls. The dollar Friday initially fell to a 1-week low after the Senate Thursday night passed...
What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.99%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.47%. U.S. stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell -0.74% and posted a 1-week low. A decline in T-note yields Thursday undercut the dollar. The dollar also came under pressure after the May ISM manufacturing index contracted more than expected, which was dovish for Fed policy. In addition, the action by...
What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.94%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.22%. The market is finding support today on easing U.S....
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose +0.14% and posted a 2-1/2 month high. The dollar saw support Wednesday as weakness in stocks boosted the liquidity demand for the dollar. However, dovish comments from Fed Governor Jefferson and Philadelphia Fed President Harker tempered the dollar’s rally when they signaled...
What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.60%. U.S. stocks this morning are moderately lower on global...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell back from a 2-1/2 month high and posted a small -0.06% loss. Lower T-note yields Tuesday weighed on the dollar. The dollar also moved lower after U.S. negotiators agreed to a tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling, which puts a cap...
What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.05%. Over the weekend a tentative agreement was reached between...
The exchange rate between the Brazilian real and the U.S. dollar has been steady around the $0.20 level. Brazil is a leading commodity-producing and exporting country and South America’s leading economy and most populous nation.
